PSAbout Philip
I help businesses and investors identify circular opportunities and design strategies that create both environmental and economic value.
With 3 years of hands-on consulting experience, I’ve supported multinational companies and industry associations across the manufacturing, retail, automotive, and built-environment sectors in measuring circular performance, mapping value chains, and aligning with leading frameworks such as the CSRD and CTI. I've helped shape the development of the Global Circularity Protocol by leveraging my experience in material flow analysis and setting KPIs.
Expertise:
- Baseline assessment & circular economy strategy
- Circularity metrics and reporting (ESRS E5, CTI)
- Product portfolio assessment
- Material flow analysis
- Value chain mapping, hotspot analysis (LEAP framework by TNFD)
- Double materiality assessment (impacts, risks and opportunities)
- Impact and circularity investment
Example work:
- Contributed to the development of the Global Circularity Protocol by analysing sustainability frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, SBTN, ESRS, etc.) and developing guidance for material flow analysis
- Developed circular economy strategies and roadmaps and advised on CSRD reporting for multinational companies by conducting materiality assessment, gap analysis, stakeholder interviews and cross-functional workshops
- Enabled data-driven impact assessment for a venture capital's investment portfolio by developing a methodology for quantitative impact measurement and a comprehensive indicator framework
- Developed a circular economy dashboard for a building material manufacturer to drive actions in 39 countries
- Pioneered global circular economy measurement for the mining and metals industry
English
Native or bilingual
Cantonese
Native or bilingual
Chinese
Fluent
Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)
Experience
- Circle EconomyConsultantCONSULTING AND AUDITSSeptember 2022 - October 2025 (3 years and 1 month)Amsterdam, Netherlands- Contributed to the development of the Global Circularity Protocol by analysing sustainability frameworks (e.g., GHG Protocol, SBTN, ESRS, etc.) and developing guidance for material flow analysis- Developed circular economy strategies and roadmaps and advised on CSRD reporting for multinational companies by conducting materiality assessment, gap analysis, stakeholder interviews and cross-functional workshops- Enabled data-driven impact assessment for a venture capital's investment portfolio by developing a methodology for quantitative impact measurement and a comprehensive indicator framework- Pioneered global circular economy measurement for the mining and metals industry- Managed projects as project manager, maintained day-to-day client communication and coordinated the internal team
- Hong Kong Environmental and Recycle Industry Sustainable Development AssociationProject OfficerPUBLIC SECTORAugust 2019 - July 2020 (11 months)Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Successfully lowered the dissolution rate in the recycling sector from the predicted 20% to 4% by developing a distribution mechanism of a 25M HKD subsidy scheme
- Recruited 200+ business participants by introducing the subsidy scheme to recycling and export companies through 1-on-1 engagement and
seminars
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Education
- MSc Environmental Sciences (Environmental Technology)Wageningen University & Research2022
- BSc Environmental SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong Kong2019
Certifications
- PRINCE2 Agile PractitionerPeopleCert2024
- Google Data Analytics Professional CertificateCoursera2022