WCC NEWS: Implenia CEO visits Green Village

Implenia CEO André Wyss and other members of the Implenia management team visited the Green Village on 10 October. The Implenia team, accompanied by World Council of Churches staff, the group took the opportunity to inform the members of Implenia's executives about the status of the project. On 10 October 2023, Andre Wyss CEO of Implenia met with WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the Ecumenical Center. Photo: Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC 12 October 2023 Implenia is planning and constructing the new Kyoto office building in the Green Village. The Kyoto office building comprises ten floors. “Sustainability plays a central role in the development and realization of the Green Village,” said Wyss. WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said after the visit “It was really good to see the top leaders of Implenia visit and inspect the Green Village project and site.” Pillay concluded “This is, indeed, a massive endeavour for the WCC that takes very seriously environmental issues and sustainability - something that is most needed in the current context of a climate crisis.” Visit the Green Village www.green-village.ch On 10 October 2023, Andre Wyss CEO of Implenia, Claudia Bidwell, Chief Human Resources Officer, Christian Späth, Head Division Civil Engineering and Jens Vollmar, Head Division Buildings, met with WCC general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay at the Ecumenical Center. Photo: Grégoire de Fombelle/WCC See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 352 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches 150 route de Ferney Geneve 2 1211 Switzerland