Joost Backer

Background

About Joost Backer

I'm deeply committed to driving transitions towards fair distribution of value and a healthy planet. I mainly do this in the capacity of Principal Consultant at NewForesight. As part of the Sustainable Sourcing and Impact team, I primarily work in and on agricultural commodity supply chains with up- and downstream players in sectors such as coffee, cocoa, tea, natural rubber, palm oil, cotton - across 30+ countries. Three questions need answering to accelerate transitions: 1. Where do we want to be? Who do we need to incentivize in what way to get there? How will we know when we're there? I help answering these questions. I create value in the form of market reports, strategy & business model innovation, partnership brokering, supply chain strategies, benchmark and assurance reviews, living income & wage benchmarking, and more. Partners I work with include: • Multi-stakeholder partnerships, ISEAL members, standard owners • Multinational corporates, incl retail, manufacturing, traders • Governments at national and regional level • Development institutions and impact investors Next to devoting my time to sustainability consultancy, I have founded Correspondents of the World: a platform to foster understanding by sharing personal stories on environment, migration, gender, among others. In addition to this, I love to compose and perform piano songs. Prior to joining NewForesight, I was part of the creation of the Code Social Enterprises: a principle-based certification system to recognize social enterprises in the Netherlands. I'm a member of GroenLinks - the Dutch Green Leftist party and believe in politics as a key pathway to structural change. I hold an MSc in Political Economy from the University of Amsterdam and speak English, Dutch, Spanish, French and German. Interested in exploring how we can work together? Send me an email or connect to me on Linkedin. Email: joost.backer@newforesight.com