
About

Mission
The mission of the Green Ribbon Commission is to accelerate the implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan by convening, organizing, and enabling leaders from Boston’s key sectors.
History
The Green Ribbon Commission was launched in the fall of 2010 at the request of then-Mayor Menino with the core “theory of change” that by directly engaging the city’s key business and civic leaders in the design and implementation of the City’s climate adaptation and mitigation strategy, the GRC could accelerate change and match the scale of transformation to the scope of the challenge.
Over the last decade, the work has resulted in critical contributions to the development of the City of Boston’s climate strategy. Climate Ready Boston is now leading to direct investment in resilience projects and regulations to guide future development; and the Carbon Free Boston report is helping to shape the city’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with a strong emphasis on ways to achieve equitable outcomes for socially vulnerable populations in Boston.
Along the way, the GRC has built a robust civic leadership network that is informed, engaged and connected on climate action. Sector working groups— Commercial Real Estate, Health Care, Higher Education and Cultural Institutions—have brought together sector leaders to share best practices, advance the cohort of “first movers” aligned with the City’s climate goals, and weigh in on important policy directions. The GRC has also been recognized as a “best in class” public-private partnership in the service of climate action, and the model informed the design of C40’s recently launched global CityBusiness Climate Alliance initiative.

Strategic Plan
As the GRC entered its second decade, it engaged in the strategic planning process to determine where to go from here, and how the GRC network can add the most value in this next phase of city climate work.
This strategic plan lays out our mission, vision, theory of change, values, key action areas and priority projects for the next five years.
Vision
Boston is a global leader in climate resilience and emissions reductions and helps demonstrate the “art of the possible” in ways that inspire others to aggressive action.
Members
Most Green Ribbon Commission members serve on at least one of five different working groups. Working groups are focused either on solving problems and spurring action in specific sectors or on cross-cutting approaches that address key climate issues across the City and region.

Amos Hostetter, Jr.
Co-Chair Trustee
Barr Foundation

Mayor Michelle Wu
Co-Chair
City of Boston

Kathy Abbott
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer
Boston Harbor Now

Robert Brown
President
Boston University

Bethany A. Card
Secretary
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Bill DiCroce
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vicinity Energy

John Donohue
CEO
Arbella Mutual Insurance Company

Andrew Dreyfus
President and CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Dan Egan
First Vice President
Investments Equity Residential

David Gillespie
Senior Vice President
AvalonBay Communities

Sheri Givens
Vice President, US Regulatory and Customer Strategy
National Grid

Jeremy Grantham
Founder and Chief Investment Strategist
GMO, LLC

Peter Hamill
Senior Vice President and Regional General Manager, New England
Turner Construction Company

Reverend Ray Hammond
Pastor
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

David Hardy
CEO
Ørsted Offshore North America

Dr. Anne Klibanski
President & CEO
Mass General Brigham

Bryan Koop
Executive Vice President
Boston Properties

Katherine Lapp
Executive Vice President
Harvard University

Alex Liftman
Global Environmental Executive
Bank of America

Mindy Lubber
President and CEO
Ceres

Penni McLean-Conner
Senior Vice President, Customer Group
Eversource

Michael Mooney
Chairman Emeritus
Nutter McClennen & Fish

Tom Nedell
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Northeastern University

Ron O’Hanley
Chairman and CEO
State Street Corporation

Surya Panditi
President & CEO
Enel X North America

Lee Pelton
President and CEO
The Boston Foundation

Bud Ris
Senior Advisor
Boston Green Ribbon Commission

Al Scaramelli
Managing Director
Beacon Capital Partners

Glen Shor
Executive Vice President and Treasurer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vikki Spruill
President and CEO
New England Aquarium

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Boston

Kate Walsh
President and CEO
Boston Medical Center

Mariama White-Hammond
Chief of Energy, Environment, and Open Space
City of Boston

Carole C. Wedge
Principal
Shepley Bulfinch

Gwill York
Founding Managing Director, Lighthouse Capital Partners
President, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Partners
- City of Boston
- MassCEC
- A Better City
- Health Care Without Harm Trust
- The Experience Alchemists
- Slowey McManus Communications
- Studio Ummo
- King Boston
- All Aces, Inc.
- Innovation Network for Communities
- Northeastern University
Staff

Amy Longsworth
Executive Director
Boston Green Ribbon Commission

Azanta Thakur
Project Manager
Boston Green Ribbon Commission
