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Professional Services Firms to Pilot New Sustainability Certification Program from NSF International

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global public health organization NSF International today announced that Crowe LLP, an accounting, consulting, and technology firm, and the sustainability consulting firms ISOS Group and Brightworks Sustainability, will participate in a pilot program for organizations seeking certification to the American National Standard for sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the professional services sector, NSF/ANSI 391.1: General Sustainability Assessment Criteria for Professional Services. The Nasdaq Stock Market and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), a not-for-profit electric service provider in Northern California, are also participating in the pilot.

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  • ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global public health organization NSF International today announced that Crowe LLP , an accounting, consulting, and technology firm, and the sustainability consulting firms ISOS Group and Brightworks Sustainability , will participate in a pilot program for organizations seeking certification to the American National Standard for sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the professional services sector, NSF/ANSI 391.1: General Sustainability Assessment Criteria for Professional Services.
  • "Certification to NSF/ANSI 391.1 will help professional services firms differentiate themselves from competitors by documenting and verifying their sustainable business practices.
  • Salemi said several government agencies and large institutional buyers of professional services are watching the pilot program closely to better understand how the certification program might support their own ESG goals.
  • The pilot program is scheduled to begin in October, but organizers say there is still time for interested professional services firms to participate.