AI Magazine Issue 3 2017

Acquisition International - March 2017 17 Dr Joel Carboni, founder of GPM Global, shares his delight with us at being awarded the title of Best of the Best in HR and Training – USA. ince 2009, GPMGlobal has beenworking with private, public, and academic organizations around the world to improve their awareness, acceptance, adoption, and integration of sustainable change. The company was incepted in 2009 and is based in the Greater Detroit Metro area, United States. It differentiates itself from competitors as it is the only organization in the world which offers training in the above areas. Dr Joel Carboni tells us that 2016 was a watershed year for GPM Global due to the launch of ‘ONE Approach’ in support of the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He explains further about this initiative. “We updated the P5 Standard for sustainability in project management to incorporate the SDGs which has been downloaded by over 20,000 individuals from 145 countries,” says Joel. “The GPM Leadership Team attended the 5th consecutive UN Sustainability Leadership Summit and spoke with government and business leaders around the world on the importance of project management and sustainable projects and During the year the GPM team presented workshops, seminars and presentations on sustainable project management to organizations and governments across all corners of the globe, including in South Africa, Latvia, Switzerland, Russia, France and Australia, to name a few. Company: GPM Global Name: Dr. Joel Carboni Email: joel.carboni@ greenprojectmanagement.org Web: www. greenprojectmanagement.org Address: 23473 Haggerty Rd, Novi MI 48375 Phone: +1313 444-4762 A Sustainable Future S “Our training expanded to 145 countries with several Fortune 500 companies having adopted our approach and we welcomed three new Universities as part of our ‘Responsible Management Education’ partner program including Peking University in Beijing, Skema Business School in France, and South Ural State and Omsk State Universities in Russia who are all teaching our programs.” GPMGlobal places emphasis on what drives business and what motivates the current market trends both socially and politically. This helps the organization to develop and adapt its training programs suitably so that it is always relevant to today’s needs. Joel explains just how important the role of the entire team is within the company. “Our team is a diverse group of subject matter experts. We rely on each other for insight, expertise and also motivation. With an executive and management team that reaches the United States, Canada, China, Australia, Portugal, Argentina, and Russia, we view our diversity as our number one asset.” Recently, GPM Global was voted Best of the Best in HR and Training – USA, and Joel and the team are more than delighted to be awarded such a prestigious accolade. “It is often said that incremental change rarely makes headlines - for us to win this award, it is a great honour and underscores the tireless effort we make to advance sustainable development,” he enthuses. “It is no secret that there are new challenges in the United States that will make the work we do a bit harder. This award will help us to break down barriers and introduce new concepts that help companies maximise profitability while being good stewards of our natural resources and society. “As the founder of GPM Global, this award is special to our organization. We have dedicated our efforts to make the world a better place and each training course that is run with our mark represents advancement in that direction. Being awarded for this effort we feel is reason to work even harder.” Without giving too much away, Joel explains the challenges that lie ahead for the organization, as well as some of the work they have in the pipeline. “We are concerned that the challenges presented by increased nationalism might negatively impact global objectives, not just for our organization, but for the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the Paris Agreement on Climate change. We hope to build bridges between countries and place education and training at the forefront. “We are working hard on developing capital education projects that will increase the quality of education in regions of the world that need it the most.” A Sustainable Future 1702AI84 Below: Dr. Joel Carboni at the 2016 United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit