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“SOCIETAL ACCEPTANCE IS KEY TO REALIZING NEW MOBILITY SOLUTIONS”

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Preface

PREFACE Next issue [65] 9th of January 2023

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The ‘mobility transition’:

HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOU?

It feels like only yesterday that we kicked off our tenth year anniversary, yet here we are at the last issue of 2022. We had the great pleasure of meeting many of you at

Packed public transport, mega-congested motorways, inaccessible airports,

this year’s festive events. Such as our visit

blocked-up bike paths: people in The Netherlands seem to be moving about more

to the Floriade for the presentation of the

than ever. It looks like the government’s appeals to make home and hybrid working

Zuidas Sustainability Award, our bicycle

the ‘new normal’ are falling on deaf ears. According to the World Economic Forum,

sprint, the rooftop recital at Loyens & Loeff

the situation around Covid-19 might have opened “a rare but narrow window”

and various meetings about diversity and

for humanity to “reset” the world. Only, humanity doesn’t act on command.

inclusion. In video messages, our longtime partners shared their reflections on

I get it. It’s too much fun to go off on fabulous holidays and day trips and go to the office

ten years of “Connecting the City”. And,

to meet up with your colleagues again. Otherwise, what’s the point of working? Nobody

most recently, many of you joined us to

likes limitations. This issue of Hello Zuidas is all about mobility. Among the people we

raise our glasses to the past ten years –

interviewed are Casper Veenman, partner at Roland Berger and transportation and

and to the ten to come! To our wonderful

automotive sector expert. Will passenger drones be taking to the air any time soon?

members, I would like to say: thank you for

Casper shared his vision on this and other mobility questions with us.

your commitment. Enjoy this issue of Hello Zuidas magazine, and I hope to see you

For the time being, we’ll mostly be seeing more swanky electric cars around Zuidas.

again soon.

“The trend is for sure switching to fully electric or hybrid cars these days”, observes Hans Mulder, who heads up BMW & MINI Van Poelgeest Amsterdam. “More and more brands

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come up with electric & hybrid cars. The number of models is expanding rapidly. A great

Managing director of Hello Zuidas

development, being perceived well by the drivers and for sure also by most companies focusing on sustainability.”

On behalf of Hans and our team, happy reading!

ROMY LANGE Editor-in-chief Hello Zuidas r.lange@zuidaspublishers.nl

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Index

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06 Coverstory with Casper Veenman 10 Building the Future

Transportation and automotive sector specialist at Roland Berger

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Work continues on two passenger underpasses at Amsterdam Zuid ADORE: unique collaboration between medical disciplines Consultation on redeveloping Kapel and Convict buildings

12 13 Column 14 Ramón Mossel Makelaardij 16 Got a Minute 20 Property Share #Zuidas

Social Media

John Leerdam

‘’We help everyone, wherever they are on their property journey’’ How do you commute to Zuidas?

‘’Office space you don’t have is space you don’t have to heat’’

22 Zuidas Hometour 25 Van Lanschot Kempen 27 In conversation with…

28 Agenda 34 Mobility Special

‘’Even after the darkest night, we will see the sun in the morning’’ A workplace with endless scope for development ROC Amsterdam College Zuid X RAI Amsterdam Don’t miss it

Intro: Energy and fuel prices have workers in a bind 38. Van Poelgeest BMW en MINI 41. UBER in Zuidas 42. D&B 45. HERTZ 47. MyPup 48. Mobility

50 Architecture 52 Finance with Medy van der Laan 900Mahler

‘’Sustainability plays a big role in why I use public transport’’

Sculpture: Magali Dien

INDEX

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67 54 Sales Eleven 55 Bold Amsterdam 56 Hello You 57 Hello Zuidas introduces 58 Sustainability 60 Legal 62 Hello You 63 New Members 64 Memo Board 67 Meet The…

Finding your dream job is our dream job Spectacular penthouses in Bold

Zuidas Publishers Anniversary Lunch Patrick van Oppen

From grey parking spaces to green solar carports Business travel and kilometre allowance to rise from 2023

Art Walk

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Zuidas Updates

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Coverstory

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Coverstory

“SOCIETAL ACCEPTANCE IS KEY TO REALIZING NEW MOBILITY SOLUTIONS” Casper Veenman, transportation and automotive sector specialist at Roland Berger Flying cars, personal transport drones, autonomous vehicles: thanks to rapidly

in cities like Amsterdam. So, slowly

advancing technologies, things that once felt futuristic are no longer looking quite

but surely – and helped along by new

so far-fetched. And maybe we shouldn’t be surprised, given all the packed trains and

technologies – gigantic shifts are taking

traffic-clogged roads we battle every morning. Still, how realistic or even desirable are

place, though consumers may not

these kinds of solutions in a mobility world that’s out of kilter and in which employers

feel the effects straightaway. But will

are grappling with ever more questions around sustainability and responsible travel?

we be able to pop over to Rotterdam

Casper Veenman is a partner at the international strategy consultancy firm Roland

any time soon without getting caught

Berger and a transportation and automotive sector specialist, who has been helping

in traffic? No. That will take either a

clients navigate mobility issues for over 15 years. We sat down with him to get his take

systemic change in how we use mobility

on current challenges and what the future may hold.

investments, or a reconfiguration of people’s travel patterns. Theoretically,

What kind of mobility advice are

There is a lot of talk about this massive

the motorways are wide enough to

clients looking for at the moment?

mobility transition that’s supposedly

accommodate the traffic, but our habit

“Many of the discussions with clients

happening. And yet, congested

of flocking to the office on Tuesday

are about transitioning to a different

roads and overflowing trains are

mornings causes them to block up.

form of mobility or an approach that will

still a fact of daily life. To what extent

That means we need to use available

fundamentally change their strategy. For

are consumers feeling the effects

resources more efficiently and rethink

one thing, workers are less attached to

of this development that’s meant

our habits.”

their cars and prefer having more choices,

to fix everything?

so they have questions about that. But

“Mobility is inherent to all of us. The

Looking at Zuidas, what are some

often it’s also about how to make mobility

average person travels an hour a day

of the positives of mobility in the

truly sustainable, or about advancing

and spends 12% of their income on

district, and what could be better?

digitization and all the new applications

travel movements. And the government

“Zuidas has it all. Public transport,

it brings along. Things like the growth

also invests substantially in mobility

underground bike parking, plenty of

of autonomous transport and new

with some 10 billion euros annually.

charging stations, we’re literally next to

technologies on the mobility front. These

Consider the subsidy on electric cars

the motorway and we can practically see

developments raise both technical and

and major infrastructure projects such

planes touching down at Schiphol. Zuidas

sustainablility related questions, but for

as Zuidasdok. Car as a Service and other

is the ideal base because there are so many

clients the central one is really how it will

shared mobility solutions continue to

ways to get around, so there are solutions

influence their operations.”

grow in the coming years, especially

to fit everyone. The drawback is that the

Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Roxy Ali

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Coverstory

A10 motorway plus tall buildings are not

and autonomous features. Added to that

“This is a programme offering professionals

a brilliant combination for air quality.

will be a growing number of hybrid options.

who are just starting out a chance to work

It will take a while longer, but it was a

Take Biròs, which didn’t even exist a short

at Roland Berger in Amsterdam for three

sensible decision to move the motorway

time ago, or drones that one day might

months, followed by three months in Dubai

underground.”

transport not only products but people

and another three at a start-up, which in

as well. The pace of technology is moving

this case happens to be Felyx. It’s ideal for

What do you think the future

super-fast, but much more is needed to

new grads who are just starting out but

of mobility will look like?

get all these innovative ambitions off the

aren’t sure what to do yet. Should they

“It will be more flexible. You’ll be able to

ground. Not so much in terms of rules and

travel the world? Or go to work somewhere?

choose to get somewhere at any given

regulations, as the societal acceptance to

But where? That got us thinking: why not

moment in a way that fits your travel

integrate them into our physical space and

just try it all? Then you can decide what

pattern, just as we already do here.

infrastructure. I think if we were to sit down

path to take afterwards. This lets people

Obviously, not every solution works in

here again ten years from now, a lot will

build relevant experience while also trying

every location. Urban areas have far more

have changed. But to the extreme you see

everything out. It’s a shame I’m not at the

potential for shared mobility than villages

in films? Probably not.”

start of my own career, because I would have loved it.”

do, because it all hinges on population. But one thing is certain: old-fashioned ways

Speaking of shared mobility, we’ve

of getting around, like the use of cars and

heard your firm has partnered with

bikes, won’t disappear. Instead, things will

Felyx to offer a gap year programme.

become electric and equipped with safety

What does that entail?

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“Our habit of all flocking to the office on Tuesday mornings causes traffic to block up, so we need to rethink our routines.”

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Work to continue on two passenger underpasses at Amsterdam Zuid

The Brittenpassage, the new passenger underpass

After the major work that was completed in July and August 2022, the modernization and expansion of Amsterdam Zuid station continues to make rapid progress. We will now continue working on the new Brittenpassage, as well as on the existing Minervapassage. Passengers and local residents will notice the effects of this.

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Building The Future

Building The Future

ADORE: unique collaboration between medical disciplines Amsterdam UMC’s new ADORE Research and Diagnostic Centre is under construction in the Zuidas Innovation District. This unique collaboration brings together oncologists and neurologists in the search for new treatments for cancer and brain diseases.

On metro platform 2 you find more information on upgrading the Amsterdam Zuidas station

This high-tech new building will be six

various meeting places throughout

storeys high and include both offices,

the building. And ADORE will provide

laboratory facilities and a cleanroom

funding, too, meaning that researchers

– a highly conditioned environment

do not have to work on lengthy grant

with ultra-high quality requirements,

applications and can spend more time

which will be used for research into

focusing on their research.

cancer and neurological disorders.

This is the first time that oncological

The Innovation District

This work is part of the wider upgrade of Amsterdam Zuid

and neurological research are being

In partnership with VU Amsterdam and

station, which is necessary to cope with current and future

combined in this way, anywhere in

Amsterdam UMC, over the years the

passenger numbers. The new-look station will also be much more

the world. So this building is all about

Innovation District will be transferred

comfortable to use. There will be shops and a bicycle parking

collaboration and connection.

into an exciting mixed neighbourhood

facility in both of the underpasses.

