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This paper aims to raise the awareness for the impact that project managers have for successful projects. The paper also aims to reflect if the current definition of success is sufficient. Five project examples show that projects need to fulfill sustainability requirements to be declared successful. This attitude towards project success by all project managers worldwide could have the potential to change current environmental developments worldwide. Motivation and backgroundMany definitions of project success have been published in the last decades; however, none of them seem to be sufficient for today. Project success indicates that a project is contributing significantly to the future, both for an organization and society. Projects are omnipresent in all parts of society and all industrial sectors, both in public and private life. Projects are unique and complex, ranging from small single person endeavours with a duration of a few weeks to mega-projects with thousands of people involved and a budget of several billion euros.The following commentary aims to raise awareness of the question whether the traditional project success definition is sufficient for today and the future.