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Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation (GIB)

The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) is a non-profit environmental research organization registered and based in Beijing, China. Since its establishment in June 2006, IPE has dedicated itself to collecting, collating and analyzing government and corporate environmental information to build a database of environmental information. IPE's two platforms – the Blue Map website and the Blue Map app – integrate environmental data to serve green procurement, green finance and government environmental policymaking, using cooperation between companies, government, NGOs, research organizations and other stakeholders and leveraging the power of a wide range of enterprises to achieve environmental transformation, promote environmental information disclosure and improve environmental governance mechanisms.



Mr. Louis Downing - GIB 600 x 600

Mr. Louis Downing

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIB

Louis is the CEO of the Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation. Louis has a background as an engineer with a diverse professional practice across developed, emerging and least developed economies as well as in conflict and post-conflict contexts. He is a respected thought leader, experienced innovator and sustainability expert. Louis has a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemistry (Hons), a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, as well as a Certificate in International Development. Louis has lead complex multi-stakeholder processes including the development of SuRe® – The Standard for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure.

Areas of Expertise:

 - Project management Stakeholder engagement

 - Participatory knowledge sharing and capacity building

 - Water and wastewater engineering

 - Planning, feasibility studies, needs analyses and multiple-criteria analysis

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