SMS Collaborative

At SMS Collaborative (SMSC), we drive sustainability transformation by building trust, ensuring transparency, and delivering expertise. Through our integrated consulting and independent verification services, we empower businesses to navigate complexity with confidence, credibility, and lasting impact. Founded by Annie Bevan in 2017, SMSC serves as the parent organization of Parallel Sustainability and Verico: Parallel Sustainability: Founded in 2017, Parallel isn’t just another sustainability consulting firm. It’s a philosophy that, as a team, side by side, we can take on our toughest shared challenges. Parallel delivers business-tailored and industry-wide solutions to accelerate sustainability in the built environment and life sciences industries. Through a unique, integrated staffing model ramping up company sustainability capacity overnight and building groundbreaking new services and standards in partnership with aligned changemakers, Parallel is here to break the mold — so we can all shape a better future, together. Learn more at workinparallel.com. Verico: Verico is a third-party auditing, verifying, and certifying body (AVCB) dedicated to ensuring trust, transparency, and accountability in sustainability certifications globally. With over 110 years of combined experience, the team’s deep expertise ensures the highest quality and integrity, operating in compliance with ISO/IEC 17065 requirements. Learn more at verico-audit.com. At SMSC, we don’t just guide sustainability efforts; we reinforce them with deep expertise, trusted oversight, and action-driven solutions that drive meaningful change.