About Us
The volunteer board of director’s is transforming leadership. We are proud to have created the first certification in sustainability management. We are proud to provide you with a practical study guide to implement strategic priorities, goals, tactics, and operational plans to create a competitive advantage.
We proudly serve our membership and actively make a positive difference each day.
We believe in transforming leadership through education, collaboration, and innovation. We are proud to serve the mission of accrediting professionals who will lead organizations for economic performance, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility.
Vision
Together, we will establish sustainability management as a recognized field with a rapidly growing certified workforce.
Purpose
MISSION
SMA’s mission is to provide a professional association for change agents who manage for social responsibility, economic responsibility, and environmental stewardship, as well as certify individuals to give members a competitive advantage and a mark of excellence.
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Please contact us if you would dedicate your time and talent to the board of directors and the membership. Use the members’ only intranet to share tips and tricks! Let’s learn together!
About SMA
The Sustainability Management Association (SMA) was founded in 2012 by 65-professionals from diverse business industries, governmental and nonprofit professionals with the purpose of educating professionals on how to manage sustainability in any type of organization. The founding team created the first accredited certification exam and study guide for management of sustainability strategies. Today the mission remains the same – our purpose is to help professionals learn how to effectively manage sustainability.
SMA is member funded. Over 3,400+ members in 20 countries drive economic performance and create stakeholder value through social responsibility and environmental stewardship. SMA highlights member products, services, and sustainability initiatives in newsletters. In addition, members host educational webinars that are free and open to the public. SMA welcomes professionals from all industries to learn about sustainability, learn from each other, and proudly manage for sustainability.
Come join us on the journey to transform leadership!
History
SMA was founded in 2012 following the guidelines to the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE) standards. The standards and body of knowledge for the certification examination have been formed with the collaborative efforts of many respected business, academic, government, and non-profit leaders.
The vision behind creating the certification is to enable the wide dissemination of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of professionals in sustainability management so that these skillsets become management norms. Any professional, in any type of workplace setting, can strategically manage for economic performance, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship simultaneously.
Professionals in any role or department can manage for sustainability. Participation from every department is essential to aligning business systems around the organization’s strategy. Therefore, this certification is intended for professionals in human resource management, operations management, engineering, production, procurement, equipment, health and safety, fleet and facility management, information technology, accounting, finance, marketing, and of course sustainability and environmental management.
Change management throughout the workplace can be achieved through aligning business systems to meet organizational strategies. Thereby, senior, middle-level, and frontline managers align tactics to achieve long-term strategic priorities as a single system.
The certification examination is written for professionals in any job role, in any workplace setting, to perfect a key skillset that enhances decision-making and process improvement. Learn how to manage for sustainability through the study guide first. Then we welcome you to sit for the exam to attain certification. (See more certification page.)
Thank you to all of the organizations that have dedicated their time and effort to develop the first professional certification for sustainability management:
Professionals in any role or department can manage for sustainability. Participation from every department is essential to aligning business systems around the organization’s strategy. Therefore, this certification is intended for professionals in human resource management, operations management, engineering, production, procurement, equipment, health and safety, fleet and facility management, information technology, accounting, finance, marketing, and of course sustainability and environmental management.
Change management throughout the workplace can be achieved through aligning business systems to meet organizational strategies. Thereby, senior, middle-level, and frontline managers align tactics to achieve long-term strategic priorities as a single system.
The certification examination is written for professionals in any job role, in any workplace setting, to perfect a key skillset that enhances decision-making and process improvement. Learn how to manage for sustainability through the study guide first. Then we welcome you to sit for the exam to attain certification. (See more certification page.)
Thank you to all of the organizations that have dedicated their time and effort to develop the first professional certification for sustainability management:
All-Points Petroleum
Butte County Air Quality Management District
CA Environmental Protection Agency
CA Water Services Company
Carbon Disclosure Project
Chabin Concepts
CSU, Chico’s Institute of Sustainable Development
CSU, Chico’s College of Business
Dennis Gawlik—U of WA Emeritus
Evergreen 6, A PG&E Solar School
FAFCO
Fair Trade USA
Frito Lay
Green Hotel Association
Green Seal
GreenTraks
Helen Cox—CSU, Northridge
Hewlett Packard
Holistic Management International
Hyunjung Kim—CSU, Chico Dept. of Management
IBM
IBM Global Business
J.M. Smucker
Jeff Trailer—CSU, Chico Department of Management
Joe Greene—CSU, Chico—Sustainable Manufacturing
Kimpton Hotels
Lee Altier—CSU, Chico Department of Agriculture
Lundberg Family Farms
Marine Stewardship Council
Michael Rehg, CSU, Chico Department of Management
Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility
NetApp
Northgate Petroleum
Pacific Living Properties, Inc.
Pepsi Co.
Peterson Power Systems
Proctor and Gamble
Ray Boykin—CSU, Chico Department of MIS
Recology
REUp Power, Inc.
Roebbelen Contracting Inc.
Rose Luke—University of Johannesburg
SAP
Scientific Certification Systems
Shaw Contract Group
Sherwin Williams
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Sierra Pacific Packaging Inc.
Smurfit Stone
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Upper Crust Bakery
Waste Management
Wendy Brooke—U of Wisconsin, Platteville