Beyond Box-Ticking: Turning SME Data into Climate Impact and Market Advantage

​As part of NYC Climate Week, B4NZ and Sage are convening an intimate roundtable with a select group of leaders from across finance, policy, and industry.

​In today’s climate credibility crisis, reliable data is no longer a compliance exercise, it’s the foundation for trust, access to finance, and scalable decarbonisation. Yet SMEs, the backbone of the global economy, remain a blind spot.

​This solution-focused dialogue will explore how high-quality SME emissions data can unlock market advantage, spotlight proven approaches like Sage’s virtuous cycle, and showcase pioneering UK initiatives including the SME Data Taskforce and Carbon Commons Initiative.

​Key themes:

• ​Collecting better SME data while reducing reporting burdens

• ​Building open standards and shared infrastructure for comparability at scale

• ​Linking data directly to green finance, supply chain decarbonisation, and stronger PCAF scores

• ​Pathways for global collaboration and adoption

​This is not a panel. It’s an interactive, leader-level conversation designed to move beyond box-ticking, and demonstrate how SMEs can shift from data blind spots to engines of measurable climate impact.

​Attendees are welcome to stay for lunch following the session from 12-2pm. Thank you to our partners and hosts at KPMG.