Arthur ten Wolde
Silver
Circular Business Design Expert
Haarlem, the Netherlands
Dutch, English, German
€100 - €200 / hour

About me

Arthur ten Wolde is the Head and Owner of Circular Future. He is internationally recognised as a circular economy expert, motivational speaker and (co-)author of several reports and numerous articles in magazines. Arthur has supported dozens of SMEs as Trainer Circular Design of the CIRCO Program. In addition, he is executive director of Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation in Brussels, for which he developed the Circularity Check and mentored several sustainable fashion start-ups. Arthur worked earlier as a senior consultant for a Dutch consultancy for sustainability and innovation and for the Dutch Industry Confederation VNO-NCW. He has a Ph.D. in experimental physics and is certified polymer technologist.... Show more

Categories: Business & Entrepreneurship
Business Sustainability
Business Sustainability & Services
CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
Circular Business Models
Circular Design
Circular Economy
Circular Economy Assessment
Circular Economy Strategy
Circular scan
Industries: Cross-sectorTextiles, Apparels, Footwear & Accessories
Experience: 10 - 19 Years
Regional Expertise: Global, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, Finland
Qualification: Doctorate Degree
Services offered: Key note speaking, Consultancy, Advisory
Expert Type: Individual
Expert website: Arthur ten Wolde

Professional experience

Head and owner

Circular FutureBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyJune 2015 - Now

A young firm that aims to accelerate and mainstream the circular economy through public affairs and consultancy for business and governments. Clients include EESC, City of Rotterdam, City of Tampere, City of Haarlem Public affairs for sustainable business and consultancy for governments and companies

CIRCO Trainer

ClickNLBusiness Consulting & ServicesAdvisoryJune 2015 - Now

Giving circular design trainings to companies via the CIRCO Programme Train new trainers (2021) Supporting CIRCO International in creating CIRCO Hubs in more EU Member states (2021)

Executive Director and Circular Economy Expert

FreelanceBusiness Consulting & ServicesConsultancyDecember 2015 - Now

Ecopreneur – European Sustainable Business Federation, Brussels, Belgium, www.ecopreneur.eu Member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (since 2019) Responsible for formulating and implementing a lobby agenda aimed at the European Commission, Parliament, Council and other stakeholders to create strong European Circular Economy policies For more information, opinions and publications visit ecopreneur.eu

EU Policy Expert

MVO NederlandGovernment & StatesAdvisorySeptember 2014 - 2020

Responsible for advising on EU sustainability policy First working for De Groene Zaak, which joined with MVO Nederland in 2018, including formulating and implementing a lobby agenda aimed at the EU (2014-present) and the Dutch government (until 2017) to create a coherent policy framework accelerating the circular economy

Coordinator Circular Economy

IMSA AmsterdamBusiness Consulting & ServicesFull-Time2006 – May 2015

Circular Economy coordinator and senior consultant Project- and account manager for AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals, Chlor-alkali (2010-2015) Plastic Marine Litter project manager Organising the Springtij Forum for Sustainability Event 2011 programme Projects on sustainability and innovation, especially on multi-stakeholder issues concerning chemicals, energy, waste and transport Managing and acquisition of IMSA projects, including budget and planning Drafting project proposals, reports, memo's, presentations, news releases Analysis, interviews, organising meetings and seminars Responsible for the IMSA Twitter account

Advisor Technology Policy

VNO-NCW - Dutch Confederation of IndustriesGovernment & StatesAdvisory1998 - 2006

Innovation and technology policy: Lobbyist representing the interests of Dutch companies in the Netherlands, Brussels and Washington with respect to innovation, with a focus on small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), innovative startups and biotechnology companies. Also representing BusinessEurope (then UNICE) on the subject of biotechnology. TechnoPartner, Innovatievouchers, Innovatieprestatiecontracten 