The World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners (WISDP), UNESCO Hong Kong Association (UNESCO HK) held a conference on April 20 (Friday) at HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education and announced the first five companies of Certified Sustainable Development Corporate (CSDC).

TQM become the first 5 Certified Sustainable Development Corporate of WISDP. For the past 24 years, TQM has provided consultancy and training services to our clients and has completed over 4,000 projects in 35 industries. We have obtained a 70% share of certifications consultancy assignments by the HKSAR Government and government-related organizations.

WISDP is a Learned Society fostering advocating the UN Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in accordance with the three components of Environment, Society and Economy. Training is provided for professionals according to their needs and successful trainees are awarded professional membership from WISDP and the UNESCO HK Association, and subject to adequate relevant work experience, trainees are entitled to become Certified Sustainable Development Planners (CSDP). Opportunities are provided for awardees to apply for Fellowship status after a number of years of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

In 2018, 6 Divisions will launch training programmes leading to professional memberships. A ceremony of WISDP will be held in April to kick-start training programmes in Corporate Social responsibility (CSR), Sustainable Finance and Investment, Healthy Society and Wellness, Early Childhood Education, Sustainability in Engineering and Sustainable development in Insurance. An introductory talk on Sustainable Development Programmes will be held on 28th April 2018. Executive Diploma in Sustainable Development for Engineering Professionals will start in late April.