About GeSI

Mission & Vision

In a rapidly growing information society, technology presents challenges and opportunities. GeSI facilitates real world solutions to real world issues within the ICT industry and the greater sustainability community. We contribute to a sustainable future, communicate the industry's corporate responsibility efforts, and drive the sustainability agenda.

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Mission

GeSI is a globally recognised thought leader, partner of choice and proactive driver of the ICT sustainability agenda as measured by the development and use of its tools, broad member base and contributions to relevant policies.

Vision

A sustainable world through responsible, ICT-enabled transformation.

Our Board
Meet our board

With both a new organization and a clear strategic direction, supported by the materiality analysis, the GeSI Board established solid fundaments for GeSI to consolidate and grow and to drive the global digital sustainability agenda through advocacy and transformative and credible action.

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Jim Gowen

Chairman

VP Supply Chain Operations and Chief Sustainability Officer Verizon

Caleb Lee

Vice-Chairman

Head of European Corporate Affairs for Samsung Electronics

Birgit Klesper

Board Member

Senior Vice President GCR, Deutsche Telekom

Andreas Harker

Treasurer

Head of CSR, Sustainable Procurement at Swisscom.

Malcolm Johnson

Board member

ITU Deputy Secretary-General

Timothy Fleming

Board member

Director of Enterprise Sustainability at AT&T.

Pauline Gregg

Board member

General Manager, Environment at Telstra

Iris Liu

Board member

Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and CEO of the Taiwan Mobile Foundation

Alessandro Gropelli

Board member

Director of Strategy and Communications and Deputy to the Director General at ETNO

Meet the GesI team

Our team

Luis Neves

CEO

Luis Neves was born in Covilhã, Portugal. In 1975 he finished his University degree in History. He w...

Kaoru Inoue

CEO Office / Junior Analyst

Master in International Affairs, Institute of International and Development Studies

Danilo Riva

Admin and Finances

Danilo Riva coordinates the Administration and Finances at GeSI. Prior to this, Danilo was member of...

Andrew Lewis

Climate Change

Andrew Lewis is supporting GeSI work with a stronger focus on GeSI Climate Change Committee.

Steve Rochlin

GeSI Director

Steve Rochlin is the CEO of Impact ROI. Steve has over 20 years of experience in sustainability and...

Members and partners

Our members and partners use their collective knowledge and experience to identify opportunities and develop effective solutions in a number of critical areas including: climate change, energy/resource efficiency, e-waste management, responsible supply chain practices, labour rights and public policy.