Certified SFMI Assessment
Join a community, measure your ESG impact, and gain a recognised accreditation.
Designed for FMs with established ESG practices, the Certified SFMI Assessment helps you measure & improve your sustainability performance, earning a recognised accreditation along the way. As part of the Certified Assessment, you also receive all the benefits of SFMI membership, including access to Leaders forums, working groups, regular newsletters and more.
Address the challenges your organisation faces
Facilities Management (FM) organisations are under growing pressure to deliver operational excellence while meeting client and stakeholder expectations on sustainability. From decarbonisation targets to social value commitments, staying ahead isn’t just desirable, it’s essential.
Many organisations struggle to measure and demonstrate their ESG performance consistently. A structured assessment provides clear insights, benchmarks progress, and identifies opportunities to drive measurable impact. Our Certified Assessment evaluates performance across 22 ESG criteria, and provides a recognised accreditation.
Our Partners
We have a number of FM organisations undertake the Certified Assessment each year. In addition to a detailed breakdown of their ESG performance, SFMI Partners benefit from recognised accreditation, practical improvement insights, and access to the SFMI community, including forums, events, and industry research.
Designed for FM organisations with established ESG practices
The Certified assessment is designed for organisations with established ESG practices. If your organisation is just beginning its ESG journey, our Self-Assessment Tool is a great place to start.
Why take the Certified Assessment & become an SFMI Partner?
- Identify gaps and improvement opportunities across 22 ESG criteria
- Demonstrate credible progress to clients and investors
- Strengthen internal ESG knowledge and embed sustainability
- Connect with peers and share best practice through SFMI forums, events and working groups
- Access tailored guidance and support in the form of articles, reports and newsletters.
Gain a recognised accreditation
All SFMI Partners who complete the Certified Assessment receive a recognised accreditation that can be showcased on your website and marketing materials. Accreditations are awarded at Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels, reflecting your organisation’s ESG performance. Partners achieving Silver or above, also earn the title of SFMI Leader, recognising their success and strong ESG practices within the sector.
Key stages of the Certified Assessment
- SFMI reviews your current sustainability performance using known and public information
- Partners receive key areas of focus to prepare for the audit
- Conducted virtually over 1-2 days, depending on partnership level.
- Assesses performance against 22 ESG criteria, scoring each from 0-5.
- Partners can submit supporting evidence after the audit if required
- The SFMI finalises the assessment and calculates overall scores
- Partners receive a Company Scorecard with detailed scores and recommendations for improvement
“When we joined the SFMI, the results of our audit let us see where we were good and where there was room for improvement. That was a real epiphany.”
Reid Cunningham, Business Development Director – Energy at BAM FM.
Our Insights
Report: FM Leaders Zero in on What Really Matters in Sustainability (2025)
Q&A: BAM FM’s Journey with The SFMI
Unlocking the Commercial Opportunities from Sustainability | Mitie
Climate Risk in the Built Environment
FAQs
The insights gained from the Certified Assessment can help companies grow their ESG leadership in ways that suit their culture and ambitions. SFMI Partners use this knowledge to:
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Improve environmental and social outcomes across operations and services
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Drive innovation by identifying emerging trends and adapting to changing market conditions
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Enhance financial performance through better risk management, attracting customers, retaining talent, and accessing capital
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Build stakeholder trust and strengthen internal ESG knowledge and capability
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Support continuous improvement across sustainability practices and business strategy
We assess against 22 Environmental, Social and Governance criteria. For full details of these criteria, please read our 22 Criteria Report.
SFMI Partners are assessed against 22 ESG criteria, with each area scored from 0 to 5. A score of 5 reflects not only a systemic approach to ESG within the organisation, but also excellence in the services delivered to clients, providing a rounded picture of industry best practice.
Once all criteria are scored, each organisation receives an overall accreditation: Silver, Gold, or Platinum, reflecting their level of ESG achievement.
Assured Partners receive a 1-day assessment, whereas Premium Partners receive a more in-depth 2 day audit as well as strategic support such as workshops or upskilling sessions tailored to their sustainability goals.
Both partnership levels include all membership benefits including:
- Access to attend a number of exclusive Leaders Forums and events
- Option to join the SFMI Working Group
- Quarterly newsletter with relevant articles and news
- Opportunities to access and take part in industry research
Ready to take your ESG performance to the next level?
Let’s discuss how the Certified Assessment and becoming an SFMI Partner could benefit your organisation.