Prologis
CEF Lead Executives
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JOHN HOEKSTRAList Item 1
SVP, Global Sustainability
John is responsible for leading the strategy and development of sustainability solutions for Prologis customers as well as collaborating on Prologis’ own sustainability goals and plans. His focus is on scaling up renewable energy, zero emissions mobility solutions, and other initiatives around sustainable logistics in support of Prologis' net zero commitment and customer needs to decarbonize. Prior to joining Prologis, John was the Global VP of Sustainability at Schneider Electric. During his 16-year tenure with the company, he led the evolution, strategy and delivery of cleantech, sustainability, and NEO Network™ services. His work included climate strategy and planning, renewable energy advisory and deployment, ESG framework evaluation and management, opportunity creation in circularity, and supply chain management for sustainability for global Fortune 1000 companies. Previously, John held various positions in environmental management with Dell Computer, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, and Brown-Forman. John has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville and is a registered professional engineer.
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SUZANNE FALLENDER
VP, Global Impact and Sustainability
Suzanne leads Prologis’ global impact and sustainability strategy, public reporting, and strategic initiatives to elevate the company's leadership in sustainable logistics. Working with groups across Prologis, Suzanne and her team advance the integration and scale of sustainability and social impact strategies and goals, including Prologis’ net zero goal. She proactively engages with investors and other stakeholders, and partners closely with the company's finance, governance, operations and IT teams on integrated ESG reporting and data strategies. Suzanne also serves on the board of the Prologis Foundation. Prior to joining Prologis, Suzanne served as global director of corporate responsibility at Intel Corporation and as vice president at Institutional Shareholder Services where she led the firm’s social investment research division. Suzanne holds an M.B.A. from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a B.A. from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She has served on multiple industry advisory boards over the past decade, and currently serves on the board of the non-profit Net Impact.
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WESLEY (WES) HERCHE
Director of Enterprise Sustainability
Wes helps drive the development and deployment of energy, mobility, and sustainability (EMS) solutions for Prologis customers and partners. Prior to joining Prologis, Wes held leadership roles in sustainability and strategy in top tier companies across various sectors. He led decarbonization and renewable energy initiatives at Amazon and AWS, and was a key member of the product management team that built and launched the Amazon Sustainability Solutions Hub. As a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group, Wes developed clean energy transformation strategies for major corporations. At Arizona State University, he led the development of external partnerships and interdisciplinary research programs in sustainability and national security. Wes is also active in the Climate Tech community, advising and mentoring founders in several startups focused on decarbonization. Wes holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a PhD in Sustainability from Arizona State University.
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MELCHERT DUIJVE
Global Enterprise Sustainability Director
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SAMANTHA KLUG
Enterprise Sustainability Director
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ALLISON SCHWEIZER
Global Energy & Sustainability Program Manager
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MADDIE STOEHR
Global Energy & Sustainability Associate
Latest Sustainability Reporting
Highlights
- In 2024, reduced Scope 1 emissions by 35%, Scope 2 emissions by 99% and Scope 3 emissions by 36% (2019 baseline).
- Reached 626 MW of renewable energy and storage capacity in 2024.
- Achieved or in process of achieving sustainable building certifications for 100% of eligible projects.
- Installed, or were scheduled to install LED lighting in 100% of eligible new developments and redevelopments, achieving 79% LED lighting across its portfolio.
- Issued $11.1 billion in green bonds since 2018.
- Grew EV charging capacity across portfolio fourfold to 28 MW in 2024.
- Increased employee volunteer time to nearly 20,000 hours in 2024, up 21% over 2023.
- Increased women in manager roles companywide from 45% in 2023 to 46% in 2024, and increased people of color in manager roles in the U.S. from 29% in 2023 to 31% in 2024.
Recent News
2025
CORPORATE KNIGHTS — Published its 2025 Global 100 List, ranking the world’s most sustainable companies (with revenues of over $1 billion) along 25 indicators. For the companies in the Top 100 in 2025, 53% of their total revenue was sustainable as was 58% of their total investments. This compares to 15% of total revenue and 15% for total investments for the 8,259 other publicly traded companies with revenues of over $1 billion. The top ranked company was CEF Member Schneider Electric, moving up from #7 in 2024. Other CEF Members in the Top 100 included Trane Technologies (#26), Cisco (#54), SAP (#58), Prologis (#63), Apple (#69), Unilever (#71), and HP Inc. (#79). (Jan 2025)
2024
Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT) — This new coalition will focus on education and advocacy to support the deployment of commercial zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure in the U.S. for medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD) ZEVs. Established by Daimler Truck North America, Navistar, Inc., and Volvo Group North America (which represent 70% of new M/HD truck sales), the coalition is open to all stakeholders interested in accelerating the deployment of zero-emission commercial vehicles. CEF member Prologis is also a founding member. (Feb 2024)
CORPORATE KNIGHTS — Released its 20th annual Global 100 List, ranking the world’s most sustainable companies along 25 indicators, out of 6,000 public companies with revenues of over $1 billion. In 2024, top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% last year, and compared to just 17% of investments of publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue. The top ranked company was Sims Ltd, an Australian waste management company that moved up from #14 in 2023. CEF Members in the Global 100 include: Schneider Electric (#7), Trane Technologies (#23), Cisco (#64), HP Inc. (#67), Apple (#71), Unilever (#76), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (#81), and Prologis (#87). (Jan 2024)
2023
Joined the CEF member network in August 2023!
2022
Announced its commitment to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain (Scopes 1-3) by 2040. The commitment—which contains interim targets to achieve a) 1 gigawatt of solar generation capacity, supported by storage, by 2025; b) carbon-neutral construction by 2025; and c) net zero for operations by 2030—has been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation. (June 2022)
2021
“Retail Carbon Footprints: Measuring Impacts from Real Estate and Technology” (MIT and Prologis) finds that carbon emissions from online shopping are 36% lower on average than those produced by in-store trips. The report also found that a full standard delivery van can replace more than 100 individual car trips to a store, with fleet electrification increasing this advantage further. (January 2021)