About CSRS+
The Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist (CSRS) is one of the world’s premier and oldest assessments to promote and build sustainability skills, providing confidence and overall standards to help business, government and NGOs developing best practice in sustainability management.
This certification program, which launched in 2007, is designed to enhance the understanding of sustainability practitioners in developing the best sustainability practices and disclosing their contributions in sustainability reports, according to GRI standards.
Considering the advancement of knowledge through time, there is a need to develop the CSRS certification. Starting in early 2024, there will be an upgrade of CSRS certification to CSRS+ certification, in order to ensure the professionalism of sustainability practitioners.
The New Terms for CSRS+ Certification:
- The CSRS+ certification will be valid for 3 years. The CSRS certificate holders are required to undertake an upgrading program to CSRS+ based on the latest GRI Standard .
- The CSRS+ certificate holders have to renew their certificate every 3 years.
- The new scheme and rules for the CSRS+ Examination.
Eligibility of CSRS+
The CSRS+ certification applies for individuals who have and have not obtained a CSRS Certificate. ICSP as the certification provider will conduct an upgrade program to CSRS+ certificate for CSRS certificate holders.
Who is eligible for CSRS+? (4 categories)
- For CSRS certificate holders: individuals can join the upgrade program for CSRS+ Certification, in the following terms:
- The CSRS certificate holder who participated in GRI Standards Training before the GRI Standards 2021 (GRI Standards 2016, G4, G3, G2, and G1), or passed CSRS certification before March 2022:
- Must take an update course for CSRS+ Certification visit: https://institute-csp.org/schedule/
- The CSRS certificate holder who participated in Training on GRI Standards 2021, or passed CSRS certification after March 2022:
- Only need to apply for CSRS+ Certificate by uploading their CSRS Certificate on the ICSP Website and fill out the update form of CSRS+ Certification. Form: https://institute-csp.org/program/csrs-certification/csrs-exam-certification-registration-form/
- The CSRS certificate holder who participated in GRI Standards Training before the GRI Standards 2021 (GRI Standards 2016, G4, G3, G2, and G1), or passed CSRS certification before March 2022:
- For Non-CSRS certificate holders, or individuals who have never had GRI Standard training and/or not obtained a CSRS Certificate before, should join the Sustainability Reporting Training based on the latest GRI Standard . The training can be conducted by:
- NCCR, as The Official GRI Training Partner and ICSP’s official partner.
- Participants join the 2-3 full days of GRI training and get GRI and CSRS+ certificates.
Training schedule: https://nccr.id/training-schedule/
- Participants join the 2-3 full days of GRI training and get GRI and CSRS+ certificates.
- Other Official GRI Training Partners.
- Participants who have a GRI certificate of completion from the Official GRI Partner other than NCCR, but have not yet taken the CSRS+ Certification.
Register CSRS+ Examination only at: https://institute-csp.org/program/about-csrs-examination/
- Participants who have a GRI certificate of completion from the Official GRI Partner other than NCCR, but have not yet taken the CSRS+ Certification.
- NCCR, as The Official GRI Training Partner and ICSP’s official partner.
