The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) is a non-profit, member-driven association for professionals who are committed to making sustainability standard practice. Members network, share resources and best practices, and develop themselves professionally. Special reports, salary surveys, and the upcoming competency study are just a sampling of the rich content offered members.

ISSP offers the services you would typically expect from a professional association, but we use the latest Internet tools to provide better service and reduce environmental impacts.

 
Community— ISSP uses web technology to help you search for and connect with people who share certain interests or fit certain criteria. Search for people in your geographic area, within a specific organization, or find people who are working on specific types of projects or have certain skills.

Resource Sharing— Stop reinventing the wheel! The ISSP site allows members to post and evaluate content. Imagine being able to search for a tool, policy, case study, book or other resource and be able to see at a glance which ones were deemed most worthwhile by other professionals. Also, similar to Wikipedia, the ISSP site allows members to co-create documents or resources. We’ve started a glossary of terms but this feature could also be used to write documents with others.

Advancements in the Field— Engage in discussions through topic-centered forums to get answers to difficult challenges from experienced professionals.

Professional Development— ISSP will provide distance learning (planned for late 2008) so that you can take classes with a cohort of peers, accessing the best instructors from all over the world. The first planned offering will be a set of courses designed to get new sustainability coordinators up to speed in a hurry.

Conferences— Don’t waste time and generate greenhouse gases traveling to a conference. Instead, participate in periodic webcasts and teleconferences on leading-edge topics. Imagine being briefed on the latest development in the field or asking questions of the author of a newly released book. Eventually, we may also offer face-to-face conferences as well.

Career Assistance— Our web site will have a special section devoted to career advancement with job postings, job descriptions, salary studies and other useful information. We also offer discounted career development coaching services.

Professional Journal— ISSP will produce an e-Journal Digest that goes out to all members. It will point you toward the latest articles, book reviews, or events that have been posted on the site.

Professional Standards— Many members are expressing an interest in moving toward some form of professional accreditation. ISSP hopes to be the nexus where exploration about accreditation can take place.