Award Winning, Globally Recognized Certification Course for Sustainability Project Managers Launched in the U.S.!

San Diego, CA, June 08, 2015 /PressReleasePing/ - Sustainability is no longer a lofty concept applied by the largest multinationals, but rather an important practice for those determined to build more resilient companies of the future. With 93% of CEOs admitting that sustainability is the key to business success and only 38% of companies being able to quantify their sustainability value there is clearly a need. The certified courses under Green Project Management (GPM) are designed to fill the gap.

GPM has recently awarded the ISOS Center for Social Responsibility the opportunity to deliver the PRiSM™ Practitioner (Projects integrating Sustainable Methods) course in the United States.

As sustainability professionals work to advance the next generation of stewardship, project management takes on a whole new dimension. Impossible to be an expert in all functions, those who manage the sustainability program are finding it increasingly important to take inventory of best practices, craft organizational-wide strategy and procedures, while coordinating a multitude of stakeholders.

Essentially a sustainability project manager is like no other and they need all the support available to them to direct organizations in addressing some of the larger issues of our time. Companies that invest in sustainability trainings with recognized skillsets quickly add value to their business and can begin to make and see positive changes in their actions. This is the course everyone has been waiting for!

PRiSM is a hands-on project management and sustainability course that is designed to prepare individuals to improve the way they view, approach, manage and drive change. Project Managers gain the skills to meet the needs of their business in today's economy while accounting for the needs of society and the environment.

The PRiSM course blends traditional instruction with hands on exercises, simulations, and case studies. The training, based on the GPM Reference Guide to Sustainability, works to draw the correlation between effective project management and key sustainability standards, such as:

· The GPM® Reference Guide to Sustainability in Project Management · The GPM® P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management · The GPM PRiSM™ Methodology for Project Management · The Association for Project Management (APM) Body of Knowledge · The IPMA® International Competence Baseline V3

· The UN Global Compact Ten Principles · The GRI G4 Reporting Framework · The UN Post 2015 Business Engagement Architecture · ISO Standards from a project management perspective including:

• ISO 21500 Guidance on Project Management
• ISO 50001 The Energy Management Standard
• ISO 14001 The Environmental Management Standard
• ISO 9001 Principles of Quality Management
• ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility
• ISO 55000 Asset Management

At the end of the course, attendees will take the GPM-b™ certification exam.

This course will be offered as a hybrid in 2015. For completion, participants will attend online and in-person. The first cohort will start in September. Don't miss the opportunity to prepare for the next sustainability reporting cycle. Sign up now!

For more information visit: http://isoscsr.org/sustainable-project-management

Press Contact: ISOS CSR ISOS Center for Social Responsibility 330 A Street, Suite 114 San Diego, CA 92101 619.246.1122 http://www.isoscsr.org