About SUSA
We develop, manage, and maintain standards and methods under the slogan “Standards for a sustainable future”.
Standards and methods
- The Swedish Environmental Base standard for environmental management systems
- The Swedish Quality Base standard for quality management systems
- The SUSA method for sustainable management of events
Approved auditors
SUSA continuously educate and review our affiliated auditors to ensure compliance with our standards
- Auditors of the Swedish Environmental Base environmental management system standard
- Auditors for the Swedish Quality Base quality management system standard
- Auditors for sustainable management method
Issuers of certificates
Part of SUSA´s assignment is to examine and approve our affiliated issuers of certificates and diplomas.
- Issuers of certificates in accordance with the Swedish Environmental Base environmental management system standard
- Issuers of certificates in accordance with the Swedish Quality Base quality management system standard
- Issuers of certificates in accordance with the SUSA standard for systematic sustainability management systems.
Our mission – Standards for a sustainable future
We strive to ensure that our standards are widely used and nationally recognized. We accomplish this by welcoming new members to our association, adding new approved auditors and issuers to our community, and reaching out to more businesses, organizations, and events that wish to use our standards and methods.
Our history
The 00s
The SUSA association was in its infancy in the early 2000s, when several of our founding organizations, such as the City of Gothenburg, Järfälla Municipality and FR2000, began cooperating to develop a shared standard for environmental management systems.
2005
The association Swedish Environmental Base was formed and our first standard was approved.
2015
The association Swedish Quality Base was formed by Cowi AB, Miljöstegen, RSM&CO AB, SEE U, Sustema, Yggdrasil and Miljökompassen. The first standard was approved in 2016.
2021
The two associations merged under the name SUSA-Sustainable standards. The shared vision was to expand our work in developing standards for a sustainable future.
SUSAs purpose and mission
- Work towards sustainable development of commercial, public, and non-profit organizations.
- Ensure a high level of quality, competence, and compliance within our organization.
- Provide, develop, and market the association’s approved standards, methods, and tools.
- Maintain a high credibility with our members and affiliates.
- Welcome new members to the association.
- Monitor developments within the association’s fields of interest, both nationally and internationally