Lucas Simons

Overview

Lucas Simons is founder and CEO of two companies SCOPEinsight and NewForesight a strategic consultancy company working on sustainable market transformation.Previously Lucas was director of UTZ CERTIFIED a leading global certification and sustainability standard organization for sustainable coffee cocoa and tea.In 2011 he was honored as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for his commitment and accomplishments in the field of sustainable trade agriculture and rural development. In 2013 he became Ashoka Fellow for his pioneering role as a social entrepreneur and systemic change maker. In February 2015 he was announced member of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI).For three consecutive years (2011 2012 2013) Simons has ranked in the top 20 of most influential persons in Sustainable Development in the Netherlands (Trouw Newspaper).Lucas Simons holds an MSc Environmental Hygiene degree from Wageningen University and an MBA degree with Merit from Tias Nimbas Graduate School of Management.