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Overview page for interviews, press mentions and external publications that mention New Economy, Pepijn Duijvestein, projects or calculations.

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New Economy in media, interviews and project context

New Economy and Pepijn Duijvestein are mentioned, interviewed and cited in media, professional publications, knowledge platforms and project contexts around regenerative economy, circular economy, biobased construction, social value, carbon sequestration and climate solutions.

Interviews and conversations

Conversations in which Pepijn Duijvestein or New Economy is asked about regenerative economy, circular value creation, design, materials or social impact.

Media and press mentions

Editorial coverage in national, international and professional media, with short context and a reference to the original source.

Project and knowledge platforms

External mentions in projects, programmes, partner contexts and knowledge platforms such as RVO, TKI, media and sector platforms.

Press mentions and external credits

Mentions and external credits

This selection bundles public sources, known media items and external credits. Items without sufficient URL or metadata certainty have deliberately not been added yet.

The New York Times · 2022

Headway feature on Amsterdam, materials and carbon impact

The New York Times cites Pepijn Duijvestein in an international Headway feature on carbon impact, office towers, material use and Amsterdam. The mention supports the context around Schoonschip, biobased building and regenerative value creation.

Impact Hub Amsterdam · 2025

Regenerative business models beyond sustainability

Impact Hub Amsterdam cites Pepijn Duijvestein as an expert in an article on regenerative business models. The source connects New Economy to regenerative entrepreneurship, ownership, systems change and value creation.

IUCN / RSM Erasmus University · 2012

Nature Resilience and figure 2 ‘Rethinking Systems’

In Willem Ferwerda’s Nature Resilience, Pepijn Duijvestein is credited for the design of figure 2, ‘Rethinking Systems’. The source links early systems design work to ecological restoration and regenerative economics.

Holland Circular Hotspot · 2020

Showcase: Circular wood in the built environment

Holland Circular Hotspot describes DR2/New Economy in the context of circular timber chains, high-value reuse and the Circular Award Public 2020. The mention strengthens international project credit around circular wood.

De Bouwcampus · 2020/2021

Circular Materials Cluster South Holland

De Bouwcampus publishes the Circular Materials Cluster trajectory, anchoring the spatial-economic model for material flows, housing and business parks. New Economy and Stec contributed to the project basis.

JAJO Kompas · 2023

I live in a library of important materials

JAJO interviewed Pepijn Duijvestein about regenerative economics, biobased building, circularity and the value of materials that can serve more than one generation. The full context is available as a New Economy publication.

De Telegraaf · 2025

Local food aid saves 15 million euros a year in Amsterdam-Noord

De Telegraaf reports on New Economy’s social cost-benefit analysis of 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord, which together prevent around 15 million euros in societal damage each year for an outlay of about 1.7 million euros. The coverage places the calculation in the context of economic security and healthy food in the city.

Open Research Amsterdam · 2025

Research: food initiatives prevent millions in societal damage

The Amsterdam knowledge platform Open Research Amsterdam publishes New Economy’s social cost-benefit analysis commissioned by the City of Amsterdam, referencing the calculation model. The publication anchors the societal value of 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord, together good for around 15 million euros in prevented damage per year.

Binnenlands Bestuur · 2025

Local food initiatives prevent 15 million euros in damage

Trade journal Binnenlands Bestuur reports on New Economy’s social cost-benefit analysis and the contribution of food initiatives to economic security, health and reducing food waste in Amsterdam-Noord. The coverage focuses on the administrative significance for municipalities.

Hart van Nederland · 2025

Healthy eating saves millions, yet a food market is under pressure

Hart van Nederland highlights an Amsterdam food initiative that provides hundreds of families with healthy food, against the backdrop of the cost-benefit finding that the network prevents millions in societal damage each year. The report shows how fragile the funding of these initiatives is.

Amsterdams Dagblad · Duurzaam Ondernemen · 2025

Food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord prevent 15 million euros in costs

Regional and trade media picked up the report on New Economy’s exploratory social cost-benefit analysis: 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord form an indispensable link against food insecurity, social isolation and environmental damage. The publications bundle the core results and the municipal perspective.

RTV Focus Zwolle · Scheepvaartkrant · 2021–2022

Research into sustainable and circular port development for Port of Zwolle

Regional media reported on the consortium study into sustainable port development for Port of Zwolle, carried out by Stec Groep, New Economy, Defacto and Panteia. The coverage describes the demand for space up to 2040 and the transition to a logistics hub for circular activity in Kampen, Meppel and Zwolle.

Duurzaam Ondernemen · 2025

Market exploration shows the potential of carbon sequestration for economy, nature and wellbeing

Duurzaam Ondernemen reports on New Economy’s market exploration into natural carbon sequestration in the Netherlands, with an estimated annual sequestration of 36 Mton CO₂ and a societal value of around 31 billion euros per year. The article links the Carbon Opportunities Map and the Carbon Sequestration House to concrete policy choices.

Pakhuis de Zwijger · 2019

Wood as a solution for sustainable building

Pakhuis de Zwijger interviews Pepijn Duijvestein about wood as a building material for making the housing challenge more sustainable. The conversation connects biobased building, reuse of timber from the built environment and the potential of local urban trees with a concrete business case.

Duurzaam Ondernemen · 2023

The Biobased Design platform and its first project, the Regenerative Modular Cabinet

Duurzaam Ondernemen reports on the launch of the Biobased Design platform by New Economy and studio Brian Kersbergen, with the Regenerative Modular Cabinet as its first project. New Economy examines the material impact and connects the regenerative design vision to concrete product development.

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