The watersource lies 175 meters deep

where a wide range of functions Cross-pollination

come together. This neighbourhood

Finishing the roof

In the research centre, scientists and

is located just south of the A10

Between now and the summer of 2023, most of the work will

researchers in oncology and neurology

motorway, between Parnassusweg/

will soon be teaming up with SMEs, the

Buitenveldertselaan, A.J. Ernststraat

pharmaceutical sector and knowledge

and Amstelveenseweg. Around 2,700

involve building and installing the remaining roof sections for the

Building a thermal energy storage at ADORE Research and Diagnostic Centre

In November 2019, the first roof section for the extra passenger underpass was inserted into place through the A10 and the railway track

Brittenpassage: the new 15-metre-wide passenger underpass for Amsterdam Zuid station. We will also continue to work on

Refurbishment of Amsterdam Zuid station

institutions such as VU Amsterdam

homes will be built here in total, in

the Minervapassage, the station’s existing passenger underpass.

Amsterdam Zuid station is the fastest growing station of the

and University of Amsterdam. They

addition to space for education, the

Eventually the Minervapassage will be 40 metres wide – a

Netherlands and is well on its way of becoming the second

will take advantage of the similarities

knowledge industry, care, culture, retail

considerable increase with regard to its present 12 metres. But we

largest station of Amsterdam. To accomodate the present and

between their disciplines in order to

and hospitality. ADORE is a wonderful

can only do this if we make the roof of the underpass much wider.

increasing number of passengers, we are expanding the station.

accelerate research progress and make

addition to the Innovation District as

The new Minervapassage will be a really spectacular space, not

For the time being, the station is still sandwiched between the

breakthroughs. ADORE is designed to

it will provide a place where people

only because of its generous width, but also due to the height of the

lanes of the A10 South motorway, but space will be created once

encourage cross-pollination between

can come together, meet, inspire one

ceiling. In 2023, we will put the first sections of the new roof in place.

it is tunnelled.

the two disciplines by providing

another and share knowledge.

Every meter of the subsoil gets a quality check

The drilling comes with heaps of spent sand Photography: Jan Vonk & Marcel Steinbach

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Mobility policy in Amsterdam:

LET RESIDENTS HAVE A SAY Since I myself became attuned to the mobility challenges facing different segments of Amsterdam’s population, there has been an overall shift in awareness. In recent months, regional NS staff strikes grounded train services across the Netherlands.

In October, bus drivers walked out in large parts of the country. Transit workers are demanding a better collective labour agreement and protesting the ‘dismantling of public transport’.

John Leerdam is a Dutch film and theater director and former politician. He was a member of the parlement for the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) from 2003 to 2012.

The issue upsetting large swathes of the public is not so much environmental problems, but the high price of parking and transport, at rates that have most people crying bloody murder. Taking this into consideration, taking the bicycle seems to be the only reasonable option. It strikes me that each district of this city has its own history and dynamics regarding mobility. However, the need for a new vision on mobility is visible in the entire city. Disincentive policies for car use in some parts of Amsterdam have definitely not done their job. In fact, I suspect there has even been a rise in care use. Wherever affluence grows, people instantly start buying vehicles like cars. This is especially visible in Amsterdam-Zuid, Zuidas and central Amsterdam, where – in contrast to other city districts – more cars seem to be electric. If we want a mobility system that fully serves the city’s inhabitants, we need to start early on, in school. Make mobility and climate part of the curriculum, and explore alternate and diverse forms of mobility. That way, you make it a policy issue that intrigues and challenges. Public policy should not have a punitive effect on the city’s inhabitants.

That is what parking policy feels like to people living in some districts right now. Let residents have a say. Show them the future is theirs, and ours. Make policy not just for the people, but of the people.

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Business In The Spotlight

Ramón Mossel

RAMÓN MOSSEL MAKELAARDIJ

“We help everyone, wherever they are on their property journey” When Ramón Mossel opened the doors of his first real estate office on the Maasstraat

A new chapter

years ago, he was filled with ambition, yet never could have imagined the success his

In time, the firm outgrew its Maasstraat

company would enjoy. Today, in its brand-new, modern premises on Gelderlandplein,

office and went in search of something

Ramón Mossel Makelaardij is coming up on its twentieth anniversary.

new. “We needed a place that could accommodate our whole team but also

“When I started out, I was dead set

We came into our own, learned the tricks

was a better fit for who we are, what we

on a location on Maasstraat”, Ramón

of the trade and eventually grew into a

do and, maybe most importantly: what

recalls, looking back on the early days

company equipped to take on all facets of

we want to do.” They found it in the

of his real estate career. “I lived in that

the real estate business.” Ramón Mossel

former ING building on Gelderlandplein,

neighbourhood myself and it was clear to

works for clients ranging from project

a property that projects precisely what

me that a lot of properties were changing

developers and housing associations

Ramón says his company stands for. “It’s

hands there. But of course, above all, it

to private buyers and renters. And, as

polished yet unpretentious and amazingly

was a really nice area.” His business got

Ramón himself stresses: “Our agency is for

easy to reach.” Not to mention super

off to a flying start and grew year on year.

everyone. We can help everyone, wherever

convenient for the owner himself: “I live

“The agency really matured in that office.

they are on their property journey.”

not even a stone’s throw away, in Zuidas,

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Business In The Spotlight

so I couldn’t be happier”, Ramón laughs.

was so high that the whole building was

suit everyone. “These will be innovative,

“We work in this area a lot as well, and it’s

let in less than six weeks, Ramón notes

pioneering homes and I cannot wait

a fantastic spot. I live quite high up, so

with a grin. “That’s a stellar result and we

to see them finished.” Ramón is also

when I come home in the evenings, I’ve

are proud to be involved in such a big and

excited about BOLD, a residential tower

got a stunning view across the whole city.

special project. We recently started renting

rising directly across from Amsterdam

I can see all the lights stretching from the

out the Quartz. This residential tower will

Central Station, overlooking the IJ. “These

Ziggo Dome out to Schiphol.” It’s utterly

have a spectacular entrance and a high

apartments and penthouses will have

unlike living anywhere at ground level,

level of service, including a 24-hour PA

every kind of technical feature. We’re

he adds. “Living in this area is a whole

service and the option of renting a parking

involved in so many fun and wide-ranging

different experience.”

space in the underground car park. It’s also

projects, and each new one brings new

ideally located close to Gelderlandplein

demands and challenges.” That diversity is

and Zuidas.”

what makes the job so interesting, Ramón

New gem in Buitenveldert

says. “But I couldn’t do it without the

Among their most recent rental successes, Ramón continues, is Q Residences. A

Daily diversity

hard-working and ambitious people in my

world-class architectural icon situated in

A unique new project in Amstelveen,

team. They are bursting with enthusiasm,

one of Buitenveldert’s most distinguished

Eilands’ Eigen, promises to be the real

and we try to convey that in how we serve

locations, this property was recently

estate firm’s new pièce de résistance.

our clients. But, above all, it makes every

completed by Kroonenberg Groep. The

Surrounded by nature and water, the

day fun.”

structure comprises two separate towers:

exclusive, energy-neutral homes occupy

the high-rise Quartz to the north, and the

their own green island. Properties range

pint-sized Qube, to the south. When the

from garden villas and town houses to

Qube came on the market, enthusiasm

apartments, so there is something to

Text: Romy Lange & Tessa Burger • Photography: Caily Bobbie Jo & Daniel Vischjager

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Hello People

HELLO PEOPLE

GOT A MINUTE? In Zuidas, all forms of transport converge. Trains continually come and go from all corners of the country and beyond, the metro offers a straight shot to the city centre and, for the athletically-minded, the ship-shape bike paths are an absolute joy. We wanted to find out: how do people in Zuidas prefer to get around? Have sustainability considerations changed travel patterns in recent years? And what are employers doing to facilitate that?

Anastasia Liskina “The way I travel hasn’t changed over the past ten years. It’s no different than before: I usually take my bike to work, but sometimes, when it’s too rainy, I go by tram or train. I live in Amsterdam Oost, near Oosterpark, so it’s only about 25 minutes by bike. My employer does provide compensation for public transport on OV card transactions. I know some employers provide money to buy a new electric bike, but unfortunately mine doesn’t. But that’s okay, I am pretty happy with my situation as it is!”

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Dook Hasselman “I take the intercity train from Utrecht Centraal, which gets me here in exactly 22 minutes, so that’s excellent. Plus, I live on the Oudegracht and can drop my bike in the underground parking garage at the station. So I can’t complain. I’ve actually always used public transport. A car is very expensive, and I don’t even have the space to park it. But it’s not really a big deal – I work at Walters People and we get a good public transport reimbursement.

We also have cars parked here which we can use to visit clients if needed, and I think most of them are even electric.”

Ivan Fabrychnov “Walking is a great way to start the day, and I just happen to live very close by, near Gelderlandplein. I work in the WTC and really enjoy the ten-minute walk to and from work every day. However, I must say that public transport in the Netherlands is amazing!

There’s so much to choose from: trains, subways, buses, trams...

You can explore the entire country without ever taking the car. I am originally from Ukraine and have lived in a few big cities around the country, but public transport isn’t nearly as good as it is here. I used to travel to work on my motorcycle, but unfortunately I had to leave it behind when I came here in late January this year. I might look into getting a new one here though!”

Nathalie Rock “I bike to work every day because I literally live around the corner from here. From Oud-Zuid it is just over five minutes by bike.

Before, at my old job, I took the metro a lot. But I prefer this! I’ve never actually looked into whether my employer does anything to encourage sustainable mobility, because I don’t need it. It’s a coincidence that I wound up living so close to my job, but it suits me just fine. My plan is to from now on never live more than twenty minutes from work. I’ve had to travel an hour or hour and a half in the past, and that really wears you down. This is ideal.”

Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Caily Bobbie Jo

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PROPERTY “Office space you don’t have is space you don’t have to heat” This century is shaping up to give us another ‘roaring twenties’. The second decade kicked off with a pandemic, swiftly followed by war in Ukraine, soaring inflation, massive labour shortages and an energy crisis. How will all this affect businesses and their real estate? This is a question Denise Hoogendoorn, head of Facility Management Consultancy at real estate services and investment management company Colliers, discusses with organizations on a daily basis.

What issues are boardrooms

we call that. And that unused space is what

organizations. We’re the market leader in

grappling with right now?

you need to tackle. Space you don’t have or

that field, thanks to our database. What

“So many. All organizations are facing big

use is space you don’t have to heat,

you want to know is: how much are you

uncertainties. The energy crisis is taking

light or clean.”

consuming, how much are you paying, and

on dire proportions. Prices are rising to

how does that stack up against the Dutch

such an extreme that utility costs are even

What’s the best place to start?

market? Only then can you start taking

starting to exceed rents in some places.

“Understanding your employees’

steps to economize long-term.”

Everyone is looking for ways to economize.

behaviour. What are the busy and quiet

One option is to economize on office space

times at the office? How often are people

Won’t cutting costs on things like lunch

and how it’s used.”

using restaurant and reception services?

and office drinks discourage workers

What’s your energy consumption? It can

from coming to the office at all?

How can companies save on office costs?

be very high even with the top energy

“Not necessarily, no. You could have

“We’re seeing that actual office attendance

rating. My team benchmarks the costs of

lunch service on busy days, and office

rates are still quite low. ‘Hidden vacancies’,

all facilities services delivered in clients’

drinks once a month instead of every

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Property

Denise Hoogendoorn, head of Facility Management Consultancy at Colliers

Friday. People will appreciate these

their prices as well. So, it’s a good idea to

even sit down, it’s not likely to boost office

services even more and you can add

work out a future-proof business

attendance. Road closures and diversions

value to your hybrid work concept.

case together.”

connected to works for Zuidasdok

Plus, you can scale down in quantity

obviously won’t help either.”

while boosting quality. You could

Will workers be more inclined

offer fancier lunches or drinks. And if

to come to the office this winter

What’s your advice

you match your purchasing to actual

to save on energy costs at home?

for companies in Zuidas?

attendance, you’ll also wind up wasting

“There’s more to it than that. The price

“Nowhere in the country is office space

less. It’s all about flexibility.”

cap will curb that effect. It also depends

as expensive as in Zuidas, and not even

on people’s individual situations. Whether

all of it is being used. That represents a

But can facilities service

someone lives in a small flat, say, or in

tremendous potential of savings. Start

providers deliver that flexibility?

a large detached house. Whether their

out by determining how your space is

“Well, not at the drop of a hat. You’ve got to

house is sustainable or not. And, of course,

being used, then decide what you really

make agreements in advance and amend

on what form of transportation they

need. Eliminating unused office space

your contracts. You may not be able to do

use. Many employers reimburse public

will be your biggest win.”

that overnight. But once you understand

transport travel, but not car travel within

your consumption habits, you can use it to

a given radius from work. If a journey is

negotiate. Facilities service providers are

significantly longer by public transport,

facing staff shortages and having to raise

and if there are fewer trains and you can’t

Text: Ramon Holle • Photography: Nestor Tsakirakis & Studio Klijn

More information?

Denise Hoogendoorn +31 6 36 44 46 13 denise.hoogendoorn@colliers.com www.colliers.com/benchmark

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Zuidas Home Tour

ZUIDAS HOME TOUR

“Even after the darkest night, we will see the sun in the morning” On February 24th this year, Ukraine found itself at war with Russia. Though it is a moment no one will soon forget, for those who were and still are living in the Eastern European country, it is a horrific day that will remain forever etched in their memories. Many had no choice but to flee their homes. Among them was Elena Isiuk, who left behind her job, her family and her native country. She found a place to stay in the former Holiday Inn on Boelelaan, which has served as a refugee shelter since March, thanks to Leger des Heils, De Regenboog Groep en HVO-Querido. Though deeply grateful for the safe haven, Elena hopes to be able to return home soon.

Name

Elena Isiuk

Age

33

Job

Painting, running and reading about happiness, mindfulness and positive thinking

Favourite item brought with you My ring, which my mum gave me for my 18th birthday, and a broach with the colors of Ukraine Favourite spots in Zuidas Beatrixpark, Amstelpark and going for coffee in the cafes near RAI

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Elena Isiuk lives in Ukraine and now stays in the former Holiday Inn

Zuidas Home Tour

Elena, can you tell us

speak English. This makes integrating into

bombed recently, but I am happy that my

a little bit about yourself?

Dutch society a lot easier.”

family is okay. Apart from that, I really miss

“After my language studies, I started

our traditional food. We can’t cook here,

working in hospitality services, mostly

What do you like about the Netherlands?

so we eat all together and the food was

at different restaurants. That’s where I

Did it match your expectations?

mostly Dutch at first, but now we have a

learned management skills. It’s almost

“One of the biggest surprises was how

couple of Ukrainian cooks who also make

like teaching, because you need to take

everyone uses their bike for literally

some familiar dishes.”

control and tell people what to do or how

everything: carrying suitcases, their

best to do things. Just before the war, I was

groceries, their pets. It is like a movie when

Is there anything you’re particularly

involved in a social project called Active

you see it. On the streets, people greet

looking forward to in the future?

Citizens, run by the British Council. When

each other and smile, which is so nice.

“For now, we just really hope to return

the war started in the western part of the

Getting used to the smell in the city centre

as soon as possible. I don’t have any

country, this programme helped people

was something else, haha.”

set plans because everything is so

find their way socially and economically. I

uncertain. However, I’m thinking about

finished the courses to become a facilitator,

Have you been able to feel

changing my career and trying to work in

just before I had to flee the country, so I’m

somewhat at home here?

a humanitarian organization. After every

hoping to get into that again when I am

“We do feel comfortable here and I am

dark period, there will be sunshine, and

back home in Ukraine.”

very grateful for that. Still, having a place to

we will fight to the end.”

live and feeling at home are two different How long have you been here now?

things. Here, we don’t have the connection

“I came to the Netherlands in April, a

that we feel at home in Ukraine, so that

month after the war started. We moved

can be difficult sometimes. But truly,

from Kiev to the northern part of Ukraine

we are super grateful to be here. It is a

first, where people welcomed us into their

comfortable city and country.”

home. My mum and sister were called back to work, so they returned, even though the

What do you miss most

situation got worse. Me, my nephew and

from home in Ukraine?

a friend travelled three days, taking seven

“My family – we have a tight bond. I get in

different trains, to get to the Netherlands. I

touch with my sister and mum every day,

knew this would be a good country to go to,

which I was before the war, too, and it is

because a friend studied here and it’s one

hard not to be with them. It has been sad

of the few countries where a lot of people

to see some of my favourite places being

Text: Céline Boute • Photography: Caily Bobby Jo

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Business In The Spotlight

VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN:

A WORKPLACE WITH ENDLESS SCOPE FOR DEVELOPMENT Once upon a time, Boudewijn Hasselman started out as an intern in Van Lanschot Kempen’s Business Professionals department. Today, he’s a senior private banker and part of an innovative team that has launched a new department with a focus on private equity partners. Van Lanschot Kempen offers plenty of room for the elaboration and development of entrepreneurial ideas.

“Van Lanschot Kempen has years of experience guiding private equity professionals, but now a specialized team has been created to do so”, Boudewijn enthusiastically tells us from the

Boudewijn Hasselman

wealth manager office in World Trade Center. “Our Team Business Professionals serves partners at consultancy and law firms. In

equity partners we worked with, which has enabled us to build

addition, our Team Private Equity Professionals is fully focused on

a very concrete proposition in a short time span. I would say it’s

serving equity partners and investment directors of private equity

rock-solid and I can’t wait to see how our team and client base

firms. We realized there was high demand for this service, and it’s

grows from here on.”

an amazing experience to start something from scratch within a listed company.” Turns out, Boudewijn has a head for enterprise. “I

Freedom

love being able to build something and think creatively about how

None of this would have been possible without the opportunities

to structure our services to a new group of clients.”

Van Lanschot Kempen afforded the team, Boudewijn is quick to point out. “Even though our workforce and expertise are large

Carving out a name

enough that we can serve almost every private and institutional

Boudewijn and his colleagues drew inspiration from other

investor, we are also still small enough to have the speed and

departments at Van Lanschot Kempen that have already grown

freedom to operate and grow individually. In this firm, your voice is

to become market leader in their own segments. “There are great

truly heard and there’s plenty of room to pursue your ambitions.”

lessons we can learn from them and we definitely apply those within our team.” Now it is up to the private equity team to carve out a name for themselves and deliver for their clients. “We have done a ton of research and have specifically asked feedback from

Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Roxy Ali

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Interview

In conversation with...

ROC AMSTERDAM MBO COLLEGE ZUID X RAI AMSTERDAM

Ildem Senoglu & Nils Vonder

Hello Zuidas keeps in regular contact with the district’s major education institutions,

research. Organizations want to know what

one of which is the ROC Amsterdam’s MBO College Zuid. That’s how we connected

the opportunities are in a given market and

with Ildem Senoglu, who is studying and also currently doing a work placement

they want numbers – so data – to back that

in the vocational secondary school’s Marketing and Communication department.

up. Those data need to be visualized, and

She had a few questions she wanted to put to a marketing and communication

that’s where a marketer plays a valuable

specialist in Zuidas, so Hello Zuidas put her in touch with Nils Vonder, Marketing and

role. The world is changing super-fast, so

Communications manager at RAI Amsterdam and a member of our own Supervisory

you need to be able to pick up on trends

Board. Ildem and Nils arranged an online meeting, on which community manager

that will affect your organization and its

Trevor Holtkamp got to join in and write about.

activities and know how to anticipate or respond appropriately”, advised Nils.

As they introduced themselves, it turned

cover all the bases. That’s convenient,

out that Ildem and Nils had something

but can also come with a hefty price tag.

