#MakeA Difference

PMIGJC’s Initiatives

Small actions. Big impact. Together, we #MakeADifference.

A PMI Gujarat Chapter movement where our members become Sustainability Ambassadors and turn everyday workplace habits into measurable climate actions.

Why #MakeADifference Exists

“सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः, सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।”
May all be happy. May all be free from harm.

This timeless prayer captures the spirit of PMI Gujarat Chapter’s “#MakeADifference (MaD) Initiatives” – a commitment to driving meaningful social impact across multiple themes that shape our society.

It is a vision where human progress and planetary wellbeing move forward together, and where small, thoughtful actions create meaningful change in everyday life – for our planet, our Mother Earth, and for the wellbeing, education, health, and upliftment of all her people.

Today, our planet is showing signs of fatigue:
heatwaves intensifying, waste rising at alarming levels, pollution clouding the blue sky we once knew. All of us, at some point, feel a quiet internal nudge: “Shouldn’t we… do something?”

To answer that call, PMI Gujarat Chapter has established #MakeADifference Initiatives, as a structured platform where purpose meets project management – enabling our members to contribute through programs and initiatives that will evolve over time. Under the Sustainability Program, we begin with our first initiative, Climate Actions @ Workplaces, empowering professionals to take simple, consistent actions that lead to measurable environmental impact.

Through #MakeADifference, every professional, becomes a catalyst for positive, scalable change – across sustainability today, and across many more impact areas tomorrow.

#MaD Initiative 1: “Climate Actions @ Workplaces”

Our first chapter-wide initiative focuses on enabling professionals to adopt simple, repeatable and trackable climate actions at their workplaces.

Key action themes include:

  • Reusable over single-use
  • Smart energy & water habits
  • Mindful resource consumption
  • Waste segregation & e-waste practices

With dashboards, templates, and toolkits, Ambassadors will turn everyday habits into measurable progress.

UN SDGs Alignment and Targeted Impact

This first initiative advances theUN Sustainable Development Goals, especially:

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production

SDG 13 - Climate Action

By engaging our members’ workplaces across Gujarat, we aim to achieve:
  • Awareness across thousands of professionals
  • Documented lifestyle shifts
  • Measurable CO₂ reduction
  • Strong, active community of Sustainability Ambassadors
Small changes multiplied by a community create big numbers – and lasting culture.

Our Approach - The Ambassador Model

Change does not begin with policies. It begins with people.

A PMI Gujarat Chapter’s Member, a Sustainability Ambassador is a professional who:

  • Leads micro-actions at the workplace
  • Inspires colleagues through daily habits
  • Drives awareness and behavioural shifts
  • Helps track, measure and celebrate impact
  • Represents PMI GJC’s commitment to sustainability

If 1 professional influences 20 colleagues, and 500 Ambassadors influence 10,000 people – that’s exponential impact.

The Impact We Aim to Create Together

 By engaging workplaces across Gujarat, we aim to build a strong network of Sustainability Ambassadors and generate visible, data-backed outcomes.

Single-use Waste Reduced

Fewer disposable cups, bottles and plates in everyday use.

CO2 Emissions Avoided

Through better commute choices and energy-efficient habits.

People Reached

Professionals, families and communities influenced by Ambassadors.

Habits Transformed

Documented lifestyle shifts across workplaces and homes.

Why Act Now?

Because climate change is no longer a distant headline.
Because pollution, heat stress, waste, and resource scarcity are accelerating.
Because by 2030, India’s waste generation is projected to touch 165 million tonnes.

The dashboard is turning red. But the solution lies in actionable habits, not heroics.

This is your chance to lead.
Your chance to contribute meaningfully.
Your chance to be remembered as someone who made this decade count.

Register & Join the Movement

If you believe small steps create big change, this is your moment.

Become a Sustainability Ambassador

Fill the form and represent your workplace in this project management community-led climate action movement.

Together, let’s create a future where the prayer we began with becomes reality – a world where everyone, and everything, thrives

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