Join our session on embedding sustainability in the marketing function

This in-person session aims to equip marketing professionals with the knowledge and understanding to contribute to their organisation’s sustainability goals in their day-to-day work. It explores the intersection of marketing and sustainability functions, what marketing teams need to know to support integration across the business, and how both functions can collaborate to drive shared objectives.
 

Company presentations will be provided by Nobian and Kantar.


 What will you gain?
▪ A greater understanding of the sustainability landscape as it pertains to marketing and how this function impacts - and is impacted by - sustainability issues.
▪ Learn how you and your colleague can work in your own roles and with each other to further your company's sustainability ambitions.
▪ Hear from leading businesses on the systems, processes, and initiatives they have in place to integrate sustainability into marketing processes.
▪ Concrete actions that you can take away from the event and share with your team.
▪ Connections with other like-minded sustainability and marketing professionals to share challenges and solutions around sustainability.

Programme 
▪ Walk-in: 13:30 - 14:00 
▪ Session: 14:00 - 16:45 
▪ Networking drinks: 16:45 - 17:30
 

Practical information
▪ Format: This is an in-person event.
▪ Language: English.
▪ Eligibility: Free-of-charge for participants of the UN Global Compact Network Netherlands
▪ For whom? Sustainability professionals are requested to invite a colleague from their marketing team, or vice versa, to attend together. Limited spots available.

 

Location: CSC Office, The Edge Building, Amsterdam
▪ Address: Basisweg 10, 1043 AP Amsterdam
▪ Accessibility and parking: we encourage attendees to come by public transport. Do you need to come by public transport? Find more information about the Edge parking garage here.

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Speakers

Haimo Tonnaer
Haimo Tonnaer
Haimo Tonnaer is a Sustainability Program Manager at Nobian, where he is responsible for driving the company’s ambitious ESG program. With a background in chemical engineering, he has held various roles across R&D, commercial management, and business development. He was also part of the team that developed the first tailor‑made agreement with the Dutch government, with the aim of further accelerating Nobian’s CO₂ emissions reduction targets in the Netherlands. He has a passion for sustainability and innovation, which comes nicely together in the current program.
Ed de Jong
Ed de Jong
Ed is a Commercial Manager Chlor‑Alkali at Nobian. He works on developing and managing customer relationships across the chlor‑alkali value chain, with a focus on long‑term partnerships and shared value creation. With a background in chemistry, Ed has held roles in R&D, technical support, market development, and commercial management at Nobian and its legacy companies. He enjoys connecting technical understanding with strategic commercial decisionmaking.
Özlem Şentürk
Özlem Şentürk
Özlem Şentürk is a Senior Partner at Kantar, specializing in sustainability, marketing transformation, and leadership influence. With 20+ years of experience in global marketing strategy and change management, she helps organizations turn sustainability ambition into business performance and societal impact. She leads major initiatives including Sustainable Marketing 2030 and the CMO Blueprint for Sustainable Growth, partnering with CMOs and senior leaders to embed sustainability into decision-making. Özlem also advises on SDG-led growth, circular economy opportunities, and marketing transformation, while contributing to academia and global leadership forums.
Jamie Holton
Jamie Holton
This session will be co-moderated by Jamie Holton. She is a Senior Programme Manager at the UN Global Compact NL, supporting companies on human rights due diligence and diversity and inclusion. She also support the UN Global Compact NL board as board secretary.
Jeroen Spijker
Jeroen Spijker
This session will be moderated by Jeroen Spijker. Jeroen is Programme Manager at the UN Global Compact NL, supporting companies on climate and nature issues. He also supports the UN Global Compact NL Communication on Progress submissions.

About the series

Our Sustainability Essentials for Core Functions Series is a practical, in‑person event series that helps your organisation embed sustainability across all key business functions. It brings colleagues from different departments together to build essential knowledge, understand their role in achieving company sustainability goals, and integrate it in their day‑to‑day work.

Sponsors 

This series is kindly hosted and co-sponsored by CSC.

About the UN Global Compact NL

The UN Global Compact Network Netherlands unites Dutch companies and stakeholders to promote sustainable, responsible business. It supports the UN’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption, providing guidance, peer learning, and events to help organisations embed responsible practices into daily operations.