Sailors for Sustainability
Come and meet Floris van Hees & Ivar Smits - two Dutchmen who are sailing around the world in search of solutions to the challenges that the earth and societies face in relation to climate, energy, transportation, nutrition, buildings, community, ecosystems, spirituality, and the economy.
Since their departure, they have visited 25 countries and described 50 solutions.
Floris and Ivar swung by our Ecoshop one day and we just fell in love with them. Their story, their journey, the things they’ve seen, what they’ve learnt - all incredible and inspiring.
Naturally, we asked them if they’d be keen to share their story with you and they said yes!
So it is with great delight that we would like to invite you to meet Floris and Ivar.
Profits from this event go toward helping them continue their awesome work.
Light refreshments provided.
Website: https://sailorsforsustainability.nl/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/sailorsforsustainability/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/sailorsforsustainability
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sailors4Sustain
About the crew
Ivar Smits
Ivar is passionate about ecosystems, climate change, and sustainable economies. He has over 20 years of experience as a sailing instructor. He holds degrees in industrial engineering (University of Twente), sustainability leadership (University of Cambridge) and corporate communications (Erasmus – Rotterdam School of Management). Before embarking on a world trip with Sailors for Sustainability, he worked at the sustainability department of multinational AkzoNobel. He now runs an advisory company, Institute For a Sustainable Future (Instituut Voor een Duurzame Toekomst – IVeDT), advising clients on sustainability-related questions.
Floris van Hees
Floris is passionate about justice, human rights, and environmental protection. He has a law degree (Maastricht University) and a postgraduate degree in human rights and democratisation (EIUC). Following a career as a lawyer for international law firm Clifford Chance in Amsterdam, he started his own legal consultancy and helped set up a clearinghouse for referring legal requests from NGOs to law firms for pro bono advice.
