Certified Sustainable Project Manager - Expert (CSPMx™)
The Certified Sustainable Project Manager Expert™ (CSPMx™) is GPM’s highest-level project management certification, recognizing mastery in integrating sustainability into project management. This credential validates your ability to embed sustainability principles into project planning, execution, and oversight, ensuring that projects drive measurable environmental, social, and economic impact.
Skills / Knowledge
- sustainability
- risk management
- Sustainable Management Planning
- P5 Impact Assessments
- Business Case Development
- Ethical Leadership
- Living Systems Stewardship
- Talent Acquisition, Retention, and Empowerment
- Assessing and Responding to Sustainability Impacts
- Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement
- Sustainable Procurement
- Project Design
- Project Oversight
Earning Criteria
Optional
Certified Sustainability Professionals are committed to advancing sustainable practices and advocating for sustainability principles. This individual works collaboratively with others to design and implement solutions that foster long-term sustainability and resilience. They take action to integrate sustainability into decision-making processes, value chains, and day-to-day operations.
They have been submitted evidence for 9 Competence Units (CU) and Performance Criteria (PE) from the GPM Sustainability Competence Standard and have been formally assessed by an assessor.
The CSPMx™ certification process is designed in alignment with the principles of ISO/IEC 17024, the international standard for personnel certification. This ensures a rigorous, competency-based assessment that verifies candidates have demonstrated the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to apply sustainability principles effectively in professional practice.