Roebyem Anders

Roebyem Anders has been involved with sustainability before the term was invented. She studied Economics and Political Science and went to London to study Environmental Economics. She worked on clean energy at the VI/Institute for Environmental Science in The Netherlands, the Environment Department at the World Bank, the Renewable Energy Unit of IEA (International Energy Agency) and at BP Alternative Engergy. She also helped the Dutch Newspaper Telegraaf become the most sustainable media company in The Netherlands.

Roebyem is a strong advocate of sustainability and she has been the co-founder and director of Sungevity Europe for over 6 years. Sungevity is the most advanced pan-European solar panel company, with headquarters based in Amsterdam. Where Uber upsets the existing taxi companies, and AirBnB challenges the hotel sector, Sungevity breaks in many ways with the traditional market for home solar. With its patented software and aerial photos to design solar systems from a laptop, a relentless focus on delivering an ‘insane customer experience’ and an innovative referral marketing approach invented by the marketing guru of LinkedIn, Sungevity is different from the thousands of other players in the market. Sungevity employs 150 solar warriors.

Roebyem is a social entrepreneur- a new type of solar activist who predicted the current Rooftop Revolution ten years ago: the average family turns towards solar panels because they don’t want to be dependent on traditional energy companies, they want to save money, and they want to keep up with their neighbours, 'Green Joneses'. Roebyem is involved in educating refugees to become solar installers, and is co-founder of the School Rooftop Revolution foundation, aiming for all Dutch primary schools pupils to learn on solar power.