About
Questionmark is a think tank committed to creating a healthier, more sustainable, and fair food system.
Our strategy focuses on leveraging the influence of European food retailers, brands, and governments to drive systemic change.
With achieve this by stimulating competition and/or collaboration among companies and inspiring governments to regulate where the market needs level playing field.
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Our way of working
We develop and disseminate solutions for a future proof food system and build movements to accelerate and implement change
We help decision makers in and around the food sector understand the urgent challenges the food system faces and develop and disseminate new solutions.
We follow the ‘system approach’, which means we consider all the elements in the food system and how they influence each other.
We carry out our strategy by
- conducting (mostly unsolicited) research & advisory
- organising collaboration among various stakeholders
- stimulating and organising public debate
In all of our work we engage civil society organisations, our Scientific Council, companies and governments.
Our core values
- Value-driven
- Pioneering
- Scientific
- Independent
- Constructive
Active in
- 8 countries
- 32 retailers in our scope
- 40 collaborations with civil society organisations
Team
Executive Director
Head of Research
Regisseur Samenwerking
Head of Technology
Head of Finance & HR
Project Lead
Researcher
Communication Manager
Researcher
Software developer
Supervisory Board
Independent consultant, Wetlands International - board member
Boardroom consultancy, strategy & positioning
Public@stake - Founder
Marketing & Communications
Governance & Integrity - sr advisor, BRAC International - Supervisory board
Non-Exec Director and Advisor on Strategy and Transformations
Global director strategy at IDH
Scientific Council
Our scientific council advises us on research methodologies to ensure our research adheres to scientific standards
Wageningen University - Marketing & Consumer Behaviour
HAS Green Academy - Nutrition & Health
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Nutrition & Health
Head of Sustainability Group at FiBL Switzerland
Researcher at The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
Associate Professor of Sustainability Research, University of Basel
Retail Council
Our retail council provides us with insights on the functioning of the retail industry
Retail Consultant & Auteur
Strategy, Innovation, Digital innovation
Interimmanager retail, Partner Blijplantje, WfK - Raad van Advies
NHL Stenden - Docent Retailmanagement, Retail coach & trainer
E-business consultant
Governance and financials
Our core activity consists of independent projects. These are funded by donations from philanthropic funds and civil society partners. Names of funders can be found with the description of each individual project.
On occasion, when it truly aligns with our mission, we deliver data and research services on commission.
Accountability for our governance and finances can be found in our annual reports.
We have an integrity policy in order to avoid conflicts of interest and adverse incentives.
Annual reports
Funding
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