SMS plc

Smart energy infrastructure company, SMS plc, has unveiled its Levelling Up Report in Westminster, which assesses how its business – and the energy solutions sector more widely – is making a positive social impact amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. 

The report, which has been developed with the Purpose Coalition and benchmarks SMS’s progress against five of the 14 Levelling Up Goals, was unveiled at UK Parliament by SMS Chief Executive Officer, Tim Mortlock, and Levelling Up Goals founder and former Education Secretary, Rt Justine Greening.

The report, highlights SMS’s commitment to delivering opportunity in the UK through implementing responsible environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies alongside the delivery of energy solutions. The Glasgow-headquartered company – which funds, installs, and operates energy and carbon reduction technologies (including smart meters, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure) – is contributing across five of the following Goals:

Goal 3:   Positive Destinations Post 16+ (ensuring young people have the choice of a high-quality route in education, employment, or training)

Goal 5:   Open Recruitment (ensuring professions are open to people of all backgrounds through transparent, accessible, and open recruitment practices)

Goal 6:   Fair Career Progression (ensuring opportunities for career advancement for all based on ability and potential, not connections)

Goal 8:   Good Health and Wellbeing (ensuring improved mental and physical health at all ages to boost overall wellbeing that allows people to fulfil their potential)

Goal 13: Harnessing the Energy Transition (ensuring that the energy transition is fair and creates opportunities across the UK)