A profile of SUM’s Service Provision

Cities will use ISO 37125 data to drive infrastructure investment, attract investment, create and implement strategic planning decisions, propel innovation, and ensure socially inclusive planning and management.

SUM’s service offerings include:

• ISO 37125 annual certification services - international standard on environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators for cities and regions

• Creating data informed economic development and investment attraction strategies for SUM ISO certified cities

• Creation of data-informed ESG profile reports for each certified city

• Supporting certified cities in the SUM global network in accessing international and national bond markets with high-quality, globally standardized, and trusted data

• Creation of data-driven annual impact reports and provision of year-over-year tracking of capital investments and expenditures throughout the bond or debt instrument’s life cycle, based on high-calibre SUM certified data

• Utilizing third party verified ESG city-level data to help cities in attaining positive evaluations from credit ratings agencies

• Creation of data-informed strategic plans and monitoring of year-over-year progress on goals

• Preparation of reports mapping city progress across international agendas on Sustainable Development (including UN SDGs) and Resilient Cities (including MCR2030 and the Sendai Framework)