MISSION: The Product Stewardship Society enables professionals to promote responsible design, development, and management of products throughout their life cycle.

VISION: A world of safe and trusted products.

Community

Be the premier community for information sharing, collaboration, and networking for the product stewardship profession.

  1. Provide platform(s) for community and information sharing.
  2. Develop membership model that provides access to resources and promotes professional success.
  3. Foster collaborations to develop new networks and exchange information.
  4. Expand content to increase knowledge base and drive engagement.

Professional Development

Be the preferred provider of educational programming and resources that advance the practice of product stewardship.

  1. Define and build core educational curriculum to meet career stage needs.
  2. Support the development of a credentialing program.
  3. Seek approved provider status for continuing education credits.
  4. Develop resources to support career advancement.

Awareness

Increase the visibility and credibility of the product stewardship profession to related stakeholder groups.

  1. Develop a public education plan for targeted stakeholder groups.
  2. Align with professional and trade organizations around common interests to promote the profession.
  3. Interface with academia to integrate product stewardship learnings into degree programs.

Program Management

Support organizations in developing a premier product stewardship management system.

  1. Develop guidelines, tools, and other elements of a comprehensive product stewardship management system.
  2. Collaborate with investment/insurance community (risk management and due diligence).