Sustainability
Sustainable business is a continuous practice of carrying out an organization’s necessary activities in coherence to the conditions that define sustainability. S+M.ai Sustainability segment has been established to provide guidance on how to increase organizations’ sustainability performances in light of scientific principles & international standards. Our approach is unique in that it is composed of methods & techniques, grounded in sustainability science, operations research, systems theory, econometrics, & statistical learning theory to increase robustness. We provide scientific means to develop sustainability policies or strategies , increase, & monitor the effectiveness of their policies & strategies.
2030
US to prepare for a 50% emissions reduction target; China to spend 35% of its $600 billion stimulus package on sustainability; EU to target 40% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030.
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More than 75% of Americans expect companies to take action against the climate crisis, and more than 70% of American consumers make a purchasing decision favoring such actions.
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Companies that integrate sustainability into their businesses see up to a 20% return on investment.
Key Areas of Our Sustainability Services
Data-driven Sustainability Analytics for Transportation
Sustainability analytics fueled with data is one of the most powerful means that help businesses achieve this aim. Data-driven sustainability analysis provides the insights needed to learn from the past, implement in the present, and design the future.
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Indicator-based eco-efficiency assessmentIdentify how your decisions regarding the supply chain of your business will likely affect the environmental and economic sustainability performances of your business
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Assess Economic & Environmental PerformanceQuantify and visualize the scope-based emissions and costs of your business’ supply chain to redesign your supply chain sustainability strategy
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Measure & Monitor Progress towards Corporate Sustainability ObjectivesDefine your sustainability objectives based on current scientific findings and international efforts related to global sustainability and gain insights into the pace of your progress
Sustainable Transportation & Climate Change
UN’s Sustainable Development Goal “encourages companies to adopt sustainable practices & integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.” Integrating sustainability into businesses not only helps companies reduce their operational & material costs, but it also helps them contribute to mitigating the adverse climatic effects.
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Indicator-based eco-efficiency assessmentIdentify how your decisions regarding the supply chain of your business will likely affect the environmental and economic sustainability performances of your business
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Assess Economic & Environmental PerformanceQuantify and visualize the scope-based emissions and costs of your business’ supply chain to redesign your supply chain sustainability strategy
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Measure & Monitor Progress towards Corporate Sustainability ObjectivesDefine your sustainability objectives based on current scientific findings and international efforts related to global sustainability and gain insights into the pace of your progress
Circular Economy
& Waste Management
A shift to a circular economy has already started, and waste management is one of the key factors in operationalizing this crucial concept. We can help companies understand where on the scale of linear to circular they stand and then help them to seize important environmental and economic opportunities.
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Indicator-based eco-efficiency assessmentIdentify how your decisions regarding the supply chain of your business will likely affect the environmental and economic sustainability performances of your business
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Assess Economic & Environmental PerformanceQuantify and visualize the scope-based emissions and costs of your business’ supply chain to redesign your supply chain sustainability strategy
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Measure & Monitor Progress towards Corporate Sustainability ObjectivesDefine your sustainability objectives based on current scientific findings and international efforts related to global sustainability and gain insights into the pace of your progress
Sustainable Supply
Chain Management
Supply chains play a critical role in determining the overall sustainability performance of businesses. Hence, increased sustainability of supply chains becomes a key differentiator over business competitors. Systems thinking in sustainable supply chain is crucial given the fact that the sustainability impacts are unevenly dispersed in the first, second, third, or even higher tiers of a supply chain.
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Indicator-based eco-efficiency assessmentIdentify how your decisions regarding the supply chain of your business will likely affect the environmental and economic sustainability performances of your business
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Assess Economic & Environmental PerformanceQuantify and visualize the scope-based emissions and costs of your business’ supply chain to redesign your supply chain sustainability strategy
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Measure & Monitor Progress towards Corporate Sustainability ObjectivesDefine your sustainability objectives based on current scientific findings and international efforts related to global sustainability and gain insights into the pace of your progress
Our Promise
Technology
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GREET
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AFLEET
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BatPac
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Simulation modeling
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Life-cycle assessment simulation tools
Standards
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ISO 14040/44 Life Cycle Assessment
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ISO 14046 Water Footprint
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Greenhouse Gas Protocol and Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
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Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Our Senior Advisors
Sustainability Case Studies
Unlock your potential with S+M's Professional Services. S+M offers solutions backed by years of experience with automotive technologies and robust software engineering services to help mobility companies and federal authorities get in the fast lane to the future of mobility. Our consulting services aim to keep your business on top of the ever-changing global market and in line with the latest technology trends.