About us
The SPA is a nonprofit organization that brings together stakeholders, representing a variety of interests, who are working to ensure a safe, healthy, resilient and intelligently inter-connected planet for the benefit of current and future generations.
SPA stakeholders include communities, student groups, educational organizations, corporations, governments, international organizations and all persons interested in a consistent approach to sustainable development.
Mission
To initiate and facilitate research and operate programs for ensuring the effective and transparent implementation of sustainable development initiatives and standards.
Vision
To be the reference organization that provides the confidence to all stakeholders globally who seek to validate the implementation of sustainable development initiatives and standards.
Objectives
- Support the inclusive representation of all peoples that may be impacted by sustainability standards by funding their participation in national and international meetings where said standards are being developed.
- Support the development and delivery of training on the subject matter of sustainability and ensure that it is available and easily accessible to all people.
- Support the development and maintenance of competence and qualification criteria for registries and listings of stakeholders that are implementing sustainability initiatives and standards.
Our mission, vision and objectives will be achieved via the establishment of permanent and ad-hoc committees comprised of SPA member stakeholders and experts working together with SPA staff in the different technical areas that comprise the sustainable development subject matter.
For information on how you can get involved to support the SPA’s mission, please CONTACT US
Research Areas
The SPA’s research and scope of program activities are aligned with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The table below lists the UN defined areas of critical importance and the corresponding research and program activities that the SPA is chartered to engage in.
People
Related UN Declaration
“We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.”
Chartered SPA Research Areas
ISO 37101 – Sustainable development in communities
ISO 21001 – Management systems for educational organizations
Planet
Related UN Declaration
“We are determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the present and future generations.”
Chartered SPA Research Areas
ISO 14001 – Environmental Management
ISO 50001 – Energy Management
ISO 46001 – Water Efficiency Management
ISO/CD TS 24541 – Guidelines for monitoring drinking water quality (Being developed)
Prosperity
Related UN Declaration
“We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature.”
Chartered SPA Research Areas
ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management
ISO/DIS 22739 – Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology
Peace
Related UN Declaration
“We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.”
Chartered SPA Research Areas
ISO 18788 – Management system for private security operations
Partnership
Related UN Declaration
“We are determined to mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalised Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity, focused in particular on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable and with the participation of all countries, all stakeholders and all people.”
Chartered SPA Research Areas
ISO 44001:2017 – Collaborative Business Relationships
If you are interested in supporting the any of the above SPA research area via sponsorship or via your participation in pertinent SPA committees, please CONTACT US.
Programs
Smart Communities Initiative
SPA is working with a variety of stakeholders to launch and maintain the International Registry of Certified Cities and Communities (IRCCC).
This registry will serve as a public reference of the various stakeholders that are collaborating to ensure transparent and credible certification of communities to ISO 37101.
The IRCCC framework includes the following stakeholders:
1. Communities and their Sustainable Development Project Leaders
2. Project Management Organizations that may be hired by communities to support their sustainable development implementation and related activities monitoring.
3. Organizations that provide education/training services pertaining to Sustainable Development for communities.
4. Certification Bodies that operate according to ISO 17021 who may be engaging in the audit and certification of communities to ISO 37101.
5. Accreditation Bodies that operate according to ISO 17011 who may be provide oversight to Certification Bodies.
6. Sponsors (individuals and/or organizations) of the activities of any the above-mentioned stakeholders.
The registry will be accessible by via the following web address: Irccc.org
To support the initiative or for the requirements to be listed in the registry, please visit Irccc.org/membership.
Smart Schools Initiative
SPA is working with a variety of stakeholders to launch and maintain the International Registry of Certified Educational Organizations (IRCEO).
This registry will serve as a public reference of the various stakeholders that are collaborating to ensure transparent and credible certification of Educational Organizations to ISO 21001.
The IRCEO framework includes the following stakeholders:
1. Educational Organizations and their Quality/Sustainable Development Project Leaders
2. Project Management Organizations that may be hired by schools to support their Quality/Sustainability management system implementation and the monitoring of related activities.
3. Organizations that provide training services pertaining to ISO 21001.
4. Certification Bodies that operate according to ISO 17021 who may be engaging in the audit and certification of Educational Organizations to ISO 21001.
5. Accreditation Bodies that operate according to ISO 17011 who may be provide oversight to Certification Bodies.
6. Sponsors (individuals and/or organizations) of the activities of any the above-mentioned stakeholders.
The registry will be accessible by via the following web address: Irceo.org
To support the initiative or for the requirements to be listed in the registry, please visit Irceo.org/membership
Partnerships
The SPA has defined a partnership program to enable engagement and collaboration with other organizations that can help promote the SPA mission, and where the SPA can help advance their mission.
These partnerships will be via membership and/or reciprical participation in each others activities or via the creation of SPA Chapters within Universities and interested communities.
For more information regarding partnerships, please CONTACT US.
Sponsors
The SPA is nonprofit organization that has applied for 501(c)(3) status. Our research and sustainable development initiatives rely on funding from sponsors.
Sponsors can designate the specific research area or program that they wish their funding to support. These include:
- Sponsoring meetings or funding the participation of experts in international meetings pertaining to Sustainablity.
- Training for communities and/or schools on the subject matter of quality/sustainability.
- Projects for implementing quality/sustainability initiatives in communities and/or schools.
- Certification of communities and/or schools.
Sponsors can name a specific community or school for which the funding should support, or they can make contribution for the benefit of a specific region or they can make a general contribution to support the SPA mission.
SILVER SPONSOR recognition will be given to those whose contributions are greater than US$ 1,000 covering activities over for a period of 12 months.
GOLD SPONSOR recognition will be given to those whose contributions are greater than US$ 10,000 covering activities over for a period of 12 months.
PLATINUM SPONSOR recognition will be given to those whose contributions are greater than US$ 100,000 covering activities over for a period of 12 months.
SPA receives contributions of any size, however the minimum contribution to be listed as a Sponsor is US$ 500.
The SPA website and corresponding registries will list both current and past sponsors.
To become an SPA sponsor, please CONTACT US
Contact Us
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