Both ENDS

What Both ENDS does

Both ENDS is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting Both ENDS) founded in 1986 and headquartered at Nobelstraat 4, 3512 EN Utrecht, the Netherlands. Its mission is to strengthen and connect civil society actors globally to promote environmentally just practices and counter the systems that cause environmental injustice. The organisation works through a network of more than 500 partner organisations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia, coordinating coalitions such as the Fair Green and Global Alliance (FGG), the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA), and the Drynet network, and operating programmes like the Autonomy & Resilience Fund, ADAPTS (climate adaptation in river basins), and Communities Regreen the Sahel.

Its core outputs are knowledge and advocacy products: a suite of publications (annual reports, thematic research, policy briefings), a monthly newsletter distributed via MailChimp, and targeted campaigns such as the 2026 Sand and Sustainability report. The organisation is not a technology company; it has no proprietary AI or software stack, and its infrastructure is conventional NGO communications tooling.

The revenue model is grant-funded rather than commercial. Both ENDS is financed by private and governmental institutional funders, with the Nationale Postcode Loterij as a major long-standing donor (including €875,000 for the Autonomy & Resilience Fund 2022-2025) and the European Climate Foundation as a recent funder for EU trade climate responsibility work. Individual donations are also accepted. The organisation is ANBI-certified (Dutch public benefit status) and holds ISO 9001:2015 and Partos 9001 quality certifications, with annual audits. Operational governance is through a Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht) and a director; leadership transitioned to Karin van Boxtel as Director in September 2024 and Leida Rijnhout as Supervisory Board Chair in March 2024.

Name

Both ENDS

Legal name

Stichting Both ENDS

Website

https://bothends.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Both ENDS is a Dutch non-profit foundation that strengthens and connects a global network of 500+ civil society partner organisations to promote environmental justice, sustainable trade and finance, land and water governance, and human rights through advocacy, research, and policy influence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Civil Society Capacity-Building Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

Keywords

• Environmental justice advocacy
• Climate justice
• Civil society network
• Sustainable finance
• Trade policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Both ENDS is financed by private and governmental organisations. The organization receives support from institutional funders including the Nationale Postcode Loterij, which has provided significant multi-year contributions (€875,000 for the Autonomy & Resilience Fund 2022-2025).
2. Individual Donations: Individual supporters can make donations. The organization is working on a more advanced donation system. Donations can be transferred to bank account NL33 TRIO 0786 7177 50 in the name of Stichting Both ENDS in Utrecht.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Both ENDS is a Dutch non-profit foundation that strengthens and connects civil society actors worldwide, collaborating with more than 500 partner organisations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia to promote environmentally just practices and counter systems that cause environmental injustice. It delivers this through policy advocacy, research and publications (annual reports, thematic reports, policy briefings), capacity-building programmes, and multi-stakeholder alliances focused on climate justice, public finance, trade and investment, land and water governance, and human rights and gender.

Product overview

Both ENDS is a civil society organization — not a technology product company — that offers two primary knowledge-and-advocacy products: (1) a publications suite encompassing annual reports, thematic reports, policy briefings, and research studies available as free downloads on the website, covering topics such as trade and investment policy, climate finance, gender equality, land and water governance, and sustainable finance; and (2) a monthly newsletter distributed via MailChimp to subscribers, delivering updates and information about Both ENDS and its 500+ global partner organizations. Both offerings are free public goods aimed at advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and movement-building rather than commercial product revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fair, Green and Global Alliance (FGG): An alliance coordinated by Both ENDS together with ActionAid, Both ENDS, Clean Clothes Campaign, Milieudefensie, IT for Change, Samdhana Institute, SOMO, and TNI, working towards socially just, inclusive, and ecologically sustainable societies.
• Communities Regreen the Sahel
• Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA)
• ADAPTS
• Autonomy & Resilience Fund

