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SOMPO Risk Management and Sherpa Team Up for SmartESG Assessment

In a significant move towards enhancing sustainability assessment, SOMPO Risk Management, headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has entered into an agreement with Sherpa & Company, based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, to utilize the innovative SmartESG Assessment. This partnership aims to streamline the process of conducting sustainability surveys, enabling assessment companies to optimize their research, evaluation, and analysis efforts.

Introducing SmartESG Assessment

The newly adopted functionality is set to be integrated into SOMPO’s long-established Environmental Management Surveys and ESG Management Surveys. With over 20 years of experience, these surveys evaluate corporate sustainability initiatives and environmental management practices, making them essential for companies aiming to enhance their commitment to sustainability.

Starting from the fiscal year 2025, the integration of SmartESG will allow the distribution of surveys and collection of responses through a centralized platform. This means companies participating in the Environmental and ESG management surveys can create and submit their responses via a SmartESG account. This process eliminates the need for transferring data from internal documents to various sustainability and ESG evaluation formats, significantly improving efficiency.

The planned rollout includes the Environmental Management Survey starting in early September 2025, followed by the ESG Management Survey in early October of the same year. This change not only modernizes the survey experience but also enhances the accuracy and quality of the data collected.

Benefits of SmartESG Assessment for Participants

The SmartESG Assessment functionality centralizes the logistics of conducting surveys—from form creation to sending requests for responses, collecting data, and analyzing results—under one platform. This feature addresses the dual needs of reducing the workload for evaluators and improving the user experience for respondents, ensuring a more seamless participation process.

As a result of adopting this digital solution, organizations can redirect the time and resources saved towards enhancing their evaluation methodologies and strengthening engagements within their supply chains. This strategic shift fosters an environment conducive to broader, value-added activities in sustainability practices.

About Sherpa & Company

Sherpa & Company is committed to leveraging advanced technologies, including AI, alongside deep expertise in ESG principles to unlock the potential of non-financial information. Their mission focuses on supporting companies in advancing their sustainability management capabilities through tools like SmartESG, ensuring that their clients remain competitive in the evolving market landscape.

What is SmartESG?

The SmartESG cloud service centralizes corporate sustainability data, facilitating in-depth analysis and enhancement of sustainability initiatives. By aggregating results from various external assessment entities, SmartESG simplifies the decision-making process through standardized workflows. This not only streamlines data management but significantly reduces the effort required for information dissemination and response collection.

Additionally, with features like SmartESG Matrix, companies can map their aggregated sustainability data against the metrics required by evaluation organizations or disclosure standards, shedding light on areas of interest and importance.

By incorporating a benchmarking tool, SmartESG helps identify industry best practices, accelerating improvements in corporate sustainability ratings.

For more information about SmartESG or to make inquiries about the service, visit the SmartESG website.

Company Profile

• - Company Name: Sherpa & Company, Inc.
• - CEO: Jun Sugimoto
• - Headquarters: 6-4-22 Minami-Oi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Neon Building, 2nd Floor
• - Established: September 2019
• - Capital: 100 million JPY
• - Business Activities: Development and provision of the SmartESG sustainability information disclosure support cloud, management of the ESG-focused media outlet ESG Journal Japan, and offering of ESG advisory consulting services.

For corporate inquiries, please visit Sherpa & Company’s corporate site. You can also find their recruitment information on their recruitment page.