Embedding Sustainability in Project Management

Abstract

The issue of sustainability is the most pressing issue facing the world today. Companies are incorporating sustainability concepts into their marketing, corporate communication, annual reports, and other aspects of their operations. Projects are critical in the implementation of more sustainable business practices, and the notion of sustainability has increasingly been associated with project management in recent years. The growing body of research on this subject offers compelling evidence that taking sustainability into account has an influence on project management procedures and practices. The requirements for project management, on the other hand, do not take into consideration the sustainability agenda. The purpose of this chapter is to give a comprehensive overview of the relationship between sustainability and project management. Following the publication of these results, it will be possible to further enhance project management techniques and standards in order to address the role that projects play in the creation of sustainable development.