SFMA has issued version 2.0 of its Environmental Facility Certification program and we invite you to participate.
SFMA has issued version 2.0 of its Environmental Facility Certification program and we invite you to participate.
It was developed to help document the environmental stewardship of SFMA members and is awarded to the facility. The program involves an electronic assessment, which you can take from any computer or smart device.
There is a $50 fee to submit and process the assessment form. Pay through SFMA’s Shopping Cart. Log in, click on the Products button at the top of the home page and then select the Environmental Facility Certification program option. Once the fee is received you will receive the link to the assessment form. When certification is achieved, there will be a $100 fee for the recognition materials.
“We decided that we were going to pursue this environmental certification when it was announced at the SFMA Conference in San Diego. Once the application was available in June we quickly worked to get the application submitted. We felt it was important to show our commitment to the environment.” – Zach Holm
To view the questions in the assesment, click here.
If you are an attester, you will receive an emailed link to complete the attester survey. Click here to review the attester responsibilities.
After you have completed the assessment, SFMA will score it. If you have achieved 80 percent compliance on each of the 10 sections, you will be notified that you passed. The next step is to engage an attester who can do a walk-through of the facility with you to validate your environmental practices. SFMA will provide an electronic assessment form to the attester. If the attester verifies your practices, the facility will be designated an SFMA Certified Facility for Environmentally Responsible Management. You can choose recognition for your facility through a plaque or a banner. A $100 fee will be charged once your facility achieves certification, which includes the recognition materials.
If you do not achieve the 80 percent passing score, you have one year to re-assess the sections that you did not pass. Certification is valid for three years; after that the process will need to be repeated. If a sports field manager leaves a facility, the facility still maintains its certification until the end of the three-year period.
Read Instructions here.
To access the assessment tool, click here.
Not sure you are ready to take the assessment? Check out the questions here.
If you are an attester, you will receive an emailed link to complete the attester survey. Click here to review the attester responsibilities.
Please call SFMA Headquarters with questions, 800-323-3875. Good luck!