About Green Phenix

For the better future, we work today.

Our vision

We envision resilient island societies where materials flow in regenerative cycles, communities thrive in dignity and equity, and governance systems anticipate and shape sustainable futures.

By bridging practice and policy, we work toward economies that leave no one – and nothing – behind.

Our mission

We activate circular and inclusive economies through local innovation, community empowerment, and systemic transformation.

By turning today’s challenges into opportunities, we reduce pollution, enable dignified livelihoods, and lay the foundation for regenerative island futures.

Core values

We strive to be dedicated, innovative, resilient, grateful, inclusive and focus on sustainable growth.

Our Goals

Systemic Agency for Small Island States

We strengthen the capacity of Small Island States to shape their own material, ecological, and social futures — not just adapt to them.

By bridging local action with global systems thinking, we build agency where it matters most: at the frontline of climate, economic, and ecological disruptions.

Co-Creating Anticipatory Governance

We help design governance systems that are proactive, participatory, and prepared for complexity.

Through policy advisory, fiscal innovation, and research, we co-develop tools and institutions that allow island communities to navigate uncertainty — and shape just, regenerative transitions.

Thriving Island Societies

We believe sustainability must serve life — not just reduce harm.

Our programs, partnerships, and pilots are grounded in the realities of island life, aiming to regenerate ecosystems, empower people, and create meaningful, dignified work for all.

Our contribution to the sustainable development of Curaçao

By actively working on 15 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Green Phenix is a major driver of sustainable development on Curaçao.

No Poverty
Zero Hunger
Good Health and Wellbeing
Quality Education
Gender Equality
Clean Water and Sanitation
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Communities and Cities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Life Below Water
Life on Land
Partnerships for the Goals

Services

Two team members from Green Phenix discussing recycling in Curaçao Airport with the management

Research & Policy Advisory

We offer applied research, policy innovation, and strategic consulting to help Small Island States transition toward circular, inclusive, and anticipatory economies.

Our focus areas include:

  • Plastic governance and material sovereignty
  • Systemic agency and foresight-informed policy
  • Differentiated taxation and fiscal lever
Educational Tours about recycling by Green Phenix in Curacao

Learn & Work Programs

In collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development (SOAW) and MCB Bank, we support people who have been long-term unemployed with reintegration pathways that build skills, purpose, and social inclusion.

Strategic analysis of recycling in Curacao

Sustainable Business Support

We help local businesses advance circular goals by:

  • Providing collection services support for plastic bottles and aluminum cans
  • Advising on circular product design and upstream solutions for waste reduction
  • Co-developing sustainable initiatives
Shoreline Cleanup in Curacao with Green Phenix

Community Beach Cleanups

We regularly organize beach cleanups to reduce pollution and engage communities in ocean protection.

Want to join or organize a private cleanup with your team? Contact us.

Sabine Berendse representing Green Phenix walking into Turning the Tide Conference in Aruba

Keynotes, Workshops & Educational Engagements

We share knowledge and inspire change through presentations, panel discussions, guest lectures, and custom workshops — in Curaçao and internationally.

→ Book us for your next event or training. Get in touch

Topics include:

  • Circular economy transitions
  • Anticipatory governance for island resilience
  • Community-driven sustainability
Green Phenix Team at Paviljoen Zeelandia
William with Gigabot and large 3D printed vase

Green Phenix is supported by Stichting Vrienden van Green Phenix