Pioneering Sustainability in Operations: Insights from Viridien CEO

Paris, France | Oct 8, 2025

Sophie Zurquiyah discusses geoscience and digital science innovation for environmental stewardship in various sectors

As part of an exclusive interview with Investment Reports that features in the Pillars of the Green Transition 2025 report published in Newsweek, Viridien CEO, Sophie Zurquiyah, highlights the company’s ongoing efforts to support more efficient and sustainable operations. With its unique Earth data, geoscience technology, sensing & monitoring solutions and high-performance computing capabilities, Viridien helps clients make more informed decisions that can contribute to improved environmental outcomes as part of a broader sustainability strategy.

Discussing Viridien’s role in geoscience, particularly in how subsurface imaging can positively influence drilling programs, she notes, “Better well placement can reduce costs and environmental footprint—one optimally designed well can replace two or more.”

While imaging is just one example of the ways Viridien supports environmental responsibility, this interview examines how the company’s decades of expertise and forward-thinking leadership are contributing to industry-wide progress toward a more sustainable future.