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APM Sustainability Award
Sponsored by CITI
Finalists for this category have now been announced.
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 are 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. Entrants can be members or non-members of APM.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 17 November.
Congratulations and good luck to all our finalists...
Finalist | Data Centre Optimisation Programme - BT (Networks)
BT’s Data Centre Optimisation Programme demonstrates sustainability-led transformation at scale. By consolidating ten legacy sites into five modern, energy-efficient hubs, the initiative is cutting emissions, operational costs, and environmental impact. Sustainability is embedded across design, procurement, and delivery—guided by ESG specialists and tracked using real-time data tools.
The programme champions circularity, supports redeployment of affected staff, and delivers societal value through initiatives like Radio Lollipop. Aligned with BT’s net zero ambitions, it fosters a sustainability-first culture through innovation, stakeholder engagement, and supplier influence—proving that infrastructure modernisation can deliver lasting environmental, operational, and social benefits.
Finalist | Diriyah I Masterplan - Diriyah Company
The Diriyah I Masterplan is a culturally rooted, sustainability-led urban development centered on UNESCO-listed At-Turaif district. Designed to sustain heritage preservation whilst addressing the challenges of arid climate and rapid urbanization, the project prioritizes low-carbon design, passive cooling, water and energy conservation, and reduced reliance on private transportation.
Sustainability is embedded through KPIs, performance requirements, stakeholder engagement, and digital tracking tools. Guided by Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and PIF’s Net Zero 2050 commitment, Diriyah exemplifies how regenerative, heritage-informed design can deliver environmental, social, and economic resilience, preservation of cultural identity, and sets a benchmark for regenerative urbanism in the region.
Finalist | James Fuller; Siu Fa Ng - Environment Agency
Much of Romney Marsh is around 1-2 metres below high spring tide levels. If nothing is done to protect the coastline, 14,500 homes would be at risk of flooding along with 700 businesses and nationally important critical infrastructure, military sites and environmental designations.
To reduce flood risk along the eastern banks of the River Rother in East Sussex, the Rother Tidal Walls East (RTWE) flood defence initiative, led by the Environment Agency involves upgrading and strengthening 6km embankments and tidal walls to protect homes, businesses, and valuable agricultural land from tidal flooding.
Finalist | Heathrow Southern Runway Resurfacing Project - Heathrow
In one of the most operationally constrained and high -pressure environments on Earth, a major civil engineering project fundamentally reinvented the way a construction technology as old as human society can be sustainably deployed.
Full-depth runway resurfacing at Heathrow is a once in twenty year construction event at the busiest dual-runway airport in the world. Delivery of the scope would be an immense endeavour in itself; innovating, and pushing the envelope for what sustainability can look like, and evolve into, would require something extraordinary.
Finalist | SkyTeam – The Aviation Challenge - SkyTeam and PA Consulting
The Aviation Challenge (TAC), organised by SkyTeam, is a global friendly sustainability competition among airlines and aviation partners to test, scale, and share impactful environmental solutions. Participants execute showcase flights within their networks, implementing sustainable solutions in real-world setting and scaling them in operations.
In 2024, the programme united 24 airlines to complete 33 showcase flights, achieving over 10% reduction in CO₂ intensity compared to their baselines, and 20% against industry standards. More than 140 solutions were successfully scaled beyond testing phases. TAC sparks collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate sustainability progress across the aviation industry.
Finalist | The Urban Nature Project - The Natural History Museum
The Urban Nature Project is the The Natural History Museum’s response to the increasing pressures of urbanisation, climate change and biodiversity loss on people and planet.
As part of this project, our gardens have been transformed into an accessible green space that will be a haven for people and wildlife, and a living laboratory that will make the gardens one of the most intensively studied sites of its kind in the world, whilst inspiring future generations to be custodians of our fragile planet.
Visitors will explore urban nature today, and the incredible diversity of life on Earth starting 540 million years ago.