VOX POPS
TAKING THE STAGE
We kick off this first issue of 2022 with a special feature about sustainability. Sustainability has been a hot topic for years – and will only become more so. We paid a visit to entrepreneurs based at the CIC in the Central District’s Groot Handelsgebouw to get their top sustainability tips.
ALEXANDER ONIA (42)
“We have to realize that what we do will affect generations after us. They should have a habitable world to grow up in, too. Personally, I try to make sustainable choices wherever possible. Using a reusable cup
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at the office for coffee, tea and water, for example.”
CARLIJN GEERSE (26)
“I think more cooperation between the public and private sectors is crucial to make our world more sustainable. The government should be providing guidelines and parameters for businesses, which can then develop innovative solutions. As a sustainability consultant, I try to improve cooperation between the two sides.”
ANDREA BARRERA (30) “Sustainability is a way of life. It’s linked to every choice you make. Where you buy clothes, what you eat and how you get around. I’m always on my colleagues’ case to not use plastic,
TEXT & PHOTOGRAPHY Lysanne Wilkens
to take along their own mugs and recycle what they can.”
