WP ESG

Modular ESG Framework for Wordpress

WP ESG is a WordPress plugin specifically designed for enterprises, cooperatives, networks, and organizations operating within the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE).

Core Functionality & Certification Scope

Rather than acting as a rigid, one-size-fits-all form processor, it serves as a flexible assessment ecosystem that allows organizations to evaluate and verify sustainability data, local trust networks, and product supplies.

The engine delivers a comprehensive three-tier certification system, structured into distinct analytical and informational layers:

• The Company: This represents the core analytical layer. The system allows organizations to formulate a synthetic evaluation subdivided by specific areas of analysis, giving a clear health check of corporate structure, labor ethics, equity, and governance. Based on these calculated indicators, the system dynamically outputs a structured, actionable improvement plan to guide progressive alignment with social economy standards.

• The Production Method: A purely descriptive layer used to document and map field practices, ecological footprints, and specific agroecological commitments without generating synthetic scores.

• The Products: A purely descriptive layer dedicated to displaying technical product specifications, horizontal supply chain sheets, and raw pricing data for consumer transparency.

Methodological Frameworks & Integrated Standards

• OpenESEA and REAS: The plugin fully adopts the Social Balance (Balanç Social) framework developed by the Spanish REAS (Red de Redes de Economía Alternativa y Solidaria), processing its metrics through the open-source OpenESEA model designed by Utrecht University (https://showyourheart.sites.uu.nl/). This maps multi-method adaptability across core social economy indicators such as fair wealth distribution, gender equity, non-sexist language, and democratic transparency.

• Italian PGS Integration: The engine natively integrates the PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) model utilized by Italian Solidarity Economy Districts (DES - Distretti di Economia Solidale) and GAS (Gruppi d'Acquisto Solidale) networks. This qualitative layer collects decentralized peer-to-peer data regarding agroecological practices, ethical commitments, and community-driven trust verification workflows within the social economy.

• Product Self-Certifications & Veronelli's Source Price (Prezzo Sorgente): Decouples industry-specific technical specifications (such as bread.json for bakery operations) from the main vendor profile, dynamically injecting horizontal product sheets directly into the descriptive matrix for SSE producers. It incorporates Luigi Veronelli's revolutionary Prezzo Sorgente concept into the product catalog tier, requiring transparent cost-breakdown mappings (raw materials, production labor, and farm-gate pricing) to ensure radical economic transparency against speculative price inflation.