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AI and Sustainability: Navigating the Two-Way Street for Project Leaders

Jun 4, 2026 9:00 AM EDT (UTC-4)

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This webinar explores the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and sustainability, examining both the opportunities and risks AI presents for project managers. Attendees will learn how AI can support sustainable delivery while also understanding its environmental, ethical, and governance challenges. Drawing on emerging standards and practitioner insights, the session offers practical guidance for responsibly integrating AI into sustainability strategies without falling into common governance or greenwashing pitfalls.

Sustainability After Closeout: Regenerative Leadership & MORE

Jun 4, 2026 12:00 PM EDT (UTC-4)

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This webinar explores how project leaders can design for long-term sustainability by connecting implementation, transition, and closure decisions. Using frameworks such as the Green Project Management P5 Standard, attendees will examine how governance, stakeholder readiness, reporting, and responsible exit planning influence lasting project value. The session also highlights transition stress testing and strategies for building adaptive capacity so teams and communities can sustain outcomes independently after project closeout.

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Sustainability and the Future of Project Management

by Lucila Dotto, Joel Carboni, Harold Pauwels

April 21, 2026 | 57:39 | Views: 3,682 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.64 / 5

Thought Leadership / Industry Standards Update Joel Carboni, Founder and CEO of Green Project Management, will share the developments in sustainable project management, including updates to the Sustainable Project Management™ Practice Guide, the launch of The P5 Standard 4.0, and the evolving direction of the Sustainable Project Management™ Certification. Harold Pauwels, Director of Standards at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), will discuss the development of new GRI sustainability reporting standards and how sustainability reporting is increasingly connected to project delivery. Participants will gain insight into emerging sustainability frameworks and their implications for project professionals.

The Business Acumen of Sustainability

by Lucila Dotto, Joel Carboni

March 04, 2026 | 61:15 | Views: 16,694 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.66 / 5

Join us for a practical, business-focused conversation about turning sustainability intent into measurable impact—through projects

Embedding Sustainability in Project Portfolios: Drivers, Barriers, and Learning Mechanisms in the Extractive Sector

by Daniel Nicholls, Masoud Aghajani, Reza Kiani Mavi

February 19, 2026 | 60:12 | Views: 13,257 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.62 / 5

This PMI-sponsored study explores how mining, oil, and gas companies can better integrate sustainability into Project Portfolio Management (PPM). Based on 24 interviews with senior professionals across strategy, portfolio, and project delivery levels, the research identifies the main drivers, barriers, and learning processes that influence sustainability integration.

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Projects with Purpose: Project Management for Inclusive, Sustainable Impact

by Mita Broca

February 11, 2026 | 60:29 | Views: 3,563 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.65 / 5

How can project managers drive meaningful change beyond business outcomes? This session shares the story of a multi-year, cross-industry initiative that trained and employed 180 women as welders in a male-dominated industry in India.

Sustainability Reporting for Projects: Turning Strategy into Measurable Impact

by Dr. Joel B. Carboni Thamar Zijlstra Emil Andersson Taiwo Abraham Kyela Bishop

December 18, 2025 | 59:23 | Views: 22,404 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.54 / 5

This webinar brings together Joel Carboni (Founder, Green Project Management), Thamar Zijlstra (Senior Manager Standards, Global Reporting Initiative), Taiwo Abraham (Sustainability Thought Leader, PMI), and Emil Andersson (Thought Leadership Manager, PMI) to explore why sustainability strategies often stall at the execution level. Panelists will discuss how evolving regulatory requirements and measurement challenges are reshaping project delivery and accountability. Attendees will gain actionable insights and best practices to embed sustainability into projects and close the strategy-execution gap within their organizations.

Project Sustainability in APAC: Compliance, Measurement, and Impact

by Taiwo Abraham Joel Carboni Vicki Taylor Winardi Sani Rupal Bhandari

December 10, 2025 | 61:28 | Views: 13,429 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.55 / 5

Industry experts will share insights on how to navigate diverse regulatory environments, integrate sustainability metrics into project design, and leverage data-driven reporting to meet stakeholder expectations. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to operationalize sustainability goals while driving long-term business value and regional growth.

Sustainability Plus: Powering Project Success through Regeneration

by Emil Andersson Taiwo Abraham Andre Choma Kyela Bishop Joe Cosh

October 29, 2025 | 62:36 | Views: 16,131 | PDUs: 1.00 | Rating: 4.64 / 5

With green talent demand growing 11.6% annually and sustainability-skilled professionals commanding 54.6% higher hiring rates, this is your opportunity to better understand the interdisciplinary competencies that bridge traditional PM with sustainability and regeneration practices, positioning yourself as an indispensable change agent in the regenerative economy

Demystifying Sustainability and Sustainable Project Management – PMI SOC POV

by Prawindra Mukhia, PMP, PgMP Alison Tidwell Lucila Dotto Maria Christina Barbosa Da Costa Tasheka Dorsey-Wilson

June 11, 2025 | 58:25 | Views: 2,966 | PDUs: | Rating: 4.75 / 5

This session is non-PDU bearing Join us for an engaging session where we cut through the noise and clarify what sustainability truly means in project management. We’ll challenge common myths and explore how sustainable practices can be embedded into everyday project work.

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Embedding Sustainability in Your Projects Checklist

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by Antonio Nieto

Use this short checklist at project initiation, planning, and throughout delivery to ensure you’re embedding sustainable practices across the four key layers as presented in the article 4 Sustainability Layers Every Modern Project Leader Must Consider.

