An effective company and project management system should ensure a balance between business objectives and the needs of society, contribute to the stable development of enterprises in an increasingly uncertain environment. Achieving such a balance requires a comprehensive implementation of the principles of the sustainable development concept in the activities of modern companies. Despite the significant increase in global investment in sustainable projects, today there are difficulties in the choice of methods for enterprises to improve their sustainability. The article substantiates the necessity of using project management mechanisms as a key tool for improving the sustainability of companies, considers standards and ways of adapting sustainable development goals to project manage-ment methodology. In addition, based on the results of analyzing the approaches of foreign and Russian oil and gas companies, specific measures for the introduction of sustainable development principles into the practice of project management are proposed.
sustainable development concept, ESG criteria, sustainable projects, projects for sustainability, sustainable project management standards, corporate transformation programs, ESG-rating of project activities
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