Gijs Langeveld designs and implements organisational and business models for sustainable materials (plastics, integrated solid waste management, circular economy, extended producer responsibility). He drives change by taking a consultative and staged approach, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring implementation on a larger scale. As a senior consultant, Gijs has worked on projects for international organisations, multinationals, business support organisations, national governments, and cities. His clients include the World Bank, Unicef, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, and Oxfam. He has worked with VNG-International on projects in Jordan, Palestine and Sint Maarten. Today, he is working as managing director at Polymer Science Park and as VNG International's technical lead to prepare the realisation of a Waste Authority in Sint Maarten.