ISO 37101 is an international standard that specifies the requirements of and provides guidance on the establishment of a management system for sustainable development in communities. The standard aims to help communities establish a framework that allows them to improve their standing in their social, economic, and environmental aspects. The requirements of the standard can be applied to communities of all sizes in their sustainable development efforts towards smart, more resilient, and more efficient infrastructure and ultimately help improve their overall well-being. The standard addresses specific sustainability issues such as governance, education, innovation, health care, interdependence, safety, inclusivity, etc., and has the flexibility of adding other sustainability issues which may prove relevant to the community implementing it.
The need for a more sustainable lifestyle in our communities is also reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Zero Hunger, Affordable and Clean Energy, and Sustainable Cities and Communities. The ISO 37101 standard takes these goals into consideration and adds its specific requirements with regard to making communities more sustainable.
By implementing a sustainable development management system based on ISO 37101, a community will:
Build consensus on sustainable development within communities
Put in place a system that takes into account the pillars of sustainable development (economic, social, and environmental aspects) as well as the UN SDGs.
Improve the sustainability, smartness,and resilience of strategies, programs, projects, plans, and services that are under the direct responsibility of communities
Preserve and improve the environment
Improve resilience and optimize resource usage
Foster a systematic approach to engaging all interested parties
Increase the efficiency and attractiveness of communities
Obtain international recognition
Learn how to support an organization in effectively planning, implementing, managing, monitoring, and maintaining an MSSDC
Identify the correlation between ISO 37101 and other standards and regulatory frameworks
Learn how to interpret the ISO 37101 requirements in the specific context of a community
Master the concepts, approaches, standards, methods, and techniques used for the implementation and effective management of an MSSDC
Enhance your expertise to advise a community during the implementation of an MSSDC
Managers or consultants involved in sustainable development and management system standards
Officials from the public sector are tasked with helping their communities become smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient
Individuals from non-governmental bodies that seek to help their communities become more sustainable, resilient, and smarter
Expert advisors seeking to master the implementation, operation, and maintenance of an MSSDC based on the requirements of ISO 37101
Individuals responsible for maintaining conformity to MSSDC requirements
Individuals that are part of sustainable development teams in local governments
Principles and concepts of a management system for sustainable development in communities (MSSDC)
Management system for sustainable development in communities (MSSDC)
Planning an MSSDC implementation based on ISO 37101
Implementing an MSSDC based on ISO 37101
Performance evaluation, monitoring, and measurement of an MSSDC based on ISO 37101
Continual improvement of an MSSDC based on ISO 37101
Preparing for an MSSDC audit
Introduction to ISO 37101 and initiation of an MSSDC
Standards and regulatory frameworks
Fundamental concepts and principles of sustainable development
Initiate the MSSDC implementation
Understand the organization and its context
Leadership and commitment
Planning the implementation of an MSSDC
Scope of MSSDC
Sustainability purposes and issues
Policy
Roles and responsibilities
Risk management
Implementation of an MSSDC
Strategy for sustainable development
Resource management
Awareness and communication
Documentation management
Operations management
MSSDC monitoring, continual improvement, and preparation for the certification audit
Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation
Internal audit h Management review
Treatment of non-conformities
Continual improvement
Preparing for the certification audit
Competence and evaluation of implementers and closing of the training