• Function: Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer
• Company: GAR

Ms Anita Neville is responsible for the design and implementation of the company’s overall sustainability and communications strategy. Ms Neville joined GAR six years ago, initially heading corporate communications where she has overseen the company’s communications strategy across all channels and to all audiences. She was appointed Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer in November 2021.
Ms Neville has worked in sustainability and communications for more than 25 years with senior roles primarily in non-governmental organisations.

Anita joined GAR after ten years with the Rainforest Alliance, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests. She is a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) auditor, specialising in the social aspects of the respected forestry standard. Prior to the Rainforest Alliance, Neville was the Director of Communications for E3G, a European-focused environmental politics think tank specialising in climate diplomacy and energy policy. She began her career with WWF UK, rising to Head of Advocacy where she worked to secure the HSBC Investing in Nature partnership, work that continues in the form of the HSBC Water Programme. Anita is based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and two sons.