Environmental expertise and issues lie at the heart of developing the strategy for corporate responsibility and practical measures. Sponda aims to build up its environmental expertise and through this to support clients in achieving their own environmental goals.

Involvement in organizations and associations in the construction and real estate sector offers opportunities for sharing and developing environmental knowledge and expertise. Sponda was one of the founders of the Green Building Council Finland (FIGBC), an association that seeks to promote sustainable development practices related to the built environment and an environmental classification for properties, distribution of information and expertise as well as establishing dialogue and discussion. The association aims to make sustainable development aspects a natural part of all operations in the real estate and construction sector.
 
Sponda also belongs to the Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC) that – like the corresponding organization in Finland – aims to develop and promote real estate and construction operations that conform to the principles of sustainable development. The objective is to speed up the introduction of market-driven, eco-friendly practices and models also in Russia.

In addition Sponda also participates, as mentioned above, in KTI Property Information Ltd’s project for developing eco- and energy-efficiency indicators, RAKLI’s Eco-efficient contractual practises development project and the low energy construction publication by the Association of Finnish Civil Engineers (RIL).

In late 2010, Sponda initiated cooperation with WWF Finland. In the future, this cooperation will be evident in particular through increased communications on environmental issues for Sponda’s customers. The aim of cooperation is active communication about environmental issues for customers, which enables them to operate in a more environmentally friendly manner in their premises.

Sponda uses the Green Office programme as part of its effort to improve the organisation’s environmental expertise and guide its personnel in making environmentally sound choices in their daily activities