Farooq also holds several non-executive positions. He is the Chair of Future Earth’s Engagement Committee; an Associate of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD); an Associated Partner of the European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN); and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Farooq has also been appointed as a Peer to the 3rd International Peer Review Panel feeding into the 2018 German National Sustainable Development Strategy.