Project Manager’s Sustainability Checklist

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by Tom Baker Pedro Echeverria

The Project Manager’s Sustainability Checklist is a tool used to aid the project manager and project team in addressing sustainability factors for all areas of the project. This checklist is specifically designed to help meet sustainability needs that project teams and project managers face. This checklist can be considered a template to be modified by an organization, or even by a project team, as needed.

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The Voice of Project Managers on Sustainability Projects and Requirements

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by Tom Baker, Pedro Echeverria, Kristina Kohl

The central finding of this report is that organizations have adopted sustainability strategically and are executing sustainability initiatives, but their project managers do not have the resources they need to competently manage this process. Their challenges range from project methodology gaps to specific needs in achieving organizational change. This report was not produced or vetted by the PMI Market Research Team. It reflects the results of a survey conducted by leading members of the ProjectManagement.com community who are concerned about project management sustainability.

Preventing Fiber Cuts in India: Embedding Utility Coordination Into Project Delivery

by Kanchan Nautiyal May 29, 2026

The fiber cut problem in India is not merely the pace of infrastructure growth—it is the absence of safeguards to ensure that what has already been built remains functional, protected and sustainable. These eight steps can improve utility coordination and prevent cuts.

Celebrate World Environment Day With Our Global Community

by PMI May 21, 2026

Join us on 4 June as we come together with project professionals, sustainability leaders, and volunteer voices from around the world for a special World Environment Day event focused on the future of project leadership.

4 Underappreciated Dimensions of Business Acumen

by Michael Wood May 1, 2026

Building on the business acumen foundations of financial literacy, strategic thinking, and data-driven decision-making, this article turns to four dimensions of business acumen that are often underappreciated yet equally transformative.

Toward Projects That Make Sense—Today and Tomorrow

by Graziella D'Amico, Adelina De Vito, Elisa Guardiani April 22, 2026

Are the projects we deliver today creating value that will still make sense tomorrow? Read why sustainability is becoming an essential part of how projects are conceived and delivered.

Megaprojects as Forerunners: What Large-Scale Projects Teach Us About the Future of Project Management

by Edoardo Favari, PhD, PMP, PMI-ACP March 11, 2026

Megaprojects are often seen as exceptions. Yet history shows they are early laboratories of the future, where new practices first emerge under extreme conditions. Learn how today’s frontier megaprojects are already shaping tomorrow’s project management playbook.

How Social Impact Projects Can Shape Communities

by Bruce Garrod March 4, 2026

Social impact is not a niche concern for project managers. It is part of the profession’s broader responsibility. This practitioner's role in local government illustrates how projects with purpose shape communities.

Why Sustainability Is Core to Modern Project Practice: Aligning PMBOK with the PMI–GPM Ecosystem

by Dr. Joel B. Carboni March 2, 2026

Sustainability is not outside PMBOK Guide®. It is embedded in its architecture. The PMI–GPM ecosystem simply makes the integration disciplined, measurable and enforceable.

Most Sustainability Failures Are Project Management Failures

by Dr. Joel B. Carboni February 17, 2026

Sustainability is not failing because organizations lack ambition. It is failing because sustainability has been declared a value while being managed as an afterthought.

Scaling Sustainability in Asia Pacific: Compliance, Measurement & Impact

by Taiwo Abraham January 26, 2026

The era of sustainability as a reporting afterthought is over. It is now a project performance requirement. Project professionals are not bystanders waiting for top-down mandates; they are the engine of sustainability execution.

Embedding Sustainability in Project Portfolios: Drivers, Barriers, and Learning Mechanisms in the Extractive Sector

by Daniel Nicholls, Masoud Aghajani, Reza Kiani Mavi, Gesa Ruge, Kam Jugdev December 19, 2025

Sustainability is no longer optional for extractive firms (mining, oil, and gas); it is central to competitiveness, social license, and long-term value. A new white paper shows how companies can embed sustainability into project portfolio management, moving beyond compliance to make it a driver of efficiency, innovation, and stakeholder trust.

Beyond the PMP®: Why GPM-b™ Is the Certification That Will Define the Next Era of Project Leadership

by Dr. Joel B. Carboni December 10, 2025

Can you deliver without leaving harm in your wake? The Green Project Manager – Basic (GPM-b)™ certification—now offered globally through the PMI–GPM joint venture—is designed to answer that question. It doesn’t replace your PMP. It amplifies it.

Leading Change in the Public Eye: Lessons From a Township

by Bruce Garrod November 5, 2025

As an elected official in a small town, this practitioner has come to appreciate that change management isn’t just an organizational concept; it’s a community experience. Over the years, his role has evolved to something more nuanced: a sponsor of change.

Integrating Generator Radiator Heat Recovery: Building Efficiency from the Ground Up with Project Management

by Ziad Ibrahim October 27, 2025

Learn why integrating generator radiator heat recovery during the construction phase is a highly recommended strategy for enhancing the sustainability of a facility.

Developing Effective Interventions for Gender Equality in Project-Based Organizations

by Daniel Nicholls, Giorgio Locatelli, Sara Hajikazemi September 15, 2025

Whilst different interventions are in place for addressing gender inequality in project-based organizations, there is no systematic analysis on which interventions exist, which work, and the reasons behind them. New PMI-sponsored research aims to address the gap.

ESG in Giga Projects: Building Sustainability Into the Project DNA

by Andre Choma September 10, 2025

The larger the project, the larger the impact on the local environment and society. How can we embed ESG early and meaningfully into the delivery of giga projects? And how the PMO can serve as a central enabler of this transformation?