Testimonials

“Paulette initiated the role of Global Climate Lead at DSM. She developed it and, with her energetic style and passion, further advanced it with a lot of creativity and action. She has a deep interest in the challenges faced in today’s world and I appreciate how she anticipates these by creating a variety of new initiatives. She’s helped us at DSM with taking the next steps to halt the tremendous climate disruption ahead of us, while inspiring many more companies and individuals to do the same. I am grateful to her and for our close collaboration.”

“Paulette is a fantastically passionate and effective professional, able to combine thought leadership with very ‘down to earth’ and pragmatic actions - a potent combination! And she’s a lovely human being as well, which makes work with Paulette very engaging and fun.”

“When I was a Partner at EY, part of Paulette’s responsibilities as Corporate Responsibility (CR) Leader was heading up the team of Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC) CEO liaisons. She also contributed substantially to raising EY’s CR profile, by continuously offering useful advice to (managing) partners and others. She successfully pressed for concrete actions, also with respect to EY’s internal organization and the EY Foundation she set up. She did an excellent job advising me at a strategic level, offering specific expertise on the integration of sustainability into business models, and served as a sparring partner both generally and in relation to EY’s sustainability services.”

“It has been great to work together with Paulette in creating the first draft of The LIVEKINDLY Collective Impact Program. Transformation of the food system, and our mission to make plant-based eating the new norm, are at the core of our Collective. Paulette, with her sharp and challenging mind and of course her experience and expertise, has been super helpful in supporting us in this process.”

“Over the past 10 years, I’ve worked with Paulette in various ways. First, as a driving force of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition that I co-founded. Later, through her Global Climate Lead role, driving action & advocacy both for DSM and the wider business sector. I find it extremely stimulating to work with her and particularly appreciate her enormous knowledge, energy and passion for the topic. ”

“Paulette has been at the center of the movement of businesses stepping up on climate change to strongly influence political ambition. She brings endless energy, determination and creativity to everything that she does, as well as a shrewd understanding of the business issues at the heart of this disruptive issue which makes her both compelling and infectious. Few people have done more to shift the narrative from climate change being a problem for politicians to solve to it being the source of endless opportunity for innovative businesses.”

“I had been admiring Paulette’s impact drive as a young and ambitious missionary within EY and DSM. So when we were in search of a young, passionate and creative Supervisory Board member at Social Enterprise NL, we immediately thought of Paulette. She joined in 2015. It has been great to have her on our team: she is sharp, dedicated and has the drive to continuously look for better ways to build a thriving ecosystem for social entrepreneurs. I would recommend her to any organization looking for a sharp and dedicated (sustainability advisory) board member. She combines structured thinking, (corporate) sustainability expertise and governance insights on one hand, with creativity and strategic input on the other.”

“I wouldn’t even exaggerate if I were to name Paulette the Koh-I-Noor of intelligent, skillful, trustworthy, passionate, accurate, resourceful, kind, friendly and inspiring people that one might ever work with. I say this without hesitation, and after over 35 years of experience working with people.”

“Paulette has been instrumental in founding and shaping the ‘Schooldakrevolutie’, a foundation that aims to make the Netherlands the first country where all schools are powered by solar energy, combined with education programs on sustainability financed with savings on the energy bill. Paulette is full of energy and most of all, creative, constructive, with a strong drive for results. I highly recommend Paulette to anyone looking for a dedicated and super smart lady in pulling new programs, companies or ideas off the ground. In short, anyone looking for a breath of fresh (sustainable) air...”

“Paulette is a remarkable woman and a pleasure to work with. She was the linking pin between EY and Urgenda, understanding both business needs and the NGO mission and drive. With her sustainability knowledge and social skills, and qualities (such as her extreme creativity and attitude of never giving up) she made joint projects possible. Projects that otherwise have been “stuck in the system” and initially seemed impossible to get off the ground. I wish everybody the pleasure of working with her!”

“My film company Off The Fence is building a new platform, WaterBear Network. It brings together nature & environment documentaries and a range of actions that viewers can take, to not just watch but also do something positive. Paulette has been helping us as a senior advisor, bringing us new environmental sustainability expertise, key strategic input as well as useful communications advice (both generally and from a user experience perspective). She also successfully initiated several NGOs to become a partner. We find it extremely professional and satisfying to work with her.”

“It is always a joy and privilege to work with Paulette, with whom I teamed up during our years of leading the World Economic Forum community of Global Shapers in The Netherlands. If you want to get a complex, strategic and tough job done, go to Paulette. She has an unparalleled focus on results and impact. Together with her powerful intellect, stamina, strategic insight and interpersonal skills she achieves her objectives. She is a true team player with whom you will never have a dull moment. Finally, she is an authentic and charismatic person with a natural flair for leadership.”

“Paulette has a vision and gets things done. Rarely do you find someone as principled, passionate and tenacious as Paulette. She is skilled at developing and delivering key messages, she’s naturally creative and has experience aligning stakeholders at every level of an organization including the C-suite. During her time at DSM, she put in place a framework that made an immediate and lasting impact for our company. I believe she is an asset to any organization looking to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to sustainability and meaningful change.”

“Collaborating with Paulette was such a joy, as her creativity, ingenuity and ability to channel her passion for sustainability into artistic expression is truly unique. The Seastars performed our collaborative song, Carbon Needs a Price Tag, on the mainstage of VERGE 19 to a live audience of thousands of industry and government leaders, ushering California Governor Gavin Newsom on stage. More purposeful creative endeavors from Paulette to come!”

“Paulette has been instrumental in the success of a variety of corporate climate change initiatives and it has been a delight to have her as a partner over the past few years. She is creative, determined and a leader in her field. She has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the necessary political space for prominent initiatives and campaigns was created - she can often spot an opportunity before others do.”