:root {
  --sses-ink: #102a43;
  --sses-navy: #091d2d;
  --sses-blue: #1d4f91;
  --sses-teal: #006f78;
  --sses-teal-dark: #07535a;
  --sses-lime: #b7d500;
  --sses-paper: #f6f3ec;
  --sses-paper-deep: #eee9de;
  --sses-mist: #e8f1f2;
  --sses-charcoal: #24323d;
  --sses-slate: #53636d;
  --sses-white: #fff;
  --sses-border: #c5d1d1;
  --sses-font-body: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --sses-font-heading: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Georgia, serif;
  --sses-content: 760px;
  --sses-wide: 1296px;
  --sses-page-pad: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  --sses-section-space: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem);
  --sses-radius: 3px;
  --sses-shadow: 0 24px 65px rgb(16 42 67 / 12%);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 7rem;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--sses-paper);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-body);
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
p,
li {
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

a {
  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible,
[tabindex]:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--sses-lime);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--sses-lime);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.sses-skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 100000;
  top: 0.75rem;
  left: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  transform: translateY(-180%);
  border-radius: var(--sses-radius);
  background: var(--sses-ink);
  color: var(--sses-white);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sses-skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.sses-site-main {
  min-height: 60vh;
}

.sses-site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 100;
  margin: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(16 42 67 / 13%);
  background: rgb(246 243 236 / 96%);
}

.sses-header-inner {
  min-height: 94px;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2rem);
}

.sses-brand {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.sses-header-logo {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(118px, 10.5vw, 154px);
  line-height: 0;
}

.sses-header-logo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.sses-brand .wp-block-site-logo img {
  width: auto;
  max-width: 170px;
  max-height: 66px;
}

.sses-brand .wp-block-site-title {
  max-width: 13rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

body.wp-custom-logo .sses-brand .wp-block-site-title,
body.wp-custom-logo .sses-footer-brand .wp-block-site-title {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.sses-primary-navigation {
  margin-left: auto;
}

.sses-primary-navigation .wp-block-navigation__container {
  column-gap: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.5rem);
}

.sses-primary-navigation .wp-block-navigation-item__content {
  padding: 0.8rem 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  color: var(--sses-charcoal);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sses-primary-navigation .wp-block-navigation-item__content:hover,
.sses-primary-navigation .current-menu-item > .wp-block-navigation-item__content,
.sses-primary-navigation .current-menu-ancestor > .wp-block-navigation-item__content {
  border-bottom-color: var(--sses-lime);
  color: var(--sses-teal);
}

.wp-block-button__link,
.sses-button-link,
.sses-text-link {
  transition: background-color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.wp-block-button__link,
.sses-button-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 46px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.wp-block-button__link:hover {
  background: var(--sses-teal-dark);
  color: var(--sses-white);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.is-style-outline > .wp-block-button__link {
  border: 1px solid rgb(16 42 67 / 30%);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.is-style-outline > .wp-block-button__link:hover {
  border-color: var(--sses-teal);
  background: var(--sses-mist);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.sses-header-action .wp-block-button__link {
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgb(0 111 120 / 18%);
}

.sses-section,
.sses-inner-hero,
.sses-contact-band,
.sses-detail-layout,
.sses-archive-shell {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: var(--sses-section-space);
  padding-bottom: var(--sses-section-space);
}

.sses-section > *,
.sses-inner-hero > *,
.sses-contact-band > *,
.sses-detail-layout > *,
.sses-archive-shell > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.sses-section-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(300px, 0.65fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.sses-section-heading > :last-child:not(:first-child) {
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--sses-slate);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.sses-section-heading h2,
.sses-section-title {
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.5vw, 4.65rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.sses-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-eyebrow::before {
  width: 36px;
  height: 3px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  background: var(--sses-lime);
  content: "";
}

.sses-eyebrow.is-light {
  color: #a8d9db;
}

.sses-mini-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  min-height: 44px;
  padding-block: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sses-text-link::after {
  content: "\2192";
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.sses-text-link:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.sses-home-hero {
  min-height: 670px;
  padding-top: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sses-home-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -250px;
  right: -190px;
  width: 600px;
  height: 600px;
  border: 90px solid rgb(0 111 120 / 6%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.sses-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(360px, 0.92fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.sses-home-hero h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 6.1vw, 6.35rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.91;
  letter-spacing: -0.048em;
}

