About PHI
We want a better world for a shared tomorrow.
PHI Factory is a passionate and driven consultancy. We support organizations, with infectious enthusiasm, to translate sustainable and circular ambitions into practical projects and solutions. Our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) is to accelerate all organizations in the Netherlands towards a circular economy before 2050 and challenge them to become regenerative.
Management
The Team
Michael is an innovator with extensive experience in the service sector and chain collaborations. He enjoys using his energy to restore the world towards regeneration, by connecting and enthusing people. He has developed proven successful coalition programs in which different market players work together towards a common sustainability ambition. Examples include: Circular Coalitions at ASML and Nationale-Nederlanden, the FM Circular community, Buyergoup IT Software and large programs aimed at making entire product chains more sustainable such as the Coffee Cup Pact. Here he makes the link to the SDG ecosystem he has set up, an ecosystem full of sustainable solutions from startups & scale-ups. This has created wonderful chain collaborations between corporates, startups and government.
From intern, to working student and now a full time role as a Project Support Officer. With a background in European Studies and Tourism, Kai has learned the value and importance of sustainability. Inclusion in particular is highly regarded by Kai, as he believes it is important that everyone deserves equal opportunities and should be seen to be so. At PHI, Kai is involved in business operations, such as maintaining and updating the website. Furthermore, he works on the PHI Accelerator where he writes content as well as tests and prepares the tool for clients. Kai also works with the PHI Calculator where he processes data and makes it presentable.
Thebe's enthusiasm for sustainability was sparked during her undergraduate internship at Social Enterprise NL. The contact with inspiring social enterprises made her realize that this was the direction in which she wanted to continue. With her European master's degree in Global Challenges for Sustainability, she delved further into the Sustainable Development Goals in the form of various challenging projects, with the ambition of creating long-term social value. After adventurous living and studying experiences in Hamburg, Bordeaux, Budapest and Montpellier, Thebe is now driven to bring theory to practice and support Dutch organizations in their pursuit of future-proofing.
Rick is heavily involved in sustainability in his personal life and likes to extend this impact to his business life. For example, he once started at a large grid operator as a sustainability consultant with a focus on procurement. Here he developed this passion further and further, and got to know the world of sustainable procurement better and better. At PHI factory he applies his creativity and headstrong outlook to dissect, structure and solve various issues. The focus here is always on feasibility. Making as much impact as possible in an accessible way.
Joost has been working diligently on sustainability since his studies and tries to take others along with him. For example, he once worked at a large beer brewery where he experienced how enthusiastic managers can become as soon as sustainability is made tangible in the form of dashboards and other forms of presentation. This mission drives Joost to make data insightful for the customer and to start the conversation together to design the future for all of us. PHI Factory is the right partner in which he can express his personal mission and passion and accelerate the transition towards sustainability in a large network.
Jeanette has had a fascination with nature since a young age. Her mission is to contribute to a society where people and nature reinforce each other. Biomimicry, learning from nature to address sustainability issues, was a logical choice of study for her. With her background in communications, she knows how to translate the broad scientific knowledge she gained here to a wide audience. Moreover, her specialization in programming enables her to deal with complex data. This makes Jeanette feel right at home in the Calculator team of PHI.
Lynn discovered her passion for sustainability while studying Industrial Product Design, where she focused on sustainable and circular design. She delved further into this topic during her master's degree in Circular Economy and developed her knowledge and skills to make it applicable. Originally from Zeeland, where her love for nature and the environment originated, Lynn now puts her creativity and expertise to use as part of the Procurement team at PHI Factory. Here she works on sustainable solutions with a fresh perspective, constantly looking for ways to make a positive impact.
Eva has found the ideal place at PHI Factory to use her enthusiasm and strong motivation for a more sustainable world. During her studies in Wageningen and Gothenburg, Sweden, the first seeds were planted, after which she decided to pursue a master's degree in Global Business & Sustainability in Rotterdam. Besides volunteering with the Young Climate Movement, where she focuses on broad awareness, she now gets the opportunity at PHI Factory to concretely help companies in sustainable, circular and regenerative transition. Her goal is to guide organizations in the required actions in an energetic and positive way. Surrounded by colleagues who are all as intrinsically motivated as her, Eva is ready for this challenge!
Annabel is a positive-minded and intrinsically motivated do-gooder. Her mission is to make the world as sustainable as possible, and she prefers to do this together with clients and colleagues. There passion around sustainability began during her studies where she completed her thesis on sustainable behavior change. After her architecture studies, she has been very active in making the built environment more sustainable in recent years. This experience combined with her eagerness to learn ensures that she always completes projects successfully. And most importantly: Annabel's enthusiasm means that in addition to success, there is also a lot of fun.
Sebastiaan is a driven consultant with a strong ambition to contribute to a more sustainable world. With a background in industrial ecology, a systems-oriented and multidisciplinary approach to sustainability that integrates environment, economy and technology, Sebastiaan has the expertise to support organizations in understanding their environmental impact and developing solutions for sustainability. In doing so, Sebastiaan is an expert in practical methods for sustainability analysis, including life cycle analysis (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA) and environmental input-output analysis (EIOA). His analytical approach, combined with creative thinking, enables him to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights. As a member of the PHI Calculator team, he helps organizations increase transparency about their environmental impacts and achieve their sustainable goals.
Learn and act together.
Traveling by train and working digitally are a no brainer to us. As a circular expert and experts by experience, we are 100% committed to the success of all projects. We accomplish this through co-creation with our customers and partners. We connect, share our knowledge, and dare to experiment.
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We work three tracks.
- Circular action. We actualize circular goals, form circular (facility) coalitions and make buildings sustainable.
- To measure = to know. We measure the effects. We accomplish this through the PHI Impact Calculator.
- Inspire. We inspire and trigger employees in organizations to act through gamified learning.
Our approach is always customized.
Our building blocks offer an approach tailored to your organization and transition phase. Are you looking for tangible circular ambitions? Or are you ready to translate them into a practical roadmap? Identify where your organization can have the most positive environmental impact with our PHI Impact Calculator. Or start a genuine circular coalition with all your value chain partners!
