Joost de Kluijver

CEO

Spain18 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of innovative sustainability-focused tech company.
Expert in international reuse and recycling industry.
Leader in circular business policy development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in sustainability and circular economy initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

SustainabilityEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentRecycling

Other Skills

ManagementCorporate Social ResponsibilitySalesReuseSustainability ConsultingSustainability ReportingFundraisingNegotiationDutchStrategyEnglishSustainable DevelopmentMobile DevicesReverse LogisticsSustainable Business

About

Having worked in tech, large corporate and international non-profit, I'm lucky enough to know what works best for me: commercial entrepreneurship that delivers more than financial gains. I've lived, worked or studied in the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Malaysia, Tanzania and Poland. In line with my business and personal ambitions, I started Closing the Loop. The company creates value for tech sellers and buyers thanks to a dead-simple green service called 'One for One'. It makes tech users even more proud of their devices. And it creates value by turning e-scrap into income in the emerging world. We help our customers in the global North align electronics consumption more of to their values, by linking their purchase to electronic waste reduction in the global South. What makes my company unique is our hands-on experience in the latter, gathered since '12 .

Experience

Semafor world economy

First Cohort of Principals

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area · Remote

I'm pleased to share that I'll join the inaugural cohort of Semafor World Economy Principals. I look forward to joining an exceptional group of leaders shaping the conversations around the new world economy.

Gsma

GSMA Award Judge

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

Part of the 'Glomos' Judging Panel - for social innovations

Circular electronics partnership

Founding Expert - on behalf of Closing the Loop

Feb 2020 – Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Holland circular hotspot

Member Program Commission

Dec 2018 – Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Netherlands

Advising on the policy and approach of Holland's platform to stimulate circular business.
https://hollandcircularhotspot.nl/en/

Closing the loop

CEO and founder

Feb 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 2 mos · The Randstad, Netherlands

At Closing the Loop, I'm driven by an obsession to make the tech and telecom industry even more exciting, relevant, positive and more impactful. I'm able to combine customer-centric thinking with the absolute logic that waste reduction might be needed, but will only work if it benefits brands, companies, customers and society.
Connect to me on device propositions that make business sense, while benefitting everyone.

SustainabilityManagementEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyCorporate Social Responsibility

Techreturns

Co-owner & Business Development Director

Jun 2010 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Responsible for - and constructor of - the "B2B department" (collecting used phones from companies across Europe) and sales department (selling used electronics across the globe).
Expert in the international reuse and recycling industry for electronics. Promoting profitable, transparent and effective propositions that use electronics as enablers towards sustainable (organizational) behavior. Key role in business development.

Business DevelopmentSalesRecyclingReuse

Global reporting initiative (gri)

Fundraising and Relationship Manager

Aug 2009 – Apr 2010 · 8 mos

The GRI has developed the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework. It is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. My task within GRI is to gather a solid group of appropriate stakeholders willing to support the 3rd Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, in May 2010.

Accenture

Analyst

May 2007 – Aug 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Functional solutions consultant for Financial Services industry in The Netherlands. Variety of projects.
Helped set up the Dutch "Sustainability Services" department. Co-created the "Financial Services Sustainability Offerings" Pack.