.sses-hero-intro {
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  color: #475965;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.55vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.52;
}

.sses-hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.sses-assurance-list {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.62rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  flex-direction: column;
  color: #4c5d68;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  list-style: none;
}

.sses-assurance-list li::before,
.sses-check-list li::before {
  margin-right: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  content: "\2713";
  font-weight: 900;
}

.sses-footnote {
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0;
  color: #697981;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.sses-feature-window {
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  border: 1px solid #cad4d2;
  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 90%);
  box-shadow: var(--sses-shadow);
}

.sses-feature-window h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 550;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.sses-feature-window .sses-standards-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #c9d4d2;
}

.sses-feature-window .sses-standard-card {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0.9rem;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d3dcda;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.sses-feature-window .sses-standard-card > p:not(.sses-standard-fee),
.sses-feature-window .sses-standard-card > dl {
  display: none;
}

.sses-feature-window .sses-standard-card h3 {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
}

.sses-feature-window .sses-standard-fee {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.sses-service-gateway {
  background: var(--sses-ink);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-gateway-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(270px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.sses-gateway-copy h2,
.sses-dark-section h2,
.sses-contact-band h2 {
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-gateway-copy > p:last-child {
  color: #bfd0d6;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.sses-gateway-options {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 18%);
}

.sses-gateway-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 350px;
  padding: 1.65rem;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-right: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 18%);
  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 3%);
  color: var(--sses-white);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sses-gateway-card:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.sses-gateway-card.is-current {
  background: rgb(0 111 120 / 24%);
}

.sses-gateway-card.is-current:hover {
  background: rgb(0 111 120 / 38%);
}

.sses-gateway-card .sses-card-kicker {
  margin: 4.2rem 0 0.55rem;
  color: #9fc4c8;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-gateway-card h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--sses-white);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.85rem;
  font-weight: 540;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.sses-gateway-card .sses-card-copy {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  color: #bfd0d6;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}

.sses-gateway-card .sses-card-action {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.8rem;
  color: var(--sses-lime);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sses-gateway-card .sses-card-action a {
  color: inherit;
}

.sses-status-label {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.4rem;
  right: 1.4rem;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 9%);
  color: #cfe0e3;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-trust-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--sses-teal-dark);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-trust-strip > * {
  min-height: 92px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border-right: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 14%);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.1rem);
}

.sses-trust-strip > *:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.sses-sector-grid,
.sses-value-grid,
.sses-principle-grid,
.sses-process-grid,
.sses-policy-route-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  list-style: none;
}

.sses-sector-card,
.sses-value-card,
.sses-principle-card,
.sses-process-card,
.sses-policy-route {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 300px;
  padding: 1.7rem 1.45rem;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
}

.sses-sector-card,
.sses-principle-card,
.sses-process-card {
  position: relative;
}

.sses-sector-card::before,
.sses-principle-card::before,
.sses-process-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -5px;
  left: 0;
  width: 48px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--sses-lime);
  content: "";
}

.sses-sector-card:last-child,
.sses-value-card:last-child,
.sses-principle-card:last-child,
.sses-process-card:last-child,
.sses-policy-route:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.sses-sector-card:hover {
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-sector-card h3,
.sses-value-card h3,
.sses-principle-card h3,
.sses-process-card h3,
.sses-policy-route h3 {
  margin: auto 0 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 550;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.sses-value-card h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.sses-sector-card p,
.sses-value-card p,
.sses-principle-card p,
.sses-process-card p,
.sses-policy-route p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--sses-slate);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.sses-index {
  display: none;
}

.sses-process-card {
  min-height: 255px;
}

.sses-process-card h3 {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.sses-dark-section {
  background: var(--sses-ink);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-dark-section p:not(.sses-eyebrow) {
  color: #c5d3d8;
}

