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Author: Dr. Joel Carboni
Dr. Joel Carboni is a highly respected expert in sustainable project management. He is a graduate of Ball State University and holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development and Environment. He has over 25 years of experience in project management, including government, finance, consulting, manufacturing, and education.
He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events related to project management and sustainability and has worked in more than 50 countries. In addition to serving as President Emeritus of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) in the United States and being a member of the Global advisory board,
Dr. Carboni is also the founder of GPM (Green Project Management) and a visiting professor at Skema Business School. He is also the GPM representative to the United Nations Global Compact, where he was a founding signatory of the Business for Peace Initiative and the Anti-Corruption call to action and a contributor to the development of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).
Dr. Carboni is the creator of the PRiSM™ project delivery methodology and the P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management and has written training programs on Green and Sustainable Project Management that are offered in more than 145 countries through professional training providers, business associations, and universities. He is the lead author of the book "Sustainable Project Management."
Why sustainability focused project management is the only way forward.
Over the past two decades’ reputational risk for organizations has become more complex as consumers, stakeholders, and investors have increased demand for eco-friendly and socially conscious products and services. Guiding frameworks for non-financial reporting from the GRI and UN Global Compact have put sustainability into the crosshairs of executive focus and the increase in non-financial […]
The diamond in the rough
On October 25th and 26th, I had the opportunity to speak and facilitate a workshop on PRiSM at the CSR Lebanon Forum. Now in its 5th year, the forum attracts businesses from many industries in the region, bringing awareness and sharing best practices on authentic Corporate Social Responsibility, what we refer to as sCSR (Sustainable CSR). […]
New IPMA Competence Baseline Supports Sustainabilty!
In May of this year, we signed a collaboration agreement with the International Project Management Association (IPMA) during the launch of the Malaysian Project Management Awards which is a national version of the IPMA Awards and GPM Awards. Seeing the growing interest in sustainability in project management, we were very pleased to have the opportunity […]
GPM and UN Global Compact Local Networks; collaboration for a better world
The UN Post-2015 Business Engagement Architecture outlines platforms for action and partnership which can help optimize and scale up corporate sustainability efforts as well as contribute to corporate participation in the broader multi-stakeholder efforts to achieve UN goals. These supporting elements include various forums and platforms that enable companies and other stakeholders to work together – […]
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