Contents Foreword xxi Prof. Dr. Mladen Vukomanović Preface xxiii 1 Introduction: shaping society through sustainable project management 1 Gilbert Silvius and Martina Huemann PART I THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS AND DEFINING PERSPECTIVES OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2 Underpinning theoretical lenses in sustainable project management 14 Luca Sabini and Lauri Vuorinen 3 Sustainability: the power of non-linear thinking 29 Isabel Canto de Loura 4 Managing projects for sustainable innovation 50 Florian Findler and André Martinuzzi 5 Governance for sustainable project management 70 Christine Unterhitzenberger 6 Sustainable project management and its governance in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 85 Shankar Sankaran, Ralf Müller and Nathalie Drouin 7 The dark side of projects: corruption, sexism, modern slavery, money laundering, inefficient use of resources, and waste of existing assets 99 Giorgio Locatelli, Tristano Sainati and Benito Mignacca 8 Fostering project social sustainability through stakeholder inclusion 117 Francesco Di Maddaloni and Kate Davis 9 Projects as dynamic learning episodes for sustainable development. A strategic and innovation perspective 135 Lynn A. Keeys 10 The role of responsibility in sustainable project management 161 Karen M. Thompson and Nigel L. Williams PART II PART II: METHODS, PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 185 11 Sustainability’s impact on project management practices 187 Gilbert Silvius and Ron Schipper 12 Integrating circular economy and project management: a conceptual framework 205 Vladimir Obradović, Marija Todorović and Jelena Cvijović 13 Exploring the key sustainability factors on project success 226 Mauro L. Martens and Marly M. Carvalho 14 Project stakeholder orientation principles for managing projects sustainably 242 Pernille Eskerod and Martina Huemann 15 The human factor in sustainable project management 255 Gilbert Silvius and Carl Marnewick 16 Utilising project management to optimise project sustainability. A pilot study of an international project manager’s perspective on practices, challenges, and opportunities in delivering sustainable construction projects 267 Ruth Borg, Rebecca Dalli Gonzi and Simon Paul Borg 17 Approaches to sustainability decision making in product development projects and portfolios 290 Miia Martinsuo PART III IMPLEMENTATION AND CASE STUDIES OF SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 18 From the iron triangle to the ‘iron pentagon’. Prioritising environmental and social issues in project management – lessons learned from Amsterdam’s North-South metro line 308 Lara K. Mottee 19 Sustainable sport, swift, strong and striving. What can contribute to implementing sustainability in sport event projects? 325 Wenche Aarseth, Ole-Anders Seines, Erlend Westgård Schjem and Martin Svean 20 Engineering service providers in the lead to implement sustainable project management 343 Marian Bosch-Rekveldt, Gerrit Wijnands and Hans Bakker 21 Learning processes in Swedish sustainability projects. A case study 361 Jeaneth Johansson, Alexandra Isaksson and Ossi Pesämaa 22 Reconceptualising megaproject success. Strategic insights from the Sustainable Development Goals 377 Giorgio Locatelli and Juliano Denicol PART IV SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR SOCIETAL CHALLENGES 23 Strange bedfellows? Project management and societal grand challenges 392 Lavagnon A. Ika and Lauchlan T. Munro 24 Achieving sustainable societal impact through projects and project management 411 Reinhard Wagner 25 Eliminating modern slavery through project management 426 Naomi Brookes, Gloria Oliomogbe and Elaine Falconer 26 Climate action as an extreme case of project portfolio management. Navigating global ambitions amid ambiguous sustainability transitions 438 Satu Teerikangas, Joana Geraldi, Christian Thuesen and Katariina Koistinen 27 Circular economy approaches in complex projects 460 Tuomas Ahola and Miia Martinsuo