Ildem and Nils talked some more about

in common: both have backgrounds in

I’m seeing lots of companies that would

opportunities and challenges in their field.

vocational secondary education – that is,

rather work with specialists. If they want to

It was a spirited conversation, at the end

Dutch MBO. They agreed that there are

put out a video, for example, they hire an

of which Ildem had one last question:

plenty of opportunities for advancement

independent video production specialist.

“Could I shadow both of you for a day at

in the Netherlands for people willing to put

And then another specialist agency for

RAI Amsterdam and Hello Zuidas?’’ Both

in the work. That there’s always more to

printed matter”, Nils explained.

Nils and Trevor were more than happy to agree. Ildem will shortly get to experience

learn was obvious when Ildem listed the subjects she’s taking at school and skills

“And what skills would I need to succeed

a day on the job at RAI and at Hello

she’s training there. “My dream is to start

as a marketer?”, Ildem wanted to know. “In

Zuidas, and to see how topics that came

my own advertising agency one day”,

marketing, there’s an increasing focus on

up in the conversation are handled and

Ildem enthused. It’s a strong ambition that

data and research, which includes market

implemented in practice.

she had also worked out in detail on a whiteboard visible behind her during the meeting.

The MBO Marketing and Communication programme has more than 100 students looking for work placements in the period ahead. Companies in Zuidas can offer

Testifying to her ambition, Ildem had some

excellent workplace learning opportunities for these students. If you have an opening

practical questions for Nils. For example,

or would like to hear about the options, get in touch via stagemc@rocva.nl. The school

if he had tips for her future enterprise. “Do

is also holding a work placement fair on 23 November. Companies interested in taking

good market research to pinpoint demand.

part should send an email to j.hendriks1@rocva.nl.

There are lots of large ad agencies that

Text: Trevor Holtkamp • Photography: Alizée Le Bouteiller

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Agenda

AGENDA

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2022 5-13 November

RIGHT TO ART! @ Former Amsterdam Courthouse, Parnassusweg 220 www.kunstruim.amsterdam Meet 48 professional visual artists 9-20 November

10 November

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM

VU PRIDE: PHILADELPHIA

hosted by kunstRUIM,

@ VU Rialto & De Pijp – www.idfa.nl

programme in November, with a showing

Amsterdam’s leading

The annual International Documentary

of the gripping film Philadelphia, with an

platform for professional

Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is back,

introduction beforehand. Lawyer Andrew

visual artists and art

screening an exciting selection of the

Beckett (Tom Hanks) finds himself laid off

enthusiasts.

world’s top documentaries in Amsterdam.

without notice for an ‘attitude problem’.

Catch the crème de la crème of creative

Suspecting his homosexuality and AIDS

documentaries at VU Rialto from 9 to 20

diagnosis are the real reason, he sues his

November! The full programme is available

employer.

exhibiting their work and enjoy a wideranging programme of art walks, art talks and workshops. Recht op Kunst! (‘Right to Art!’) is an art event

Sculpture: Magali Dien

@ VU Rialto – www.rialtofilm.nl Rialto and VU Pride bring you another joint

from Monday 31 October.

10 November

MASTER CLASS: LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

Friday 11 & 25 November

This master class brings you up to speed on all

SPEED DATING FOR AGES 28-40 & 26-39

the latest sustainability developments, starting

@ à Deauville – www.aboutlove.nl

with the EU Green Deal, and analyses your

During these speed dates you’ll get to meet

business case for sustainability. Besides intrinsic

15-20 other singles. Every four minutes, the

motivation and expanding legislation, you’ll

bell sounds and half the singles move up

see there are also plenty of business benefits to

a table, putting a different person across

greening your organization. We’ll also hear from

from you until you’ve met them all. After

several inspiring guest speakers with many years’

each date, tick on the form whether you

experience in sustainable leadership.

want to get better acquainted: Yes or No?!

@ CIRCL – www.circl.nl

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Agenda

15 November

MEMBERS ONLY

LIVING IN ZUIDAS – SOCIAL AND MID-RENT HOUSING @ Amsterdam Zuidas - WTC Information Centre This Members Meeting will zoom in on social and mid-rent housing in Zuidas.

Where is it being built? Which organizations are involved? How will it impact the district? Speakers Kirsten Plattje (Municipality of Amsterdam), Rik Harmsen and Mariette Adriaansen (Lieven de Key), Peter Heuvelink (AM) and Astrid Schlüter (Vesteda) will share their visions on social housing and mid-rent housing in Zuidas. Drinks afterwards at Ox & Bucks.

15 November

LUNCH CONCERT – JOSEFIEN DE WAELE @ De Thomas – www.dethomas.nl De Thomas hosts free lunchtime concerts featuring classical music recitals by a different ensemble or musician every other week. On 15 November, Josefien de Waele fills the church with the sounds of her harp.

Doors open at 12 noon. The concert starts at 12.30pm and lasts 30 minutes. All are welcome and admission is free.

19-27 November November & December

PAN AMSTERDAM 2021

HOLLYWOOD’S FINEST

@ RAI Amsterdam – www.rai.nl

@ VU Rialto & De Pijp

The Netherlands’ premier fair for a rich

www.rialtofilm.nl

and diverse selection of art, antiques

17 November, 1 & 15 December

This autumn, Rialto presents ten

and modern and contemporary design

LIVE MUSIC AT MANHATTAN LOUNGE BAR

unforgettable classics as part of its special

objects. PAN Amsterdam gathers more

series ‘Hollywood’s Finest’. FIt will feature

than 100 established art and antiques

@ Crowne Plaza – www.crownplaza.com

films like A Streetcar Named Desire, Sunset

dealers and gallerists to show and sell

Step inside the Manhattan Lounge Bar and

Boulevard and Casablanca – films by

a varied selection of the highest-calibre

soak up the spirit of a genuine cocktail bar.

European directors that helped shape the

work, spanning some 5,000 years of art

Sip stellar signature cocktails mixed by our

Hollywood legacy. Just as unforgettable as

history. All items are vetted for authenticity

bartenders while enjoying the live music. For

the films themselves are the actresses who

and quality by a team of 80 independent

more info, email: anais.sheshekli@ihg.com.

played their main protagonists.

experts.

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Agenda

24 November

MEMBERS ONLY

HELLO ZUIDAS END-OF-YEAR MEETING @ PAN Amsterdam Hello Zuidas members are cordially invited to our festive end-of-year meeting on 24 November at PAN Amsterdam: the Netherlands’ leading fair for art, antiques and design. After the opening, there will be guided tours of the fair to admire the myriad artworks. Afterwards, we will re-join to chat over drinks and Sculpture: Humpback Dreadnought (Galerie Rademakers)

nibbles. There will also be plenty of time to enjoy the fair at your leisure.

7 December

CIRCL GUIDED TOUR – BEHIND THE SCENES @ CIRCL – www.circl.nl The Circl pavilion is a building that brings sustainable and circular design to life.

During this hour-long guided tour, you’ll hear about the practical side of circular construction, the stories behind the repurposed materials and how the Circl restaurant operates. The tour is Dutch spoken.

Tuesday 6 & 13 December

BUSINESS ENGLISH WORKSHOP @ Taalcentrum-VU www.taalcentrum-vu.nl/zakelijk-engels English fluency is crucial in international business. Would you like to communicate more effectively with your English-speaking clients? Taalcentrum-VU’s language

15 December

experts are here to help! Our Business

CAMERETTEN FINALISTS TOUR

English workshop will boost your fluency

@ Griffioen – www.griffioen.vu.nl/nl

in no time. The workshop covers two full

With past winners including Brigitte Kaandorp, Hans Teeuwen, Theo Maassen

days, from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

14 December

and Marc-Marie Huijbregts, Cameretten is

HOLLY JOLLY ULTIMATE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

the premier independent platform for new

@ Market 33 – www.market33.nl

to shine in front of audiences, press and

The holiday season is the time to come

judges. Come see this year’s finalists in a

together and celebrate the past year and

sensational evening, packed with laughs

the new one to come. Do you have a small

and entertainment.

or medium-sized team or office in Zuidas?

Don’t wait: book your spot now!

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Dutch cabaret, giving rising stars a chance

Agenda

8-12 December

22 December

28 December-2 January 2023

MASTERS EXPO

HOLIDAY ON ICE – SUPERNOVA

@ RAI Amsterdam – www.rai.nl

THE LEGENDS: SWINGIN’ PARIS – THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

The MASTERS EXPO brings selected

@ Griffioen – www.griffioen.vu.nl/nl

It wouldn’t be Christmas without Holiday

exhibitors, entrepreneurs, investors,

Around 1930, all of Paris was swept up in

on Ice! Get ready to be blown away by

CEOs, leaders, politicians and visionaries

the new era! Swinging New Orleans jazz,

performers in this year’s brand-new show

together to do business and plan for the

the Hot Club de France and chansons

‘Supernova’. This world-class international

future. The trade fair spotlights and offers

celebrated life like never before. Singer

show is a spectacle of sights and sounds,

opportunities for sustainable and future-

and trumpet player Michael Varekamp

fthis year featuring performers not only

proof premium businesses that are forging

pairs his bluesy sound with chansonnière

on, but also high above the ice! Add to that

connections and leading the way. During

and rising star Tess van der Zwet (of the

over 300 dazzling costumes, a snowstorm,

the fair, a deep-diving and adventurous

hit single ‘Mon Paris’) to whisk you away to

fireworks and of course a romantic story to

programme of MASTERS TALKS will be held

the festively decorated streets of the City

get you into the Christmas spirit!

in the convention centre next door.

of Light!

@ RAI Amsterdam – www.rai.nl

Alternating Fridays, 3pm

ZUIDAS TODAY TALK SHOW @ Online – recorded at CIRCL www.zuidastoday.com LIVE every other Friday at 3pm, the Zuidas Today Talk Show is a weekly discussion Every Thursday, 9am-5pm

platform for the local business and

ZUIDAS WEEKLY MARKET

residential community. Host Ruth Jansen

@ Gershwinplein – www.zuidasmarkt.nl

talks to interesting, inspiring, high-profile

Every Thursday is market day in Zuidas, when

guests in the CIRCL studio in Zuidas.

a range of stalls come to Gershwinplein to sell

The show is a joint initiative of Zuidas

their fresh wares. This is a long-held dream of

Today and ABN AMRO & CIRCL. Want to

Zuidas residents come true! See you at the Zuidas

be part of the live show audience?

