Why form another sustainability organization?
While there are other organizations related to sustainability, they tend to be focused on a geographic area, framework, philosophy or sector. None are truly professional societies dedicated to supporting the professional development of practitioners globally, across sectors and philosophies. ISSP will not compete with these other groups but instead will leverage what they have and extend their reach. Many of these organizations have content that would be of interest to people who would not want to be members. Why should everyone develop their own green purchasing guidelines or sustainability coordinator job descriptions. Certainly there are discussions that are best done in these other groups, but we see ISSP as the place to share materials of general interest and explore synergies across sectors, geographic areas and philosophies. Sustainability is about the whole system after all!
