Yoni Sappir

Policy Fellow, Energy & Climate Strategist

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Yoni Sappir is a sustainability strategist, researcher, and CEO of Future – a global consulting firm focused on scaling sustainable ventures. Recognized as one of IMPAAKT Magazine’s ’30 Best CEOs to Watch in 2025′, Sappir has extensive experience in forging cross-sector partnerships and advising on climate innovation. He brings policy-oriented insight into climate diplomacy, clean energy strategy, and the intersection of innovation and environmental governance.

Key Initiatives and Affiliations:

Founder and Chairman, Israel Earth Guardians (environmental NGO).

Founder and steering committee member, Clean Energy Forum.

Founder and steering committee member, multi-sector forum addressing the environmental impact of Nesher, Israel’s largest cement plant.

Civil Society Representative, Hydrogen Forum (Ministry of Energy).

Civil Society Representative, Inter-Ministerial Emissions Reduction Committee.

Energy Dialogue Facilitator, Presidential Climate Forum.

Former board member, Life and Environment (umbrella organization).

Education: 

Management School, University of Bradford, 1996-1998, EMBA, Finance & Marketing

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 1990-1994, B.Sc. in Physics, Cum laude

Selected Publications in Climate Policy, Green Innovation & Low Carbon Economy:

Sappir, Y. (2024). Green industrial revolution in Ho Chi Minh City. Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in Ho Chi Minh City. https://hef.gov.vn/vn/tai-lieu-dien-dan/green-industrial-revolution-in-ho-chi-minh-city-strategies-and-case-studies-for-a-sustainable-future  

Wolfson, A., Ayalon, O., & Sappir, Y. (2022). The need for deeds: A call for proactivism in Israel’s climate policy. Hanns Seidel Foundation. https://www.hss.de/download/publications/AMEZ_28_Climate_Change_02.pdf

Wolfson, A., Ayalon, O., & Sappir, Y. (2021). Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change – Recommendations, Policies and Goals. The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, Technion. https://www.neaman.org.il/Climate-Crisis-Policy-Recommendations-and-Objectives