Market next Thursday?

Send an email to: redactie@zuidastodaytalkshow.com.

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Mobility Special

MOBILITY SPECIAL

Stuck in traffic again...

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Mobility Special

ENERGY AND FUEL PRICES HAVE WORKERS IN A BIND Nearly half (46%) of people who have been working from home say that rising

offers no incentives to make their home

energy prices may force them back to the office, simply to curb rising energy bills

– and hence home workspace – more

at home. This applies especially to workers living in social rental housing, 68% of

sustainable. Over half of respondents (51%)

whom are worried or extremely worried about the current situation. These are some

are also insufficiently informed about the

of the findings of a survey carried out by Kantar Public on behalf of Coalitie Anders

subsidies available for such measures.

Reizen, a coalition of companies working to cut carbon emissions for business travel and commuting.

Three in ten workers would consider switching to an employer

More workers battling gridlock again

social rental housing are concerned or

that incentivizes sustainability

The survey shows that people would rather

extremely concerned about energy costs

In the current tight labour market, a

economize on their energy bills than cut

than their colleagues who own a home or

lack of incentives for sustainable travel

down on petrol. This finding applies to

rent in the private sector (55%).

and housing can be a reason to change

almost half of the respondents. As a result,

employers. The survey found that while

more workers find themselves battling

No sustainable housing or

this only applies to 8% of workers at

gridlock again, 51% of them in petrol cars.

mobility stimulus for most workers

present, another 22% would not rule it

For close to one in six workers, there’s

More than half (54%) of workers

out in future. Employers almost never

not even a choice: they have to cut back

surveyed say their employer does

discuss these topics with employees. More

on both energy and fuel expenses. To

nothing to promote sustainable travel.

than half of the respondents (56%) have

the question why workers worked from

This is surprising, given that half work

not discussed high fuel costs with their

home less during the past six months,

15 kilometres or less from home. They

employer, and six out of ten (62%) have not

the predominant answer was employer

constitute a particularly interesting target

raised the subject of rising energy costs.

preference. Many employers want to see

group for employers, living close enough to

their staff at the office more often.

commute by bike (or e-bike) instead of by

In this special issue about Mobility,

petrol car. An even larger share of workers

you’ll hear from a range of companies

Workers in rental and

are not encouraged to make their home

about this topic. Among them are

social housing more worried

workspace more eco-friendly. Almost nine

MyPup, Uber, D&B, Hertz, Van Poelgeest

A higher percentage (68%) of workers in

out of ten workers (87%) say their employer

and Accenture.

Source: Anders Reizen

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Mobility Special

“When my wife and kids started about an EV, it became a no-brainer” Accenture takes its sustainability targets very seriously. By 2025, the company intends to have reduced its carbon emissions by at least 60% relative to 2019. Already, they are at 75% of that target, thanks to ongoing investments in electric vehicles, a mobility budget and a shift towards virtual meetings. Roy Ikink, managing director and lead of Accenture Technology in the Netherlands, drives a fully electric BMW iX50. “When my lease ended two years ago, I’d been thinking for a while that I didn’t want another traditional petrol car. And then when my wife and kids started about an EV as well, it became a no-brainer. As soon as the first BMW models with a serious range arrived in Van Poelgeest’s Amsterdam showroom, I was sold.”

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Mobility Special

Roy Ikink

You have been with Accenture for almost

problem in the Netherlands, and holidays

19 years. Have your commuting patterns

have been a breeze as well. We took this

changed in recent years? And, if so, how?

BMW on a ski holiday and also to Italy

“During all the time I’ve been at Accenture,

over the summer, and both trips were very

I mostly worked on client projects. That

comfortable. The car drives beautifully

are plenty of charging stations available,

meant travelling all over the country,

and charging it is a piece of cake. The

so if you don’t get a chance at home, it’s

sometimes more than 50,000 or even over

range is about 500 kilometres, and the kids

never a problem to plug in here.”

80,000 kilometres a year. I always enjoyed

actually appreciated the half-hour breaks

driving a nice and safe car. As I worked my

to recharge.”

What kind of mobility policy does Accenture have?

way up to more senior roles, I divided my time over multiple clients and spent more

Would you recommend

“Our mobility policy is an integral part

time at the Accenture office. Since Covid,

this car to people in Zuidas?

of our sustainability strategy. All new

I’ve worked from home more often. That

“I have been driving BMWs for years and

leases are fully electric. Thanks in part

saves loads of journey time.”

know most of the series – the 1, the 3,

to our mobility policy, Accenture once

the 5. So, when a fully electric iX came on

more scored the highest level, 5, on the

You currently drive a fully electric

the market, I was super excited. The car

CO2 performance ladder. We have set a

BMW iX50. What’s the verdict?

drives and feels like a BMW should, and

worldwide target to get to net zero – zero

“It’s a great ride. You hear about drawbacks

I’d recommend it to anyone. Plus, Zuidas

emissions – by 2025. Added to that, we

sometimes, but driving electric is no

has the charging infrastructure. There

want our offices to run on 100% renewable energy by no later than 2023. Right now, we’re at 85%. We also require 90% of our main suppliers to publicize their own environmental targets and measures they

“You hear about drawbacks sometimes, but driving electric is no problem in the Netherlands, and holidays have been a breeze as well”

are taking to cut emissions by 2025. So, we have come a long way, but there is still plenty more to do!”

Would you like more information about driving an electric BMW? Go to www.van-poelgeest.nl.

Van Poelgeest BMW en MINI Pieter Braaijweg 12 1114 AJ Amsterdam +31 (0)20 460 4690

Text: Romy Lange • Photography: Alizée Le Bouteiller

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Mobility Special

Kim Ruiter

UBER IN ZUIDAS “We support and empower companies with their sustainability journey” In the first quarter of next year Uber is relocating its headquarters to Zuidas, where it

legroom or Uber Green for an earth-

will become the largest tenant of the monumental new Tripolis-Park. Having grown

friendly alternative to help you meet your

from 400 to 1,500 employees in recent years, the company can well use this extra

sustainability goals. Go big and keep

space. We caught up with Kim Ruiter, head of Sales for Northern & Eastern Europe for

teams travelling together with UberXL,

Uber for Business. Uber is fully committed to sustainability, and that’s reflected in

or enable employees to plan ahead with

Kim’s vision: “I’m very excited about Uber Green for businesses, where we support

Uber Reserve. As soon as we’ve landed

and empower companies with their sustainability journey.”

in Zuidas, I look forward to meeting companies and telling them about

100% green rides

of Amsterdam to reach this target for

Uber has publicly committed to

rides within Amsterdam by 2025.”

our options.”

The Uber for Business platform helps

becoming a zero-emissions platform by 2040, meaning 100% of all rides

Uber for Zuidas

companies manage, track and report

globally will be in zero-emissions

According to Uber, one lesson of the

on their business travels. Upgrade

vehicles. Kim: “I’m thrilled to be a part

pandemic is that putting business

your company’s business travel by

of a team that’s helping companies

travellers first is more important than

automating trip expenses, monitoring

gain insight into their carbon footprint

ever. Which is precisely where Uber for

employee usage and reporting on CO2

and identifying ways for them to

Business comes in. “Travel needs vary by

emissions - all from a single dashboard.

reduce it. The launch of Uber Green

personal choice or company need”, Kim

marks an important step in making all

explains. “With Uber for Business, you

the platform’s rides in the Netherlands

can give employees access to flexible

100% green. We’ve agreed with the City

ride options like Uber Comfort for extra

Text: Romy Lange

Find out more

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D&B CHARGE & RIDE: A SMART RELIEF FOR CHARGING STRESS In the relatively short five years that he has worked at D&B, Stephan Hannema has

and unplugging at the end of the day,

seen mobility change in a big way, and become adept at tackling the accompanying

giving none of their colleagues a chance

challenges head on. Last year, he was appointed to lead the whole Mobility

to charge. Within the company there were

department of the multiservice facility management provider, where he and his

also group chats to coordinate who gets

team work hard to ensure none of their clients ever lack anything in the full range of

to charge when, and colleagues even give

mobility services D&B offers.

each other their keys to exchange cars.

Charge & Ride eliminates all the stress

How have you seen mobility

to save time and which new products or

around charging. We drive cars from where

change in recent years?

services we can put together to offer that.

they’re parked to the charging station and

“The biggest change has been the

We always tackle the challenges clients

then from the charging station back, which

electrification of cars, with a lot of

bring us head on to find a solution.”

stretches charging point productivity by 400%. People come into work in the

corporates – including our clients – having set specific targets to electrify their fleets.

One of those solutions is your special

morning, are greeted by one of our staff,

This is opening up loads of opportunities

Charge & Ride service. How does it work?

hand them their car keys, and we do the

for us and is a trend that, as a service

“A few years ago, a client came to us with

rest. This service is user-friendly for clients,

provider, we want and need to act on. At

a problem. In their plans, they had framed

balances out EV charging and gets the

the same time, we’re seeing that clients

the ambition to electrify their entire

most out of charging points.”

with executive or private drivers want to

fleet before 2025. Only, their office didn’t

nix the idle hours. They are looking for a

have enough charging points available,

D&B has also offered a driver service for

more flexible solution, instead of having

and with too few charging facilities,

decades. What’s your USP here?

drivers sitting around in a waiting room all

sustainability aspirations get to be a tough

“As with Charge & Ride, it’s all about the

day between one ride for that client and

proposition. We sat down with them and,

user experience – and in our driver services

the next. We are actively working on more

turns out, they had loads of people who

it’s largely in the details. We want to give

flexible options and thinking about ways

were plugging in their cars in the morning

our users the best possible experience

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from the first to the last moment. We

certified executive chauffeurs who are all

of office settings. That means users

always arrive 15 minutes early, have a

flexible, articulate and discreet. We do our

see us in different iterations: as drivers,

beverage waiting for you and, if we happen

utmost to assure our client has a pleasant

receptionists, cleaners and so on. The

to know your preferred newspaper, we

ride with us.”

more services we deliver and the more people we have on the ground, the more

bring that along, too. During the ride, we try to go the extra mile to make sure the

What are your ambitions for the future?

car is a real extension of a client’s office.

