The Art of the Sustainable Pivot
Synopsis:
Join us for a dynamic session exploring how project professionals can champion sustainability without losing sight of delivery and value.
Whether you’re working in tech, construction, finance, or any other industry, this session will spark ideas and offer practical tools to help you bring a sustainability lens into your everyday projects.
From translating green actions into business-friendly metrics to discovering how to make environmental and social value part of your project success criteria, we will dig into how project leaders can future-proof their work and lead with purpose, even when the path changes.
Come curious and leave equipped with tools, language, and mindset shifts that will help you navigate changes in projects with a sustainable lens!
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover how to integrate sustainability principles into project management, even when they’re not in the original brief.
- Translate sustainability actions into financial outcomes and business language that resonates with executive decision-makers.
- Apply simple frameworks and tools to introduce a sustainability lens into planning, execution, and reporting.
- Explore real-world stories and case examples of how project managers have adapted and delivered sustainable value in shifting contexts.
- Leave empowered with ideas, conversation starters, and strategies to champion sustainability in your current and future projects.
PDUs:
1.0 (Business Acumen)
Agenda:
7:00 PM - Welcome and Opening
7:05 PM - Presentation
8:00 PM - Q&A
8:20 PM - Closing Remarks
8:30 PM - Conclude
Registration Deadline:
Registration closes on Wednesday August 20th 2025, at 6:59 p.m.
Fees:
PMI Toronto Members: $5.00 + HST
Non-Members: $15.00 + HST
Presenter:
Ese Okereka:
Ese is a Sustainability Consultant and Project Manager with a Ph.D. in Environmental Biology. With over a decade of global experience across Canada and West Africa, she has led sustainability and ESG projects in the energy, academic, development, and management consulting sectors.
Passionate about sustainability, technology, and project leadership, Ese empowers people and organizations to deliver resilient, future-focused projects.
Ese is a #LearningLeader who likes helping Leaders Learn, Grow, and Go Green.
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