.sses-dark-section .sses-text-link {
  color: var(--sses-lime);
}

.sses-why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.sses-why-grid .sses-principle-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 18%);
}

.sses-why-grid .sses-principle-card {
  min-height: 350px;
  border-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 18%);
}

.sses-why-grid .sses-principle-card h3 {
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-centered-heading {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
  text-align: left;
}

.sses-centered-heading .sses-eyebrow {
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.sses-centered-heading h2 {
  max-width: none;
}

.sses-muted-section {
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-white-section {
  background: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-testimonial-section {
  display: none;
  background: var(--sses-paper-deep);
}

.sses-testimonial-section:has(.sses-testimonial-card) {
  display: block;
}

.sses-guidance-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: end;
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-section.sses-guidance-band {
  display: block;
}

.sses-section.sses-guidance-band > .sses-guidance-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(280px, 0.72fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.sses-section.sses-guidance-band > .sses-guidance-band > * {
  min-width: 0;
}

.sses-section.sses-guidance-band > .sses-guidance-band > :last-child {
  max-width: 560px;
}

.sses-guidance-band h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
}

.sses-contact-band {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--sses-teal-dark);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-contact-band > .alignwide {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
}

.sses-contact-band h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.5vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.sses-contact-band p:not(.sses-eyebrow) {
  max-width: 710px;
  color: #d2e0e2;
}

.sses-contact-band .wp-block-button.is-style-outline .wp-block-button__link {
  border-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 45%);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-contact-band .wp-block-button.is-style-outline .wp-block-button__link:hover {
  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 10%);
}

.sses-phone-display {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.2rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid rgb(16 42 67 / 30%);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.sses-phone-display.is-light {
  border-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 45%);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-contact-band .is-style-fill .wp-block-button__link,
.sses-lime-button .wp-block-button__link {
  background: var(--sses-lime);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.sses-contact-band .is-style-fill .wp-block-button__link:hover,
.sses-lime-button .wp-block-button__link:hover {
  background: #c7e312;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.sses-inner-hero {
  min-height: 430px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sses-inner-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: -140px;
  bottom: -300px;
  width: 520px;
  height: 520px;
  border: 78px solid rgb(0 111 120 / 7%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.sses-inner-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(300px, 0.62fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: end;
}

.sses-inner-hero h1 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 6.2vw, 6.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.046em;
}

.sses-inner-hero-aside {
  color: var(--sses-slate);
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.sses-inner-hero.is-dark {
  background: var(--sses-ink);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-inner-hero.is-dark h1 {
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-inner-hero.is-dark .sses-inner-hero-aside {
  color: #c4d1d6;
}

.sses-check-list {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.sses-check-list li {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.sses-page-content,
.sses-legal-content,
.sses-post-content {
  padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.sses-page-content > :where(h2, h3),
.sses-legal-content > :where(h2, h3),
.sses-post-content > :where(h2, h3) {
  margin-top: 2.2em;
}

.sses-page-content > :where(p, ul, ol),
.sses-legal-content > :where(p, ul, ol),
.sses-post-content > :where(p, ul, ol) {
  color: var(--sses-charcoal);
}

.sses-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.8fr) minmax(320px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.sses-story-number {
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.sses-story-grid h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.sses-story-copy p:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.sses-relationship-grid,
.sses-contact-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(280px, 0.55fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.sses-relationship-quote {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: var(--sses-teal);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-relationship-quote blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.sses-contact-sidebar,
.sses-detail-sidebar {
  border-top: 4px solid var(--sses-lime);
  background: var(--sses-ink);
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-contact-sidebar > *,
.sses-detail-sidebar > * {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 15%);
}

.sses-contact-sidebar a,
.sses-detail-sidebar a {
  color: var(--sses-white);
}

.sses-contact-sidebar .sses-business-detail,
.sses-detail-sidebar .sses-business-detail {
  display: block;
  color: var(--sses-white);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.sses-contact-sidebar .sses-mini-label,
.sses-detail-sidebar .sses-mini-label {
  color: #9fc4c8;
}