“We would like to further expand Charge

By sending the same driver as much as

& Ride to multi-tenant buildings. As our

possible, we also create familiarity. Our

proposition is multi-service, the aim is

pool of drivers consists of students and

to integrate our services in every facet

we can shape the ideal guest experience.”

D&B The Mobility Group Part of D&B The Facility Group Gondel 1 1186 MJ Amstelveen +31 (0)20 420 06 91 www.db.nl

Stephan Hannema

Text: Romy Lange & Tessa Burger • Photography: Nestor Tsakirakis, Studio Klijn

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Mobility Special

HERTZ. A PREMIUM BRAND IN CAR RENTAL. Think car rental, and most of us automatically think business trips and holiday travel. But car rental services are so much more than that. Eric Siewers knows. He has been at the wheel of Hertz Netherlands as country manager since the 1st of January this year. Superior vehicles and a unique rental experience are his mission.

But it’s the four elements of his management style that really make a difference: passion, ambition, persistence and fun. “You can rent cars for holidays or business trips anywhere. But if you want something special, Hertz is the place to go.”

Despite leading the car rental market in

business segment by bringing Hertz closer

the Netherlands, Hertz is by no means

to some of the biggest companies in the

resting on its laurels. Last year, they

Amsterdam region, including in Zuidas.”

teamed up with UFOdrive to run a fully

Eric Siewers

In his new role as country manager, Eric has a lot to juggle, but he is limitless in his

digital, fully touchless pilot on the High

Eric says he’s seeing ongoing growing

enthusiasm for the future of Hertz. “We are

Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The pilot was

demand for sustainable solutions. More

in a great position today, but there is still

a tremendous success and persuaded

specifically, for fully electric vehicles. “It’s no

a lot of untapped potential to bring the

Hertz that the concept is ready to scale up

surprise. Sustainability plays an important

customer experience to a higher level and

at key locations. Eric has some great plans

role in many companies’ mobility policies.

to grow our business in Amsterdam and

in place to bring the pilot to Amsterdam.

But also, the electric vehicles we offer today

beyond.”

“Advanced negotiations are now underway

are absolutely exciting vehicles. Polestar,

to expand our network in Amsterdam

Tesla and even the new electric models

to add multiple locations. This will help

from traditional, non-EV automotive brands

us to build a stronger position in the

are really stellar!”

Text: Romy Lange

Hertz Overtoom Overtoom 333 1054 JM Amsterdam +31 (0)20 612 24 41 www.hertz.nl

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Mobility Special

MyPup: The efficient, eco-friendly parcel delivery solution

Rogier van Aalten

theft. Customers don’t need to wait around for deliveries and can collect parcels whenever it’s most convenient for them.

They also use the same lockers for returns.

Last, but certainly not least, this is a It has become an all-too-familiar sight: courier and delivery services of all stripes

sustainable solution.”

rushing every which way to drop off parcels and in the process creating chaos in city streets worldwide. Surely there’s a more environmentally-friendly and efficient

Observant readers are likely to have

way? This question got the founders of My Pick Up Point thinking. Their solution?

seen your couriers around Zuidas. What

To tackle the problem by completely rethinking the organization of mobility.

are your ambitions for this district?

MyPup’s Business Development manager, Rogier van Aalten, is working to

“There is definitely a good chance you’ve

implement their concept at new locations throughout the country. He talked to us

seen our eye-catching cargo bikes or

about their innovative solution.

electric vans riding around the area. We deliver to a number of office buildings,

MyPup collects parcels at a hub

neighbourhood. I absolutely believe that

including the ITO tower, WTC, Valley

outside the city and then delivers them.

this is the future. Just look at the steady

and various apartment complexes. Our

How exactly does that work?

growth in low-traffic neighbourhoods and

ambition here is obviously to add more

“Users fill in our distribution centre as the

cities. MyPup helps to reduce traffic flows

locations, as we want to contribute

delivery address. We then consolidate all

in urban centres, which makes streets

towards the objective of reducing

the parcels and take them into the city in

quieter and safer.”

transport movements. Thanks to MyPup,

one go, in emissions-free vehicles. This

there are fewer parcel services driving

drastically reduces the number of parcel

What are the advantages for

around Zuidas, people still receive what

couriers and emissions. What really sets

customers using your service?

they ordered the same day. That’s what I

our concept apart is that we take parcel

“For starters, convenience and security.

would call a win-win.”

flows from all delivery services and then

All parcels are securely delivered in a

take care of that last stretch, so they’re not

designated locker that only the customers

each sending people into every city and

can open, which prevents damage and

Text: Tessa Burger

MyPup Kuiperbergweg 32 1101 AG Amsterdam +31 (0) 85 001 37 17 my-pup.com

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MOBILITY

CO2 REDUCTION DECREE FOR EMPLOYEE BUSINESS TRAVEL AND COMMUTING Effective 1st of July 2023, employers with 100 or more employees will be required by law to record and report the total number of kilometres employees travel between home and work and on business trips. Originally slated to take effect on the 1st of January 2023, implementation of the new rule was recently delayed by six months. Employers will consequently only be required to report business and commuting travel data over the second half of 2023. The 2030 emissions reduction target (of one megaton CO2) is unchanged.

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Climate Agreement

What will change?

Standards

The Dutch CO2 reduction decree on

As from the first of July 2023, employers

In 2025, the Ministry of Infrastructure and

employee business travel and commuting

(with 100 or more employees) will be

Water Management will evaluate CO2

comes out of the Climate Agreement,

required to annually report data on

emissions reductions logged in 2024.

under which governments, business,

employee travel. This applies to commuting

Organizations that are on track can continue

industry, and civil society organizations

and business travel only. By the first of July

reporting as normal. For those that are not,

agreed measures to cut back CO2

of the following year (2024), employers must

a legal standard will be applied from 2026

emissions. This includes measures

report data on:

to enforce smarter and more efficient travel.

targeting traffic, including a standard

• total number of kilometres travelled

One way or another, companies will have

applicable to employers with 100 or more

• modes of transport used

to meet the CO2 targets needed to achieve

employees. By law, they have to reduce

• type of fuel used

broader climate goals.

CO2 emissions resulting from employee business travel and commuting by one megaton in 2030. The draft decision

‘Van A tot Zuidas’ can help organizations in Zuidas rise to this challenge. Several meetings

provides a blueprint for this measure, the

are already scheduled at which ‘Van A tot Zuidas’ will get organizations up to speed and

aim of which is to force employers to make

provide concrete tools in conjunction with the Ministry and/or various partners. If you

deliberate choices to make their mobility

would like to attend an upcoming meeting and receive updates, send an email to

more sustainable.

Rinske.berg@hellozuidas.com, Mobility and Accessibility project manager at Hello Zuidas.

Text: Rinske Berg

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Architecture

ARCHITECTURE

900 MAHLER brings Manhattan to Zuidas Address

Gustav Mahlerlaan 900,

Architect

Inbo

Interior designer

Kate Hume Design

Developer

G&S Vastgoed

Main user

Residential and Retail

Height

77 metres

Floor area

Totaal: 23,100 m2

1081 LC Amsterdam

Residential: 22,000 m2 Retail: 1,100 m2 Completed in

2016

Floors

22

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Architecture

Tall windows, top to bottom dark brown

Inspired by the New York City skyline,

Facts

brickwork and brilliant brass letters

the design by Inbo architects Rik Bakker

• Owner-occupied homes: 47

above the entryway spelling out ‘900

and Tako Postma puts a contemporary

• Penthouses: 3

Mahler’. The two towers – one high, one

twist on Manhattan’s stately apartment

• Rental homes: 80

low – are home to gorgeous apartments

buildings. The same luxurious character

• 2 Entrances designed

as well as public amenities ranging from

and quality have been carried through

a luxury wellness centre to a coffee bar

inside by interior designer Kate Hume. With

• Ceiling height: 2.90 metres

to a dentist in the base. Situated in the

its elegant entrance lobby and personal

• Facilities: Indoor car parking

bustling heart of Zuidas, 900 Mahler

concierge service for residents, 900 Mahler

• Retail: Renessence, Starbucks

offers the ultimate convenience.

feels more like a five-star hotel.

Glass lifts on the façade afford stunning

Completed in 2016, the building has played

views across the city. As do the spacious

a key part in the wider transformation of

balconies, which not only enhance the

Zuidas. As more residential towers have

For more information please

living spaces, but also add to the building’s

gone up over the years, Zuidas has evolved

visit: www.gensvastgoed.nl

residential character.

into an exciting place to both work and live.

/nl/project/900-mahler/

by Kate Hume Design

and Rademaker & Kingsbergen Dental Clinics

Text: Céline Boute • Photography: G&S Vastgoed

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FINANCE

Medy van der Laan, president of the Dutch Banking Association (NVB):

“SUSTAINABILITY PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN WHY I USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT” Since her appointment last year as president of the Dutch Banking Association (NVB), Medy van der Laan travels a lot by train between her hometown of Apeldoorn and her office in Amsterdam South. After all, it can be a very relaxed way of getting around and also getting work done. Her way of travelling fits in perfectly with the organization’s mobility policy, as the NVB actively looks at how their employees want to commute and how to facilitate them in their wishes – while at the same time stimulating sustainable forms of travel.

