diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-fns.ts
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+import { TSecretApprovalRequests } from "@app/db/schemas";
+import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
+import { TProjectDALFactory } from "@app/services/project/project-dal";
+import { SmtpTemplates, TSmtpService } from "@app/services/smtp/smtp-service";
+
+import { TSecretApprovalPolicyDALFactory } from "../secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal";
+
+type TSendApprovalEmails = {
+  secretApprovalPolicyDAL: Pick<TSecretApprovalPolicyDALFactory, "findById">;
+  projectDAL: Pick<TProjectDALFactory, "findProjectWithOrg">;
+  smtpService: Pick<TSmtpService, "sendMail">;
+  projectId: string;
+  secretApprovalRequest: TSecretApprovalRequests;
+};
+
+export const sendApprovalEmailsFn = async ({
+  secretApprovalPolicyDAL,
+  projectDAL,
+  smtpService,
+  projectId,
+  secretApprovalRequest
+}: TSendApprovalEmails) => {
+  const cfg = getConfig();
+
+  const policy = await secretApprovalPolicyDAL.findById(secretApprovalRequest.policyId);
+
+  const project = await projectDAL.findProjectWithOrg(projectId);
+
+  // now we need to go through each of the reviewers and print out all the commits that they need to approve
+  for await (const reviewerUser of policy.userApprovers) {
+    if (reviewerUser) {
+      await smtpService.sendMail({
+        recipients: [reviewerUser?.email as string],
+        subjectLine: "Infisical Secret Change Request",
+
+        substitutions: {
+          firstName: reviewerUser.firstName,
+          projectName: project.name,
+          organizationName: project.organization.name,
+          approvalUrl: `${cfg.isDevelopmentMode ? "https" : "http"}://${cfg.SITE_URL}/project/${
+            project.id
+          }/approval?requestId=${secretApprovalRequest.id}`
+        },
+        template: SmtpTemplates.SecretApprovalRequestNeedsReview
+      });
+    }
+  }
+};