.sses-note {
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--sses-lime);
  background: var(--sses-mist);
  color: var(--sses-charcoal);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.sses-document-control {
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--sses-teal);
  background: var(--sses-mist);
  color: var(--sses-charcoal);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.sses-record-grid,
.sses-post-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--sses-border);
  border: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
}

.sses-archive-shell > .sses-standards-grid {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);
}

.sses-standard-card,
.sses-team-card,
.sses-testimonial-card,
.sses-policy-card,
.sses-post-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 300px;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem);
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--sses-white);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
}

.sses-standard-card:hover,
.sses-policy-card:hover,
.sses-post-card:hover {
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-standard-card h2,
.sses-standard-card h3,
.sses-team-card h2,
.sses-team-card h3,
.sses-testimonial-card h2,
.sses-testimonial-card h3,
.sses-policy-card h2,
.sses-policy-card h3,
.sses-post-card h2,
.sses-post-card h3 {
  margin: 1.8rem 0 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 550;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.sses-standard-card h3 {
  min-height: calc(1.45rem * 1.12 * 2);
}

.sses-standard-card .sses-card-sector {
  min-height: 1.45rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

.sses-standard-card > p:not(.sses-card-sector, .sses-standard-fee) {
  min-height: calc(0.875rem * 1.62 * 4);
  margin: 0;
}

.sses-standard-card .sses-standard-facts {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.sses-standard-card p,
.sses-team-card p,
.sses-testimonial-card p,
.sses-policy-card p,
.sses-post-card p {
  color: var(--sses-slate);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.sses-standard-card .sses-card-link,
.sses-policy-card .sses-card-link,
.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  min-height: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sses-standard-meta,
.sses-policy-meta,
.sses-card-meta,
.sses-post-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem 0.8rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-standard-fee,
.sses-card-fee {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.sses-standard-card h3 a,
.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-title a {
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sses-standard-card h3 a:hover,
.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-title a:hover {
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.sses-team-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.sses-team-card {
  padding: 0;
}

.sses-team-portrait {
  display: grid;
  width: clamp(118px, 12vw, 156px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 2rem auto 0.35rem;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 5px solid var(--sses-paper);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, rgb(255 255 255 / 58%), transparent 32%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, var(--sses-mist), #cbdfe0);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgb(16 42 67 / 13%);
}

.sses-team-card .sses-team-portrait-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}

.sses-team-portrait-placeholder {
  color: var(--sses-teal-dark);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.sses-team-card > :not(img):not(picture):not(.sses-team-portrait) {
  margin-right: 1.4rem;
  margin-left: 1.4rem;
}

.sses-team-card > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.sses-testimonials-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.sses-testimonial-card {
  min-height: 350px;
  border-top: 5px solid var(--sses-lime);
}

.sses-testimonial-card blockquote {
  margin: 1.8rem 0;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.sses-policies-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.sses-policy-card {
  min-height: 330px;
}

.sses-standard-detail,
.sses-policy-detail {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.sses-standard-detail dl,
.sses-policy-detail dl,
.sses-detail-facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
}

.sses-standard-detail dl > div,
.sses-policy-detail dl > div,
.sses-detail-facts > * {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
}

.sses-standard-detail dt,
.sses-policy-detail dt {
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-standard-detail dd,
.sses-policy-detail dd {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 0;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font-weight: 650;
}

.sses-enquiry-form {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-enquiry-form p,
.sses-enquiry-form label {
  min-width: 0;
}

.sses-form-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.25rem 1.25rem;
}

.sses-form-wide {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.sses-enquiry-form label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.sses-enquiry-form input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]),
.sses-enquiry-form select,
.sses-enquiry-form textarea,
.wp-block-search__input {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0.75rem;
  border: 1px solid #8fa5a7;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--sses-white);
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font: inherit;
}

.sses-enquiry-form textarea {
  min-height: 160px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.sses-enquiry-form button,
.sses-enquiry-form input[type="submit"],
.wp-block-search__button {
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--sses-teal);
  color: var(--sses-white);
  cursor: pointer;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.sses-form-message,
.sses-enquiry-form [role="alert"] {
  padding: 1rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--sses-teal);
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-archive-shell > .sses-record-grid,
.sses-archive-shell > .sses-post-grid,
.sses-archive-shell > .wp-block-query {
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.sses-pagination,
.wp-block-query-pagination {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
}

