Front matter
About the SEAM Standard
The foundational context for the SEAM Standard — what it is, how it was developed, how the framework is organized, and the design principles behind the scorecard.
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Acknowledgments
Lead author, Technical Advisory Group, Founding Sponsors, and contributors who shaped the SEAM Standard.
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Background
What SEAM is, what a SEAM Certification means, and who administers it.
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Development
Six years of R&D, the "do no harm" threshold, and how SEAM aligns with other certifications.
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Framework
Pillars, Concepts, Objectives, and Activities; document structure; rating systems; cross-cutting themes; activity types; requirements; indicators; scoring; documentation.
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Principles
The six design principles embedding social equity into the SEAM scorecard.