Green Mind is a Lebanese non-profit founded in 2012 primarily by women seeking to promote sustainable practices. Led by a woman, Green Mind hopes to inspire other women to take on environmental challenges. It recognizes leadership in sustainability through various awards and organizes projects in areas like education, energy, water, transport, and waste. Green Mind also created mobile apps like GreenMiles for carpooling and one for reforestation efforts to promote environmental causes through technology.

1. Women and Sustainability in Green Mind
International Beirut Energy Forum
Sep 25, 2019

2. About
• Founded in 2012 by a group of
Lebanese professionals, mainly
women, seeking to inspire and
promote sustainable practices.
• Established and led by a woman,
we believe in leading by example
and hope to inspire other women
to step up to the challenge.

4. Recognizing and
rewarding
leadership
Categories:
• Green Education Award
• Green Individual Award
• Green Innovation Award
• Green Industry Award
• Green Media Award
• Green CSR Award
• Green NGO Award
• Green Community Award

5. Bikeathon Lebanon
Building awareness on sustainable transport

6. Focus on Women
• Honoring women standing up
for the environment
• Create women Ambassadors for
the climate and environment
• Inspire other women to lead on
climate change
Projects:
- Education
- Energy
- Water
- Transport
- Coastal zone
- Waste

7. International
recognition
• Architect Sylvia Yamine won Mrs.
Green Mind 2015
• Sylvia’s project is Coastal Zone
protection in Anfeh.
• Sylvia participated in the Mrs.
Globe Int, and won the title
amongst 65 countries.

8. People Climate’s March

9. The Green
Miles Mobile
application
GreenMiles is an easy-to-use free carpooling application for smart
phones. The application requires minimal interaction from the user. It
automatically detects commuting patterns and suggests carpooling
opportunities with friends and colleagues who work or study together.

10. The Reforestation Mobile
App
• Is a mobile and web application that supports forestation
in an intuitive and interactive way
• Innovation: promoting the most urgent cause of our days
using the power of Social Networking & Mobility
• Turn-key platform with dedicated interface for
administration, different ministries, municipalities, NGOs
and end-users (individuals & Businesses)

13. Thank you!
Nada Zaarour
President of Green Mind
Nada.zaarour@greenmind.me