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Marlou Leenders (she/her)

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Board Member and Vice-Chair at Global Compact Network Netherlands
📍 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands

Marlou is the Global Head of Sustainability at Randstad and Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact Netherlands board. With over 15 years in the field, she is a trusted advisor to senior leadership, embedding sustainability, human rights, and D&I into core business strategy.

Driven by strong social values, Marlou is passionate about making a positive impact on society. This commitment is evident through her professional focus on creating fair and equitable labor markets and her advocacy for causes like refugee support.

Interesting fact: Marlou has spent her entire 20-year career at Randstad, starting as a management trainee and rising to become the companys global sustainability leader.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Board Member and Vice-Chair
Job Level
Junior
Location
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Marlou shows up

Judgemental
Upfront
Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Marlou cares about

Strategic ESG
She advises Randstad's board on sustainability, develops global strategy, and focuses on integrating ESG with financial management, viewing it as a way to create value for the business.
Net-Zero Initiatives
She co-led the successful effort to have Randstad's net-zero emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a major recent achievement.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Board Member and Vice-Chair
Global Compact Network Netherlands
6-2019
Guest Lecturer Executive Program CSR
Impact Centre Erasmus (ICE)
8-2021
Global Head of Sustainability
Randstad
12-2014 - 8-2021
Senior Manager Global Sustainability at Randstad Global
Randstad
1-2011 - 11-2014
Sustainability Specialist
Randstad Nederland
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2021 - 2021
Diversity & Inclusion
University of Amsterdam
2020 - 2020
Education details unavailable
The Women's Leadership Program by Carla Clarissa
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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