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CERTIFIED GOLD STANDARD

GOLD STANDARD FOR THE GLOBAL GOALS

This is but an idea to prop up SMI services by providing the MEASURE, REDUCE, OFFSET
essential elements in play today outside the covid crisis. By being conscious of the choices you make and their effects
on the environment, you can reduce your own carbon
Climate change is real and SMI should get on the band footprint and offset your unavoidable emissions to support
wagon to promote this with our brands and possibly the the transition to a low-carbon sustainable future.
outstanding certifying “Certified Gold Standard”.
Using less energy to perform the same tasks seems like a
no brainer, but for households that don’t have access to
R T I F I
C E E D basic human rights, such as safe water, health and care, or
education, these savings can be truly transformational.

In the world today, 2.6 billion people -- more than a third
of the world’s population -- do not have access to clean
and energy efficient cooking technologies. And 785 million
Gold people -- 1 in 9 -- lack access to safe water for themselves

and their families. And these communities are often found
at the frontline of climate change.

STAND ARD GOLD STANDARD FOR THE GLOBAL GOALS
STAND ARD
Standard requirements are tailored to your specific activity and
objectives - whether you wish to monetize impacts through
issuance of carbon credits or other instruments, or simply certify

C E project impacts for credibility and brand value. New user-friendly
L G IT tools currently in development will simplify monitoring,
I N
M reporting and verification (MRV) and provide dynamic data
A T E C H A visualization capabilities to bring your project’s impact to life.

• Environmental Markets
• Community based energy efficiency
• Land use activities + nature based solutions
• Renewable energy
• Waste management
• Water benefits
• Corporate Sustainability
• Climate leadership Guidance
• Climate + Development Finance
• Certification

• There are no definite or precise and measured parameters
when it comes to corporate or individual compliance. We
may be doing things differently in addressing climate change:

• The current strategy towards awarding will initially be
towards the process of elimination. SMI will look into the
obvious do’s and don’ts the corporations may be doing
as well as the outstanding beneficiaries.

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