Jan Willem Van Gelder Email & Phone Number

▪ Around 35 years of experience in researching international corporate trade, supply chain, financing and investment relations and trends, covering all regions of the world, more than 100 countries;▪ Research experience covers the financial sector (banks, pension funds, asset managers, public financial institutions), commodity sectors including agriculture (palm oil, soybeans, sugar, rubber), livestock, forestry (timber, pulp&paper), energy, mining (coal, metals, uranium) and fisheries (tuna, pelagic) as well as other sectors such as the car industry, electricity sector, garments industry, transport sector, shipbuilding and others; ▪ Training and advising NGOs in different parts of the world on lobbying and campaigning strategies to influence companies, governments and financial institutions;▪ Analysing responsible investment policies of banks, pension funds and other investors;▪ Evaluation and design of government policies on climate change, commodities, sustainability, financial sector regulation, tax, CSR, a.o.

Listed skills include Financial Research, Financial Analysis, Market Research, Investments, and 28 others.

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  Director

  Profundo

  Jan 2000 - Present - Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  With profound research and advice, Profundo aims to make a practical contribution to a sustainable world and social justice. Quality comes first, aiming at the needs of our clients:• NGOs • Trade unions • Governments• Research institutesThematically we focus on:• Financial institutions: banks, pension funds a.o., researching investments in companies and sectors worldwide, evaluation of and advice on credit and SRI policies;• Commodity chains: researching trade, financing and investment patterns in global commodity chains in the agriculture, energy, fisheries, forestry, livestock and mining sectors worldwide;• Corporate Social Responsibility: research on corporate products and practices which have an impact on the environment, development and human rights;• Government policies: evaluation of policies on climate change, commodities, sustainability, financial sector regulation, tax, CSR, a.o.;• International trade and investment: global patterns in trade, FDI and ODI flows.