Co-Founder · CEO
Hugo Ortiz
A technology professional with experience in projects spanning banking, electric mobility, energy efficiency, and sustainability. He leads ZEW's vision, platform, and institutional development.
About Zero Emissions World
Technology, transparency, and community in service of real missions.
Zero Emissions World is a nonprofit association connecting organizations, funders, local partners, and communities through social and environmental missions whose progress can be followed.
Our journey
An idea that grew to connect people, organizations, and missions.
Founded in 2021 by Hugo Ortiz and Diogo Pires, ZEW was created to bring people closer to real causes through technology, transparency, and community. Today, the platform also connects organizations, funders, and local partners with structured missions whose progress can be followed.
- 2021
- Year founded
- 100+
- Volunteers have contributed
- 30+
- Countries represented by contributors
Founders
Two people responsible for moving the mission forward.
Co-Founder · COO
Diogo Pires
An engineer with experience and a strong interest in sustainable agriculture and the environment. He supports operational design and the connection between ZEW's mission and delivery on the ground.
One association. A public responsibility.Associação Zero Emissions World · NIPC PT516206788 · Portugal and a presence in Boston.
Governance
Responsibility also requires clear rules.
ZEW publishes the policies and terms governing the use of its digital services. Further institutional documentation will be published progressively.
View policies and termsThe next chapter
Help us turn preparation into delivery.
Companies can test the 90-Day ZEW Pilot. Foundations can fund a mission or ZEW's structural capacity.