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Most Influential PMO's 2025
How can we tackle the problems of the present while building a better future?
PMI is honoring projects that drive impactful outcomes and align with the UN SDGs — projects that elevate our world.
Countless challenges face humanity today. Rising ocean temperatures. Food insecurity. Gender inequality. Inadequate education. The list goes on. Yet as overwhelming as these problems may seem, there's also an abundance of innovation, creativity and energy being channeled toward solving these problems — perhaps more than ever before — and meaningful change can happen through effective project management. It’s this spirit of positive impact and transformative change that PMI is honoring through the Most Influential Projects of 2024.
This year, our honorees represent transformative initiatives that advance the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs aim to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity. Our honorees meet the challenge with empathy, teamwork, innovation — and outstanding project management. From revolutionizing farming in desert climates to controlling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases to creating employment opportunities by repurposing waste, our 2024 Most Influential Projects each address at least one SDG.
To identify the Most Influential Projects of 2024, PMI researched hundreds of projects and gathered nominations from experts, members and stakeholders from across the globe. The honorees were rigorously evaluated through quantitative and qualitative data to ensure each project achieved a notable milestone in the last year, while also confirming their alignment to the UN SDGs and the values of the global project management community.
The ultimate selections represent honorees covering the broad portfolio of activities and industries fueling the world of projects that are making an impact.
We invite you to explore PMI’s Most Influential Projects of 2024 — those projects that leverage cutting-edge technologies, community collaboration, human ingenuity, and the practices that maximize project success to elevate our world.
Top 20 Most Influential Projects
Transformative projects making significant progress towards the UN SDGs across the globe
1 Billion Trees
Mongolia's 1 Billion Trees project combats desertification, planting 41.5M trees in 2023. Private-public partnerships grew by 32%, with 63M seedlings reserved and 960M trees protected from pests.
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5pm-8pm
3D Kidney Printing
Trestle licensed Harvard's kidney regenerative tech in 2022, advancing stem cell and 3D bioprinting for kidney disease treatment. In 2023, Trestle won the $1M Artificial Kidney Prize from KidneyX.
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5pm-8pm
Africa's Largest Kitchen
Food4Education combats food insecurity in Nairobi with locally-sourced food, serving nutritious meals to students. At 195 tons of food and 60,000 people served daily, it is Africa’s largest kitchen.
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5pm-8pm
Blue Natural Capital
OCN unites artificial intelligence and machine, collecting thousands of data points — including water temperatures, current movements, and ocean floor conditions — to promote a regenerative blue economy.
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5pm-8pm
Creating positive change and elevating local communities
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Dive Deeper
Explore the stories behind the projects, visualize how they drive social impact, and hear lessons learned directly from project leaders.
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Centering Women as Agents of Change to Elevate Projects
Explore how two projects center women as active leaders and stakeholders, producing powerful ripple effects that benefit entire communities.
Centering Women as Agents of Change to Elevate Projects
Explore how two projects center women as active leaders and stakeholders, producing powerful ripple effects that benefit entire communities.
Blog
Blog
Centering Women as Agents of Change to Elevate Projects
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