Enterprise leadership
Neeraj and Sharla bring sustainability and sourcing leadership from Nike; Nathan brings 19 years at Intel. This experience connects environmental priorities with business decisions, budgets and accountability.
Who we are
Business belongs
in nature’s future.
We design and implement water stewardship, biodiversity restoration and regenerative cotton projects, bringing enterprise experience together with technical expertise and local delivery.
OUR PURPOSE
Built around a
shared responsibility.
The health of a business is connected to the health of the landscapes and communities around it.
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, SIV Impact brings together experience in sustainability, supply chains, science, and project delivery.
We work with companies and local partners to design, implement, and monitor projects across water stewardship, biodiversity restoration and regenerative cotton.
Watch our storyWHY COMPANIES WORK WITH SIV
Business experience.
Practical project delivery.
Technical expertise
Our team connects industrial water treatment and policy expertise with environmental science, restoration and responsible sourcing. Technical partners help shape feasible designs and operating requirements.
Government and community coordination
Nisha’s experience spans The Nature Conservancy and India’s environment ministry. With Verdure and local partners, we align project design with community needs, public agencies and ongoing stewardship.
Cost discipline throughout
We coordinate scope, suppliers, schedules and delivery responsibilities from the outset. Considering operating and maintenance needs early helps reduce avoidable costs across the project.
OUR PARTNERS IN INDIA
CEMCOT & Verdure.
Expertise on the ground.
Technical partner · Water reuse & ZLD · India
CEMCOT
Our technical partner in India for water reuse and zero liquid discharge (ZLD). CEMCOT brings experience in shared effluent treatment, water recovery and ZLD systems serving Tamil Nadu’s tannery clusters.
Key India partner · Project design & community engagement
Verdure Environmental Foundation
Led by Dr. Nisha Priya Mani, Verdure Environmental Foundation is our key India partner for project design, community engagement and needs assessment. Together, we shape projects around local environmental conditions and the priorities of the people who will use and maintain them.
SIV Impact is a Certified B Corporation™.
Learn more at bcorp.comOUR TEAM
Experience that
connects disciplines.
Neeraj Narayan
Founder & CEO
Neeraj held sustainability, sourcing and manufacturing leadership roles at Nike, including Global Director, Responsiveness & Strategic Sourcing for Jordan Brand. His sustainability remit spanned eight countries and 125+ factories. At SIV, he brings enterprise discipline, technical partnerships and government relationships together to turn water and nature commitments into practical, cost-conscious projects.
Sharla Settlemier
Chief Sustainability Officer
A former Vice President of Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing at Nike, Sharla helped connect environmental and social responsibility with global factory operations. At SIV, she shapes sustainability strategy and project priorities, applying experience in water, energy, waste and responsible production to help clients put their environmental commitments into practice.
Angie Plitch
Head of Strategy
Angie brings 18+ years in strategy, operations and innovation, including roles at Nike and Management Sciences for Health. Her experience connects business planning, sustainability and global health. At SIV, she turns complex ambitions into clear priorities, delivery plans and partnerships, helping teams align resources and move from strategy to implementation.
Snigdha Pramanik
Project Director, India
Snigdha’s experience with H&M, IKEA and Nike spans responsible sourcing, human rights and environmental compliance. She has conducted 800+ social, environmental, health and safety audits. At SIV, she leads India project delivery, applying that rigor to partner coordination, community needs and responsible implementation.
Dr. Nisha Priya Mani
Head of Operations, India
Nisha brings 23+ years in environmental management, with experience at The Nature Conservancy and India’s environment ministry, where she helped develop India’s 2015 climate commitments. Founder of Verdure Environmental Foundation, she oversees ADB-supported lake restoration for Greater Chennai Corporation. At SIV, she connects science, government and community priorities to deliver water and biodiversity projects.
Dr. K.V. Emmanuel
Technical Head, Water Policy
As Executive Director of CEMCOT, Emmanuel brings practical experience in industrial effluent treatment, water recovery and zero liquid discharge. At SIV, he connects this technical depth with water policy and government coordination, helping shape feasible reuse projects that account for treatment requirements, regulation and long-term operations.
Nathan Brown
Head of Finance
Nathan combines engineering and project-management experience from 19 years at Intel with finance work for startup businesses. At SIV, he guides financial planning and resource decisions, bringing cost discipline and clear financial oversight to water and nature projects so that delivery ambitions are supported by sound budgets.
Ana Narayan
Communications & Impact Manager
Ana holds a journalism degree from the University of Oregon and is pursuing an M.S. in Sustainability Management at Columbia University. At SIV, she turns project updates, field stories and technical findings into clear communications, helping partners and communities understand progress and the evidence behind environmental impact claims.
ADVISOR
Perspective beyond
our own.
Noel Kinder
Senior Vice President, Sustainability · lululemon
During nearly 25 years at Nike, including as Chief Sustainability Officer, Noel helped establish global sustainability commitments and science-based targets. Now leading sustainability at lululemon, he brings SIV an advisor’s perspective on scaling environmental programs, navigating global supply chains and connecting sustainability goals with business decisions.
OUR 2030 AMBITION
A future worth
working toward.
These goals guide our project priorities
and the partnerships we build.
1 billion
litres of cumulative water replenishment by 2030
1 million
people positively impacted
500,000
hectares of land restored
These are our 2030 targets, not results achieved to date. The water target is cumulative, not an annual volume.
Explore project scopes and dated milestonesYOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us what
you need to deliver.
Share the location, project need and timeline. We will help define the scope and next steps.