Innovation in Project Management Towards Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: multi-criteria decision making; decision support systems; soft computing; GIS and BIM in engineering projects; project management; sustainability; renewable energy and energy efficiency
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Dear Colleagues,
The increasing relevance of projects as drivers of sustainable development has positioned Sustainable Project Management (SPM) as a critical field of practice and research. SPM integrates the principles of sustainability into the planning, execution, monitoring, and control of projects by addressing environmental, social, and economic dimensions across the entire life cycle of resources, processes, deliverables, and impacts. This holistic perspective emphasizes ethical conduct, transparency, and proactive stakeholder participation as essential components for generating long-term value. At the organizational level, senior management and project sponsors hold strategic responsibility for ensuring alignment between project portfolios and sustainability objectives, guiding prioritization and resource allocation accordingly. The transition toward SPM represents not only a scope shift but also a paradigm and mindset shift, particularly through the incorporation of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria alongside traditional economic considerations. This expanded perspective increases project complexity and necessitates adaptive, systems-oriented and less predictive management approaches. This Special Issue invites contributions that advance theoretical, methodological, and practical understanding of how sustainability reshapes project management, exploring new competencies, governance mechanisms, tools, and evaluation frameworks that support the transformation toward more responsible and resilient project-based value creation.
Dr. Maria Socorro Garcia Cascales
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable project management
- sustainability integration
- ESG criteria
- project governance
- stakeholder engagement
- project portfolio management
- adaptive management
- systems thinking
- sustainable development
- project complexity
- ethical project management
- life cycle perspective
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