Organisational structure

Willem Lageweg, director of MVO Nederland, reports to a board, which takes the important policy decisions and for instance adopts the annual plan and the annual accounts. The board meets five times a year and consists of the following members:

• Simon van Driel, chair  
• Tineke Bahlmann
• Prins Carlos de Bourbon de Parme
• Eric Bouwmeester  
• Lizzy Doorewaard  
• Johan Doruiter  
• Anne Jan Zwart  

The MVO Nederland board is assisted by a Programme Council, which has an important advisory role in areas such as long-term strategy and major projects. The Programme Council meets three times a year and consists of representatives of the main MVO Nederland stakeholders: the mainstream business community, the scientific community, central government, CSR leaders from both SMEs and large companies, professional associations, umbrella employer organisations and NGOs.

• Sijas Akkerman, Nature & Environment Foundation
• Wim van Dijk, Klostermann Nederland
• John Halmans, Gulpener Brewery
• Paul van den Heuvel, Royal Dutch Timber Trade Federation (VVNH)
• Hans Hoogeveen, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
• Jeroen Jansen, ASN Bank
• Huib Klamer, VNO-NCW
• Wim de Kleuver, Northern Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
• Enno Masurel, Free University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
• Suzan van der Meij, CSR Platform
• Mario van Mierlo, VNO-NCW
• Joost Oorthuizen, Sustainable Trade Initiative
• Erik de Ruijter, Dutch Rubber and Plastics Federation (NRK)
• Mark Streuer, CBW-MITEX
• Johan Verburg, Oxfam Novib
• Hann Verheijen, Triodos Bank