The CEO of the American company, TerraScale Inc. has been appointed Director Emeritus of the non-governmental organization Green Cross, founded by the former Soviet leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mikhail Gorbachev. Green Cross is a consultative member of the United Nations on Climate Change and the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. It also cooperates directly with the UNEP / OCHA Environmental Emergencies Section, UN-Habitat and other international organizations.