163. The closed-loop supply chain of waste electronics

Guest Name: Joost de Kluijver (Founder and CEO, Closing the Loop), Language: English, Publication date: Nov, 18. 2021

Joost started a company that won the Dutch Circular Award in 2018. He works with companies, municipalities, governments and the technology sector in turning circular ambitions into appealing results. His company is known for its work in emerging markets, for its customer centric approach towards circularity and the fact that it got some of the leading telecom brands on board for the path towards a closed loop industry.

Joost has been an entrepreneur for 10 years and worked for Accenture and the Global Reporting Initiative in the past.

Some of the highlights of questions from the podcast include:

• What is a closed-loop supply chain? And why is it so important nowadays?
• What are the major challenges of electronic-waste management & how do you see the future trends?
• How can businesses handle electronic waste management and turn a challenge into a business advantage?

Connect with Joost on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdekluijver/

About Closing the Loop - Closing the Loop services focus on waste compensation of IT devices organizations use. That means that we collect an equal amount of electronic waste in emerging countries, to compensate for the current use of the devices and turning them waste-free. The one-for-one methodology. Learn more here - https://www.closingtheloop.eu/