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Medy van der Laan

Finance

You have been president of the NVB for

So, you enjoy taking the train,

as we’re in a location with excellent public

just over a year. So, what’s that like?

that’s great! Why specifically,

transport links. Having a public transport

“The banking sector sits at the heart of

and what role does it play for you?

card is great for commuting, but equally

society and the economy and that makes

“I really do love the train! It’s virtually a

for visiting our stakeholders, attending

it incredibly exciting and varied. And there

straight shot from A to B and it’s a very

parliamentary debates and going to

are huge challenges. Take the greening

relaxing way to travel. Taking the train

Brussels, which we need to do frequently

of our economy, on which banks have a

feels a lot calmer than going by car.

both because much of EU banking policy

major influence via loans to companies

Because I travel first class, I can easily

is decided there and as a member of the

and consumers. Or the duty banks have

get work done. I do a lot of working and

European Banking Federation. When

to safeguard the financial system against

reading in the train. I can concentrate very

visiting our regulators at DNB or AFM in

money laundering and terrorism financing.

well and be very productive, even more

Amsterdam, we can even choose between

But making the banking sector itself more

than sitting at my desk at home or in the

the tram, metro or our company bikes. So

resilient for the future is an issue as well.

office. Even sitting in the back seat of a

we’re spoilt for choice!”

These are important priorities for our

car with a driver feels less comfortable to

sector, and that makes my job interesting.”

me. In the train I can just open my laptop

Is there anything else you would like

on the tray table. Getting caught in traffic

to share with readers of Hello Zuidas?

How do you commute

tends to bother me more than if a train is

“Sustainability plays a big role in why I

to and from Zuidas?

late. If my train is delayed, I find a bench

take the train. If the train so conveniently

“By train! From Apeldoorn, where I

somewhere in the station and just sit

gets you right where you need to be, I

live, I can take a direct intercity train to

there quietly to work, for example reading

can’t justify taking the car. I am also a big

Amsterdam-Zuid in one hour. I’ve been

and answering emails.”

advocate of high-speed rail travel and

taking the train almost my whole working

other kinds of public transport links to

life. Early on in my career, when I worked in

What is the NVB’s mobility

regions of the country beyond the big

the city office in The Hague, I always took

policy for employees?

cities in the west. That way, we can make

the train from Gouda, where I lived at the

“All of our employees get annual public

the most of this country’s scarce space. If

time. As president of the Dutch Banking

transport cards, for which we have a

people live further away, companies will be

Association, I’m actually entitled to an

group contract with the Dutch Railways.

more inclined to locate elsewhere and we

official car and driver, but I use that only

For years now, NVB policy has been very

don’t all have to live and work in heap in

very sporadically, for meetings I know will

deliberately designed to encourage the

the Randstad, below sea level. That would

run late, or to hard-to-reach locations.”

use of public transport. And it makes sense

be much nicer as well as safer!”

Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Alizée Le Bouteiller

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Business In The Spotlight

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As a recruitment consultant in this market, I often see that people are focused on finding a job solely based on the company name or title they will have. I struggled with this for a while too, applying with companies which weren’t the right fit for me. While the final match is often made by the positive feeling you had from a conversation or seeing that the company culture clicks with you. Your personality, values and what you find important in an employer or job play a big part in making the best decision possible.

At Sales Eleven (recruitment agency for commercial talent) we would like to bring those needs into the conversation. What is the reason you want to switch? What do you miss in your current job?

What would you like to learn? Together, we find out what best suits you and help find your ideal job and company.

I am here to guide you in this market, prepare you for your job interviews, but also to help you make the right choice for you.

Finding your dream job is my dream job!

Feel free to contact me to have a cup of coffee together and discuss what your next step is!

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Hello You

HELLO YOU ZUIDAS PUBLISHERS ANNIVERSARY LUNCH @ Zuidas Publishers Cafe On a Thursday afternoon in September, Zuidas Publishers opened the doors of their very own pop-up cafe in the World Trade Center. Romy Lange celebrated her ten-year anniversary as editor-in-chief of Hello Zuidas magazine and the fifth anniversary of Zuidas Publishers with a festive lunch. The milestone was toasted to in the great company of business associates, colleagues and friends.

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Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Van Dijk Media

Interview

HELLO ZUIDAS INTRODUCES

PATRICK VAN OPPEN Supervisory Board

With over 28 years of dedicated service to Loyens & Loeff,

It’s got everything you would want to live comfortably, but in a

and as the law firm’s Amsterdam office leader, Patrick van

completely different culture. In my experience, those big cultural

Oppen knows Zuidas better than most. His firm was closely

differences did make it harder to understand people in a number of

connected with the set up of the Hello Zuidas foundation and

ways, because of the language, the background and other norms

takes its responsibility to foster positive developments in

and values. When returning back to the Netherlands and working on

the district seriously. Patrick’s international knowledge and

the Zuidas, there’s a more automatic sense of understanding and

career background make him a perfect fit for the foundation’s

recognition, so it was easy to feel at home again.”

connections and activity pillar.

You are on the Supervisory Board of Hello Zuidas.

Patrick, can you tell us something

What is your role and area of expertise?

about your career background?

“Loyens & Loeff was part of the initiative to start the foundation

“I started my career as a tax adviser at Loyens & Loeff in 1994,

ten years ago. As a major player here, we always feel a social

living in Frankfurt for two years and five in Tokyo. Loyens & Loeff

responsibility for the district, because a nice physical working

is a very internationally-oriented company, and that interaction

environment also fosters a pleasant atmosphere. Within the

still really appeals to me. I came back to Amsterdam fulltime in

Supervisory Board, I’m involved in the ‘Connections & Activity’ pillar,

2010, where we’ve got around 800 people. Our team of lawyers,

so my aim is to work a lot with Trevor Holtkamp at Hello Zuidas.”

civil-law notaries and tax advisers assists clients to meet their legal and tax obligations.”

What is the value of Hello Zuidas for this district, and why should companies become members?

You have worked in some very different parts of the world.

“Security, sustainability, activity, mobility, living and social

What makes Zuidas a nice place to work?

gatherings are all topics that are important to every company,

“I see Zuidas as a place that’s very dynamic and in constant

whether big or small. And even though it’s a relatively small

development, so that is fun to witness. It’s also amazing how many

organization with an ambitious agenda, it has managed to create a

activities are going on here. That said, a place like Tokyo is a huge

platform that connects all of its members, external companies and

cosmopolitan metropolis and a whole other world in that respect.

local residents. I am proud of that.”

Text: Céline Boute • Photography: Loyens & Loeff

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Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

FROM GREY PARKING SPACES TO GREEN SOLAR CARPORTS Impact Nation and AmperaPark are working together on a sustainable mobility solution Getting from A to B plays a big part in our day-to-day lives: we go to work, visit

What is Impact Nation?

friends and family and go on holidays to far-flung destinations. Cars, buses, trains

Julia: ‘’Impact Nation is an initiative of ABN

and planes get us there. But if we want a cleaner future, we absolutely have to green

AMRO in partnership with The Next Web

our mobility. Richard Kokhuis of AmperaPark is plugging into this imperative by

(TNW) and Impact Hub Amsterdam (IHA)

transforming grey parking spaces into smart solar charging stations. Supporting

to accelerate sustainability in business. It

him on this mission is Impact Nation, a programme that is harnessing the power of

arose from the bank’s desire to support

collaboration to help entrepreneurs accelerate their sustainable innovations.

customers through concrete sustainable

The programme is headed by Julia van Boven and Jeljer Haarsma.

solutions. ABN AMRO didn’t have all the skills or access to the right networks to do this by itself. So, that immediately led us to seek partnerships with TNW and IHA. With them, we developed a six-month accelerator. Now, three years later, 23 companies from a whole range of sectors have taken part. Impact Nation focuses specifically on encouraging participants to share their knowledge, experiences and networks.’’

How does Impact Nation help entrepreneurs create impact?

Julia: ‘’Specialists at ABN AMRO, TNW and IHA help companies formulate a single coherent and concrete sustainability challenge aligned to their long-term vision. The next step is to look for innovative partners around the world that might have a solution. Impact Hub’s network alone encompasses more than 16,500 socially-motivated innovative start-ups and scale-ups. Once we have found the right partner, we launch a 100-day pilot phase with our participant and their new

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Sustainability

Richard Kokhuis Managing Director, AmperaPark

Julia van Boven Co-lead, Impact Nation, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

partner. This is when we log the first tangible

Our users are people who drive electric

are parked – such as companies, hotels,

results. The experts at Impact Nation guide

vehicles, and we want to serve them by

shopping centres and so forth. It’s a

the collaboration and help measure the

providing comfort and convenience. With

smart way of plugging into the existing

actual impact. On demo day, we celebrate

easy payment, for example, and the option

environment. Our energy management

the first steps and share them with other

to book charging points. AmperaPark

technology (EMS) lets us optimally

parties, who are often inspired to step up

charges on solar power to the extent

calibrate the energy exchange between

their sustainability efforts in turn.’’

possible, but for that we need some user

the grid, solar panels, external batteries

data. Impact Nation put us in touch with

and electric cars. In other words, to

What role has Impact Nation

a Dutch-Indian IT company with which we

convert the maximum number of rays

played for AmperaPark?

developed a platform to do this. Right now,

into green kilometres with minimal grid

Richard: ‘’Impact Nation actively

we are testing this option in practice and

supply. Rising grid congestion is making

supported AmperaPark to accelerate our

expect to roll out the technology at all our

this more relevant than ever. If AmperaPark

technological development. At the time,

AmperaPark locations in 2023.’’

can make EV charging easier and greener,

we were specifically looking for a partner to

more people should be willing to take the

create a solid user interface. AmperaPark

How is your mobility solution

leap to switch to electric. That will have

designs and delivers smart solar charging

contributing to a greener world?

a huge impact, because driving on green

stations, which are even smarter if they

Richard: ‘’AmperaPark generates solar

solar energy is one of the most sustainable

can communicate interactively with users.

power in locations where electric cars

forms of mobility around!’’

Text: Sjors Mineur & Tessa Klimp

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Legal

LEGAL

BUSINESS TRAVEL AND KILOMETRE ALLOWANCE TO RISE FROM 2023 The maximum tax-free allowance for business travel expenses has long been fixed at €0.19 per kilometre. This is set to change. The untaxed reimbursement for travel costs is going up to €0.21 per kilometre as from 2023, and to €0.23 in 2024. Given these changes, what do business owners and/or employers need to know about travel costs and tax? Will you have to pay employees more to cover the costs of business trips? We get you up to speed below.

