We founded The Purpose Factory because we believe, and have experienced, that business is the force that can most rapidly and capably address the world’s biggest challenges. Creating high performing sustainability driven business for positive impact is at the heart of everything we do.
Our goal is to evolve business to bring about the systemic change that is required to achieve healthy people and healthy planet, alongside delivering on the bottom line. We aim to enable organizations to change and also to create change in the systems around them.
The opportunity to take collective action to do business in a way that ensures our people and planet are healthy and prosper is here. So we’re grabbing it with both hands. We’re teaming up with others for impact at scale. Together we will change the game and, each day, make this world a little better.
With these powerful change accelerators, we enable organizations to adopt new concepts and practices to ensure health for people and planet, alongside high performance and a healthy profit. And where a business model won’t solve it, our Foundation explores and funds other solutions.
21 October 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Theo Spierings who died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the Netherlands after a brief illness.
Theo had more than 30 years’ experience in the dairy industry, including CEO of the Fonterra Co-operative Group in New Zealand, acting CEO of the Dutch Royal Friesland Foods dairy co-operative, and Chair of the Global Dairy Platform. Most recently he was Co-founder and Chairman of The Purpose Factory, a Dutch-based foundation and consultancy focused on global sustainable development goals and business transformation and innovation.
His legacy, and the impact he had on those he worked with and who knew him, will be remembered fondly. At this difficult time, Theo’s family has requested privacy. They appreciate the outpouring of love and support from around the world during this sad time.
A private memorial service will be held in the Netherlands.
For those wishing to send a condolence message to the Spierings family please email condolences@thepurposefactory.com
