About us

Increasingly more entrepreneurs want to make their packaging more sustainable, because they see the importance and the opportunities of a circular economy for packaging material. This is why the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), part of Verpact, advises and inspires companies with practical advice. 

KIDV's ambition is to minimize the ecological impact of packaging materials. We therefore offer factual knowledge, professional training sessions and tools that are based on scientific research. 

Organisation

KIDV is part of Verpact. The KIDV team consists of experts who take and drive initiatives to achieve a circular economy for packaging:

  • Chris Bruijnes, head of Verpact Knowledge Development and director of KIDV
  • Karen van de Stadt, strategic packaging expert
  • Niels van Marle, packaging advisor
  • Rolf van Sprang, packaging advisor
  • Marcel Keuenhof, packaging advisor
  • Caitlin Ouwehand, packaging advisor
  • Liliane Velt, behavior and litter advisor
  • Nikki Groote Schaarsberg, packaging researcher
  • Vincent Balk, specialist in (inter)national development
  • Mirjam Tiems, knowledge development project leader
  • Petra Veen, knowledge infrastructure advisor
  • Marina Roos, management assistant

 

Committee of Independent Experts

A Board of Independent Experts provides solicited and unsolicited objective consideration of the content of the KIDV's advice and publications. The board is composed of scientists who provide independent advice. The council has the option to make these recommendations public. You can download the Regulations for the Board of Independent Experts below (in Dutch).

Ulphard Thoden van Velzen

Wageningen University & 
Research

Jan Paul van Soest

De Gemeynt

Jacqueline Cramer

Universiteit Utrecht

Jos Keurentjes

TU Eindhoven

 

Roland ten Klooster

Universiteit Twente / Plato 
Product Consultants

 

Vacancy