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Legal

Who is entitled to a kilometre allowance?

Spring Memorandum

Employers can reimburse employee travel expenses tax-free up

The Spring Memorandum showed the administration had found

to a certain amount per kilometre. At the moment, that’s €0.19.

the funds to compensate employers and employees for higher fuel

People who are self-employed (aka zzp’ers) can declare business

prices. So, what will the tax-free travel allowance amount to next

travel for the same amount per kilometre. So, what are the rules?

year? The Dutch Cabinet has announced the following changes.

For employers

Tax-free kilometre allowance next year and in 2024

You can pay employees who use their own means of transport

Year

Kilometre allowance

to get to work (such as a car or bike) a tax-free allowance per

2023

€ 0.21

kilometre.

2024

€ 0.23

Are employers allowed to pay above the tax-free allowance?

Sample calculation: An increase of €0.02 and €0.05 may not seem

What if this kilometre allowance doesn’t fully cover the costs of

like much. But if you do the maths, it can add up to a sizeable

travel? Employers can go over the €0.19 maximum, but then have

amount. For example:

to pay wage taxes on the excess amount. This excess is not taxexempt. Effectively, much of the reimbursement does not go to

Your employee drives 50 km to work every day, 5 days a week.

your employee, but the tax administration. Hence the ongoing calls

Depending on the rate, you are allowed to pay out tax-free, per week:

to raise the tax-free kilometre allowance.

Public transport

Through 2022

€0.19 x 250 = €47.50 > per year: €2,470

In 2023

€0.21 x 250 = €52.50 > per year: €2,730

commuting expenses, such as a mobility budget.

From 2024

€0.23 x 250 = €57.50 > per year: €2,990

Higher untaxed travel allowance

In this example, the increase amounts to €520 a year (2022 relative to 2024).

If an employee travels by public transport, you have a choice between reimbursing their actual journey costs or paying a kilometre allowance. Of course, there are other options for

The tax-free allowance of €0.19 per kilometre dates all the way back to 2006. Since then, the amount has never increased. As fuel

More increases?

prices have gone up and now with energy prices soaring, there

For the first time in years, the tax-free business travel allowance

have been calls to raise the maximum travel allowance. In fact, the

will be going up. That’s good news for employers and independent

untaxed €0.19 allowance has long been too low to cover employed

contractors. The question remains if it will actually be enough to

and independent professionals’ business travel expenses. The

fully cover their travel and transport costs, or if more increases will

government intended to raise the maximum allowance in 2024, but

be needed down the road.

high fuel prices led it to accelerate this plan. The tricky part was: where would it get the money? Even a €0.01 increase could quickly add up to cost the government more than €130 million.

Source: www.dezaak.nl

De Zaak For more than 30 years, De Zaak has been helping business owners keep up with all the knowledge they need. www.dezaak.nl

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Hello You

HELLO YOU

ART WALK @ Amstelpark

The rain suits and wellies could be dusted off, because on one of the first rainy afternoons this autumn, the Hello Zuidas foundation organized an art walk through the Amstelpark in collaboration with art collective Zone2Source. This walk, known as the Shadowfloriade, led the participants past the various beautiful works of art that are scattered throughout the park – and of course ended with a celebratory drink in a hidden greenhouse in the centre of the park.

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Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Roxy Ali

New Members

NEW MEMBERS

Hello Zuidas welcomes the following new members

STHREE Sector: Recruitment Number of employees: 270 at Zuidas

VET DIGITAL – THE GROWTH AGENCY

Link with Zuidas We are the employer of choice at the Zuidas

Sector: Technologie, informatie en internet Number of employees: 30

Reason for becoming a Hello Zuidas member SThree is the global STEM-specialist talent partner that

Link with Zuidas

connects specialists in life sciences, technology, engineering,

Vet Digital opened an office in Amsterdam in 2019 because

and mathematics with dynamic organisations across the world.

of the growing number of clients and requests in the

At SThree, ambition is expected, talent is nurtured, success is

Randstad area. A few months ago, Vet Digital got in touch

rewarded and everyone is welcome within the inclusive workplace

with Hello Zuidas about a partnership. As the preferred

– where diversity is valued. In the Netherlands SThree is officially a

HubSpot Partner for Hello Zuidas, we are now also

top Employer as of February 2021

connected to the Zuidas.

Reason for becoming a Hello Zuidas member

HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES

The partnership with Hello Zuidas is a great opportunity to

Sector: Executive Search & Leadership Advisory

help other companies at the Zuidas with CRM, marketing and

Number of employees: 20

HubSpot questions.

Link with Zuidas our Dutch branch is located in Noma House in Zuidas Reason for becoming a Hello Zuidas member As the Amsterdam office of a global executive search firm, Heidrick & Struggles is settled in the city for a while and moved into Noma House some years ago. The office exists of an international and diverse team, which has been growing ever since. The reason to become a member is to deepen the connections in the district and to contribute to Hello Zuidas.

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Memo Board

MEMO BOARD

PHOTO EXHIBITION STREETS OF THE WORLD MOVES TO ZUIDPLEIN During the construction work on Zuidasdok this summer, the longest photo exhibition in the world, ‘Streets of the World’ by photographer Jeroen Swolfs, has been moved from the Arnold Schönberglaan to the other side of the railway.

The photos of streets from countries all over the world are now more spacious and more visible. Go and see it, it is and remains very worthwhile!

Wear them with pride Baker Mckenzie recently dropped their very own sustainable Pride socks, which showcase how Inclusion and Diversity is lived out in their global offices, their commitment to the topic and their support for the LGBTIQ+ community. The pair went viral around the world, sparked a great discussion about I&D within the company and their customers and have even been nominated for Workplace Pride’s Leadership Awards in the category Best Media Representation. It’s great to see Zuidas’ very own Pride socks taking on the world!

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Memo Board

Twenty-four national teams competed during the City Row Race!

The 5th edition of the City Row Race was set for the 9th of October this year. Twenty-four national teams competed in the Pilot Gig race for a ranking in the Dutch Championships. First introduced in 1837, the Pilot Gig remains the fastest seaworthy rowing boat ever built. It was a very pleasant but also sporty and fanatical Gig rowing competition of two heats of 3KM on the Nieuwe Meer. And on top of that even the weather gods were kind to us as well. Next year’s race will be in October! For more information or a trial lesson Gig-rowing see, wvdeschinkel.nl.

A GREAT RACE FOR A GREAT CAUSE The fifth edition of the Zuidas Businessride this past September was a huge success!

Almost ninety participants, wonderful weather and many happy faces all contributed to the great day – but most importantly, we raised €16.258,- for the St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in Haïti.

Did you know that Zuidas has a safe space for victims of sexual violence?

A little over a year ago, non-profit organization The Safe Space Club moved to Zuidas. This survivor-led organization combines their knowledge with their experiential expertise and aims to guide victims of sexual violence in processing their trauma. Additionally, The Safe Space Club advises companies on intervention and prevention of sexually transgressive behavior in the workplace. Know that you are always welcome in their safe space if you need someone to talk to or if you are seeking advice.

Text: Tessa Burger

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Zuidas is best known as Amsterdam’s business district, chock-a-block with skyscrapers and scores of offices. More recently, however, the district has grown into a veritable urban neighbourhood and a great place to live and hang out. Many businesses have also discovered Zuidas, and with their arrival, the district has added a wide range of services and amenities, including shops, schools, fitness centres and places to drink and dine. Powering each of these establishments are entrepreneurs and employees with their own special, personal stories that we’re eager to share with you.

MEET THE...

MAQUETTE BUILDER

Adam Doyce Transue

If you have ever set foot into the Zuidas Information Center in WTC, there’s no doubt

that’s so enthusiastic. Zuidas obviously

you will have noticed the huge model of the entire district. This incredible ‘maquette’

keeps on growing and growing, and not

has been almost entirely handmade by Adam Doyce Transue of Studio Transue. His

necessarily in length and width, but within

astonishing eye for detail makes you want to stop and take a closer look, and Adam’s

the current projects. That’s the intriguing

work shows the greatness of something small.

part of it and it really shows that no plan is definite. It’s very interesting to see that

Where did your interest for

with architectural firms. Now you could say

this line of work come from?

I am living the American Dream in Europe,

“I am a huge Star Wars fan, and the reason

haha.”

happening from, quite literally, up close.”

Is this the biggest project you have worked on?

why I studied Architecture was to work in the movies – that was my original goal. I

You build the maquette in the

“Yes, but that’s also because it’s the largest

have a real passion for design work and

Zuidas Information Center, and

project in the Netherlands. The last update

models have always been very important in

you update it regularly. How long

I did was of the harbour area, because

my personal philosophy. After I graduated

have you been working on it?

that’s also part of the district now. I went

from the University of Florida, I worked a

“I started with the project in 2008 and have

on Google Earth and made every

regular job for a while, but I figured that

been the only maquette builder since to

single individual houseboat, I think about

there had to be more to life. So, I saved up

work on it. Everything you see – there are

440 of them, by hand. The fun thing is: I am

for a ticket and a backpack and took off to

four different models in different sizes that

the only one who is allowed to be on top

Europe. I traveled throughout Europe and

I have made – are mostly made by me. It

of the model, so people call me ‘The King

was homeless for about three months.

feels like my baby. A lot of work and tears

Kong of Zuidas’. I also recently started a

Upon arriving in Amsterdam I had only 50

went into it. Every time I come in with a

model of Sloterdijk and I work with loads of

dollars to my name. Thankfully I was able

new addition, I am greeted like I am Santa

different clients on smaller projects. I love

to find work quickly using my skills as a

Claus bringing presents on Christmas

what I do and I like the variety of my work. I

model maker to get my foot in the door

morning. It’s wonderful to have a client

am very lucky, I get to play all day long!”

Text: Tessa Burger • Photography: Jan Vonk

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