Certified Sustainable Project Professional (CSPP)™

The Certified Sustainable Project Professional (CSPP)™ equips project leaders with the lens and toolkit to uncover hidden value, mitigate risk and build resilience into delivery. Lead future-ready projects that adapt to disruption and deliver measurable business impact.

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Certified Sustainable Project Professional (CSPP)™

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Is the CSPP™ right for you?

Grounded in the globally recognized P5™ Standard and aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, CSPP is built for professionals responsible for turning sustainability priorities into resilient, real-world project outcomes.

Why the need for CSPP?

42-point confidence gap

Sustainability executives believe their organizations can meet their goals, but PMO leaders lack confidence in delivery—the gap is the right knowledge.

59% integration gap

Most organizations haven’t fully embedded sustainability across projects and functions and they’re actively seeking professionals who can.

1 in 5 Project Professionals

Only 20% can confidently deliver sustainability outcomes today. CSPP helps you become one of them.

CSPP is designed for project leaders who:

Navigate project delivery in environments where sustainability, resilience and reporting expectations are shaping project delivery
Operate in organizations embedding sustainability into strategy, governance or transformation initiatives
Connect project decisions to measurable impacts, data and recognized standards
Deliver value for people, planet and prosperity alongside scope, schedule and budget

What You'll Learn

The P5 Standard

Apply five sustainability lenses across 52 impact areas to identify, measure, and manage real project outcomes.

Sustainability Management Plans

Build audit-ready project documentation aligned to enterprise reporting and disclosure requirements.

Adaptive Governance & Resiliency

Turn disruption into opportunity with scenario planning, resilience indicators, and adaptive delivery.

Project Sustainability Reporting

Bridge project work to enterprise reporting with frameworks aligned to GRI and ISSB standards.

Choose your CSPP Bundle

CSPP is designed to meet you where you are in your career. Whether you’re expanding your expertise or pursuing your first certification, choose the bundle that fits your path.

Already certified in project management?

Choose the CSPP Bundle for Practitioners

You qualify if you have one of the following:

An active CAPM®, PMP®, PgMP®, or PfMP® certification from PMI; or
An active certification from another project management accrediting body; or
Master’s degree in Project or Program Management

Includes the exam prep course (12 hours of required sustainability training) and the CSPP certification exam.

Explore the CSPP Bundle for Practitioners

New to project management certification?

Start with the CSPP Bundle

You qualify if you have:

Secondary diploma (high school, GED, or global equivalent)

Includes the exam prep course (20 hours of required sustainability training) and CSPP certification exam.

Explore the CSPP Bundle

Learn and Earn Your Certification

We’ll guide you through each step, from purchasing your bundle to becoming certified.

Buy your bundle
Complete the course
Included with the Bundle

Also reference the PMI® GPM® P5™ Standard and the PMI® GPM® Practice Guide.
Submit your application
Schedule and ace the exam
Download the CSPP Exam Content Outline for details about the
exam, eligibility requirements and the application process.

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Looking to certify your whole team?

Certifying your project management bench in this knowledge area is the lowest-cost way to keep your portfolio relevant, your bids competitive and your innovation pipeline ahead of the disruption curve.

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