Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Social Well-being
• Regenerative Development

Environmental Achievements

• Increased awareness of climate change impacts on projects (38% of project managers reported impact from extreme weather events, up from 4% in 2019).
• Development and widespread adoption of the P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management (over half a million downloads).

Social Achievements

• Increased focus on employee well-being initiatives (addressing burnout in remote work environments).
• Improved project performance from a sustainability standpoint as a result of using the P5 Standard (95% of project managers reported improvement).

Governance Achievements

• Integration of sustainability into project management practices through the P5 Standard.
• Alignment of project objectives with organizational sustainability strategy and reporting (though this remains a challenge for many organizations).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change impacts on projects (extreme weather events, rising sea levels).
• Pandemics and their disruptive effects on project work.
• Insufficient focus on regenerative development within the project management profession.
• Lack of integration of project objectives into organizational sustainability reporting.

Mitigation Strategies

• Development and promotion of the P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management.
• Emphasis on resilience governance and crisis management strategies.
• Advocacy for regenerative development practices.
• Providing tools and methods to support the advancement of regenerative development.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events (flash floods, wildfires, sea-level rise)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), P5 Standard for Sustainability in Project Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 6 – Clean Water & Sanitation
• SDG 7 – Renewable Energy
• SDG 9 — Innovation & Infrastructure

The P5 Standard and case studies show alignment with these SDGs.