A Sustainability Poverty and Infrastructure Routine for Evaluation

ASPIRE is a software based tool for assessing the sustainability of infrastructure projects which recognises poverty reduction as an overarching objective.

Developed through a unique partnership between Arup and Engineers Against Poverty, the ASPIRE framework examines the social, environmental, economic and institutional dimensions of sustainability, helping those funding, commissioning and implementing infrastructure projects to understand and evaluate the implications of infrastructure provision and its contribution to sustainable development throughout the project cycle.

THE KEY FEATURES OF ASPIRE: Integrated evaluation of poverty & sustainability performance Inclusion of an institutional dimension Applicable throughout the project life cycle Software-based tool Clear graphical output Easy to use and understand Tested on a range of projects globally