Project Management Institute (PMI) and TIME Studios have unveiled the second season of The Solutionaries, a documentary series highlighting how innovative climate solutions are transformed into scalable projects capable of delivering measurable impact.
All three episodes are available on TIME.com/PMI/thesolutionaries. The series follows innovators and project leaders as they test solutions, prepare them for real-world challenges and establish the operational structures required to expand their impact.
Season Two features Adam Gardner and Lauren Sullivan of REVERB, Alisha Fredriksson of Seabound, and Kate Kallot of Amini, whose work spans sustainable live music, maritime decarbonisation and artificial intelligence.
The documentary examines how collaboration, strategic planning, adequate resources and disciplined project management help turn ambitious ideas into practical solutions to environmental and development challenges.
PMI said the series comes at a time when organisations face increasing pressure to integrate sustainability into their operations and deliver lasting change.
A recent PMI report found that 59 per cent of organisations are still struggling to fully integrate sustainability at project and functional levels, highlighting the gap between sustainability commitments and implementation.
Commenting on the initiative, PMI’s Chief Marketing Officer, Menaka Gopinath, said bold ideas were necessary to address global challenges, but meaningful progress depended on turning those ideas into action.
‘Projects are how great ideas become real, and the professionals who lead them make that possible,’ she said, noting that the featured initiatives demonstrate how project management can deliver measurable climate, economic and social progress.
Produced in partnership with TIME Studios and Good is the New Cool, and directed by Edward Buckles Jr., the series explores the often-unseen work required to move innovation from concept to lasting value.
REVERB, founded in 2004 by environmentalist Lauren Sullivan and musician Adam Gardner, works with artists, festivals and venues to reduce the environmental impact of live music. It has supported 400 tours, engaged fans in more than 8.6 million environmental actions, helped eliminate over 4.6 million single-use plastic bottles and addressed more than 464,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. It has also raised over $26m for environmental and social causes.
Seabound, founded by Alisha Fredriksson, is developing modular onboard carbon capture technology for the shipping industry. Its containerised system can capture up to 95 per cent of carbon dioxide and sulphur emissions from engine exhaust. The company has completed two pioneering pilot projects and raised more than $10m in equity and grant funding.
Meanwhile, Amini, founded in 2022 by Kate Kallot, is building sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure to help countries in the Global South control and use their data locally.
Operating across about a dozen countries, the company has digitised more than 10 million historical and institutional records and trained 15,000 data scientists and developers. In Barbados, it has established a national AI system used by the Prime Minister and government, with services supporting citizens in more than 90 languages.
The three stories demonstrate how project management can help scale solutions addressing environmental sustainability and broader economic and social needs.