.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-featured-image {
  margin: calc(clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem) * -1);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-featured-image img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.sses-post-card .wp-block-post-title a {
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  font: inherit;
}

/* The blog intentionally carries a lighter, more visual character than the
   service pages while retaining the SSES type, colour and spacing system. */
.sses-blog-hero {
  min-height: 300px;
  padding-top: clamp(3.75rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3.75rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}

.sses-blog-hero .sses-inner-hero-grid {
  align-items: center;
}

.sses-blog-hero h1 {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 7.5vw, 7.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
}

.sses-blog-grid {
  display: block;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.sses-blog-grid .wp-block-post-template {
  display: grid;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
}

.sses-blog-grid .wp-block-post {
  min-width: 0;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card {
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 0 0 1.1rem;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card:hover {
  background: transparent;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card .wp-block-post-featured-image {
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--sses-mist);
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card .wp-block-post-featured-image img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 240ms ease;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card:hover .wp-block-post-featured-image img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-meta {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  color: var(--sses-slate);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.065em;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-post-card h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.9vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-blog-read-more {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--sses-teal);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.sses-blog-grid .sses-blog-read-more:hover {
  color: var(--sses-ink);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.sses-not-found {
  min-height: 60vh;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  padding-top: var(--sses-section-space);
  padding-bottom: var(--sses-section-space);
}

.sses-not-found h1 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}

.sses-site-footer {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  background: var(--sses-navy);
  color: #dce7e9;
}

.sses-footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1.3fr) repeat(3, minmax(150px, 0.6fr));
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.sses-footer-grid h2 {
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  color: var(--sses-white);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-body);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sses-footer-grid p,
.sses-footer-grid address,
.sses-footer-grid a {
  color: #bcd0d5;
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.sses-footer-grid nav a,
.sses-footer-contact a {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
}

.sses-footer-contact .sses-business-detail {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  color: #bcd0d5;
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.sses-footer-brand .wp-block-site-logo img {
  max-width: 175px;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}

.sses-footer-brand .wp-block-site-title {
  color: var(--sses-white);
  font-family: var(--sses-font-heading);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.sses-footer-legal {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 14%);
}

.sses-footer-legal p,
.sses-footer-legal > .sses-business-detail,
.sses-footer-legal .sses-business-detail {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0;
  color: #93adb4;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.sses-copyright {
  gap: 0.3rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .sses-header-inner {
    min-height: 84px;
  }

  .sses-header-inner > .sses-header-action {
    display: none !important;
  }

  .sses-home-hero {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .sses-hero-grid,
  .sses-gateway-grid,
  .sses-why-grid,
  .sses-inner-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-feature-window {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .sses-sector-grid,
  .sses-value-grid,
  .sses-principle-grid,
  .sses-process-grid,
  .sses-policy-route-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .sses-sector-card:nth-child(2),
  .sses-value-card:nth-child(2),
  .sses-principle-card:nth-child(2),
  .sses-process-card:nth-child(2),
  .sses-policy-route:nth-child(2) {
    border-right: 0;
  }

  .sses-sector-card:nth-child(-n+2),
  .sses-value-card:nth-child(-n+2),
  .sses-principle-card:nth-child(-n+2),
  .sses-process-card:nth-child(-n+2),
  .sses-policy-route:nth-child(-n+2) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  }

  .sses-why-grid .sses-principle-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .sses-record-grid,
  .sses-post-grid,
  .sses-team-grid,
  .sses-testimonials-grid,
  .sses-policies-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .sses-blog-grid .wp-block-post-template {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .sses-footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 782px) {
  :root {
    --sses-section-space: clamp(4rem, 11vw, 5.25rem);
  }

  .sses-brand .wp-block-site-logo img {
    max-width: 135px;
    max-height: 58px;
  }

