APM Sustainability Award

APM Sustainability Award

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The winner for this category has now been announced. Congratulations to all our finalists in this category.

A unique award recognising organisations or individual projects that demonstrate environmental sustainability practices in the development and delivery of their projects. 

We live and work in a world where climate change and its consequences are of increasing business and societal concern. The APM Sustainability Award recognises the commitment of organisations, project managers and their teams to run more sustainable, ethical, and environmentally friendly projects. 

The APM Sustainability Award is given to the team whose approach to project delivery demonstrates the most effective use of project management and the greatest benefits and outcomes to end users whilst adopting strategies throughout the project cycle to minimise any negative impact on the environment and society. 

We require entrants to the APM Sustainability Award to produce a submission of 1,500-2,500 (in English) words based on the judging criteria for that category. Entrants may also submit up to four pieces of supporting evidence - images or graphics only (no text apart from captions). Evidence must support information already included in the submission and must not introduce additional elements. Please see further details on the ‘Supporting evidence’ tab of the Awards platform. Video and audio is not accepted as part of the submission. 

The APM Sustainability Award category is a written stage only judging category and is open to organisations/individual projects across all sectors globally. 

The Department for Education’s Schools Water Strategy delivers multiple flood related projects.

The purpose of the strategy is to mitigate flooding experienced by schools through implementing resilience measures including nature-based solutions.

The strategy works with several significant stakeholders; Lead Local Flood authorities, Water Companies and the Environment Agency in order to ensure that schools and local communities are protected, taking into consideration existing green infrastructure such as natural habitats and green spaces. This not only keeps children in school but enables them to learn about the dangers of climate change and the importance of sustainable measures in practical outdoor settings.

Between July 2022 and January 2024, Capgemini led Electricity System Operator’s cross-industry Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) project (the first of its kind globally) to launch a national demand-side response service in record time.

DFS incentivised consumers and industrial users to shift electricity usage on peak times during winter days, helping ESO integrate new forms of flexibility into their markets and guard against winter supply shortfalls.

Capgemini’s sustainable approach to project management resulted in significant sustainability benefits (6.9GWh demand reduction, avoiding 1600 tonnes of CO2 emissions) and unprecedented engagement success (47 energy suppliers, 2.2 million participants).

Sustainability sits at the heart of AtkinsRéalis’ purpose: engineering a better future for our planet and our people.

Through global commitments and a divisional change programme, we’re encouraging a focus on net zero and social value (NZSV), building our people’s knowledge and skills, and transforming our processes and structures to support this change.

From creating tools that help project teams estimate carbon and track social value, to guidance that supports individual sustainable action, to ensuring NZSV is considered in every phase of our projects’ lifecycle, we’re helping our staff to live our purpose, and sharing our experiences to upskill others.

Shell’s second dairy-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) project, Bovarius, is part of a programme to build a new, sustainable, circular business.

RNG has a lower life-cycle carbon intensity than traditional natural gas and its lifecycle creates a circular economy from a waste stream that can produce three products: fertilizer, cow bedding, and RNG, while reducing harmful emissions in dairy farm operations.

The Bovarius project team implemented learnings from its predecessors in real-time and delivered on-plan production, a significant improvement that built confidence in the new business, delivering clean energy solutions to meet the goals of Shell’s Powering Progress strategy.

The ’Recycle Your Device’ initiative addresses the global e-waste challenge by promoting sustainable practices within the Communication, Space, and Technology sectors.

In collaboration with government bodies and the private sector, we integrate innovative recycling methods to reduce carbon footprints and waste. Our strategy includes raising awareness, fostering partnerships, and ensuring long-term sustainability through regulation. We track and measure our success by the increase in recycling rates and the reduction of emissions.

Our commitment to sustainability is embedded in our organizational structure, influencing our sector players and customers to align with our values.