The questions Singapore and ASEAN SME leaders ask us most, about what ESG actually means for their business, and how working with Smartu works.
They want evidence that your business is managing its environmental, social, and governance risks, and that you can show it in writing. In practice that means a clear view of where you stand, the gaps you have, and a plan to close them. They are not expecting perfection. They are checking that you are not a hidden risk to lend to, buy from, or invest in.
The formal rules, like SGX climate disclosure, are aimed at listed companies first. But those rules set the standard that banks, large customers, and investors then apply to everyone in their supply chain, including private SMEs. So you rarely face the regulation directly. You face it through the people who fund you, buy from you, or partner with you.
ISSB is the International Sustainability Standards Board. It wrote two global standards. IFRS S1 covers general sustainability information that can affect your finances. IFRS S2 covers climate specifically: your emissions, your climate risks, and how you manage them. Singapore is adopting these, starting with listed companies and moving outward. Our job is to translate what they mean for your specific business.
Sustainability is the broad idea of running a business responsibly over the long term. ESG is the structured way banks and investors measure that, across environment, social, and governance. Compliance is the part you are legally or contractually required to do. We work compliance-first: what you actually have to deal with, and in what order, before anything optional.
With a free 30-minute scoping call. We ask about your business, your markets, and who is pushing you on ESG, then tell you which of our two products fits, what it costs, and what the first 10 days look like. There is no obligation to proceed.
The Diagnostic tells you where you stand: a Requirement Map, an Evidence Register, an Action Plan, a board-ready report and a live debrief, delivered in 10 working days for a flat S$2,800. The Full Package then fixes what the Diagnostic found: framework design, team training, disclosure drafting, and ongoing ASEAN regulatory monitoring, scoped to your size and markets. Most clients start with the Diagnostic.
The Quick Diagnostic is a flat S$2,800, quoted before you commit, with no add-ons or surprise invoices. The Full Readiness Package is custom scope, priced after a short scoping call based on your size, markets, and what you actually need. We do not do open-ended retainers.
The Diagnostic takes 10 working days from the point your intake pack is complete, and under 3 hours of your team's time across the whole process. We do the analysis. Your job is to give us the context, then review the result.
No. The Diagnostic is built for companies starting from zero. We assess where you are now, not where you wish you were. Many clients arrive with no ESG documentation at all and leave with a clear, prioritised starting point.
Yes. Everything you share is treated as strictly confidential. We sign an NDA as part of the engagement, and your data is never shared with third parties without your consent.
Singapore is our base, with active coverage of Malaysia and Indonesia, and regulatory monitoring across Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines. If you operate across several ASEAN markets, we map the ones that actually apply to you rather than treating you as a Singapore-only business.
A board-ready report you can put in front of leadership, lenders, or investors, a Readiness Snapshot, and an Action Plan that tells you what to fix first, what can wait, and roughly what each step takes. It is written to be used by your team, not to sit in a folder.
Book a free 30-minute scoping call. We will answer it directly and tell you, with no pressure, whether you even need us yet.