  .sses-header-logo {
    width: 128px;
  }

  .sses-blog-grid .wp-block-post-template {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .sses-brand .wp-block-site-title {
    max-width: 9rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .sses-primary-navigation {
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .sses-primary-navigation .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open,
  .sses-primary-navigation .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close {
    min-width: 44px;
    min-height: 44px;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container.is-menu-open {
    padding: 1.5rem;
    background: var(--sses-paper);
    color: var(--sses-ink);
  }

  .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container.is-menu-open .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content {
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
  }

  .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container.is-menu-open .wp-block-navigation__container {
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container.is-menu-open .wp-block-navigation-item {
    width: 100%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  }

  .wp-block-navigation__responsive-container.is-menu-open .wp-block-navigation-item__content {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .sses-home-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16vw, 5rem);
  }

  .sses-section-heading,
  .sses-contact-band,
  .sses-guidance-band,
  .sses-story-grid,
  .sses-relationship-grid,
  .sses-contact-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-section.sses-guidance-band > .sses-guidance-band {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .sses-contact-band {
    align-items: start;
  }

  .sses-gateway-options,
  .sses-trust-strip,
  .sses-why-grid .sses-principle-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-gateway-card {
    min-height: 290px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 18%);
  }

  .sses-gateway-card:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .sses-trust-strip > * {
    min-height: 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255 255 255 / 14%);
  }

  .sses-sector-grid,
  .sses-value-grid,
  .sses-principle-grid,
  .sses-process-grid,
  .sses-policy-route-grid,
  .sses-record-grid,
  .sses-post-grid,
  .sses-team-grid,
  .sses-testimonials-grid,
  .sses-policies-grid,
  .sses-standard-detail dl,
  .sses-policy-detail dl,
  .sses-detail-facts {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-sector-card,
  .sses-value-card,
  .sses-principle-card,
  .sses-process-card,
  .sses-policy-route {
    min-height: 240px;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sses-border);
  }

  .sses-sector-card:last-child,
  .sses-value-card:last-child,
  .sses-principle-card:last-child,
  .sses-process-card:last-child,
  .sses-policy-route:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .sses-standard-card h3,
  .sses-standard-card > p:not(.sses-card-sector, .sses-standard-fee) {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .sses-form-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-form-wide {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .sses-footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sses-footer-legal {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  :root {
    --sses-page-pad: 1.1rem;
  }

  .sses-header-inner {
    min-height: 74px;
  }

  .sses-brand .wp-block-site-title {
    display: block;
    max-width: 10.5rem;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }

  .sses-header-logo {
    width: 116px;
  }

  .sses-blog-hero {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .sses-blog-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 19vw, 4.7rem);
  }

  .sses-blog-grid .wp-block-post-template {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .sses-home-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 16vw, 4.1rem);
  }

  .sses-home-hero::before,
  .sses-inner-hero::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .sses-hero-actions,
  .sses-contact-band .wp-block-buttons {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .sses-hero-actions .wp-block-button,
  .sses-hero-actions .wp-block-button__link,
  .sses-hero-actions .sses-phone-display,
  .sses-contact-band .wp-block-button,
  .sses-contact-band .wp-block-button__link,
  .sses-contact-band .sses-phone-display {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

@media print {
  body {
    background: var(--sses-white);
    color: #000;
    font-size: 11pt;
  }

  .sses-site-header,
  .sses-site-footer,
  .sses-contact-band,
  .sses-service-gateway,
  .wp-block-buttons,
  .sses-enquiry-form,
  .wp-block-navigation {
    display: none !important;
  }

  .sses-section,
  .sses-inner-hero,
  .sses-detail-layout,
  .sses-archive-shell {
    padding: 1.5rem 0;
  }

  .sses-inner-hero {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .sses-inner-hero h1,
  .sses-home-hero h1 {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 34pt;
  }

  a {
    color: #000;
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  a[href^="http"]::after {
    content: " (" attr(href) ")";
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    font-size: 8pt;
  }

  .sses-record-grid,
  .sses-standard-detail dl,
  .sses-policy-detail dl {
    display: block;
    border: 0;
  }

  .sses-standard-card,
  .sses-policy-card,
  .sses-standard-detail dl > div,
  .sses-policy-detail dl > div {
    break-inside: avoid;
    border: 1px solid #777;
  }
}