Products and services

• Publications (Annual Reports, Thematic Reports, Policy Briefings, and Research Studies) Freely downloadable annual reports, thematic reports, policy briefings, and research studies covering environmental justice topics including trade and investment policy, climate finance, gender equality, land and water governance, and sustainable finance, aimed at partner organisations, policymakers, funders, and the general public.
• Monthly Newsletter Monthly email newsletter delivered via MailChimp containing updates, knowledge, and information about the work of Both ENDS and its 500+ partner organisations, available as a free subscription to supporters, partners, and the general public.
• Environmental Justice Advocacy and Capacity-Building Programmes Multi-theme advocacy, capacity-building, and grant-making programmes covering climate justice, public finance for development, trade and investment, land and water governance, and human rights and gender, delivered in partnership with 500+ civil society organisations across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful campaign leading to termination of Dutch-Kenyan bilateral investment treaty
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MilieudefensiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partner in the Fair Green and Global Alliance. Collaborates on campaigns including the Shell climate case and joint advocacy for environmental justice.
• SOMO (Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization collaborating on investment policy, ISDS research, and Fossil Fuel Treaty advocacy. Joint publications on Dutch bilateral investment treaties.
• ActionAidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Fair Green and Global Alliance, working together on feminist approaches to trade and investment policy.
• IT for ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Fair Green and Global Alliance focusing on digital rights and development.
• Clean Clothes CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Fair Green and Global Alliance working on labour rights in garment supply chains.
• Transnational Institute (TNI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Fair Green and Global Alliance and joint work on investment treaties and ISDS.
• HivoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment organization partner in joint research on Amazon deforestation and sustainable finance, co-authored Fair Finance Guide research.
• Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance that mobilizes women's rights and environmental movements. Both ENDS implements the Autonomy & Resilience Fund with GAGGA, supporting women environmental defenders.
• IUCN NLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch IUCN member organisation. Both ENDS worked with IUCN NL and partners NAPE and AFIEGO to help a Ugandan community secure fair compensation after forced relocation.
• ProfundominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organisation that conducted research on Dutch pension fund investments in Amazon deforestation and soy/beef supply chains for Both ENDS.
• World Animal ProtectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Fair Finance Guide Netherlands initiative, leading research on Amazon deforestation linked to soy and beef supply chains.
• Eerlijke Geldwijzer (Fair Finance Guide)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition led by World Animal Protection including Amnesty International, Milieudefensie, Oxfam Novib and PAX. Both ENDS contributes research on environmental and climate finance.
• NAPEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUgandan environmental organisation, Both ENDS partner that helped a community secure fair compensation after forced relocation for a dam project.
• AFIEGOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUgandan partner organisation working with NAPE and Both ENDS on environmental justice cases in Uganda.
• Development Institute GhanaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the ADAPTS project on climate change adaptation in water management in Ghana, co-authored book chapter with Both ENDS.
• DrynetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of organisations active in drylands. Both ENDS participates in UNCCD conferences together with other Drynet members, amplifying local voices in international decision-making.
• Handel Anders!coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch coalition for fair trade. Both ENDS collaborates with Handel Anders! on ISDS research and advocacy, including joint statements on Shell arbitration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clean Clothes Campaign: Global garment supply chain advocacy network and core FGG Alliance partner. Comparable as an international advocacy network within the same FGG coalition, working on trade and labour-rights issues with Both ENDS.
• Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands): Dutch environmental advocacy NGO and direct FGG Alliance partner of Both ENDS. Comparable as a Dutch-based, advocacy-driven environmental justice organization collaborating on joint campaigns (e.g., Shell climate case) and sharing similar funding models and issue scope.
• ActionAid: International anti-poverty NGO and core FGG Alliance partner. Comparable as a federation working on feminist trade and investment policy, human rights, and climate justice alongside Both ENDS within the same donor coalitions.
• Transnational Institute (TNI): Amsterdam-based international research and advocacy institute and FGG Alliance partner. Comparable as a Netherlands-headquartered think tank producing joint publications with Both ENDS on investment treaties, ISDS, and progressive policy alternatives.
• SOMO (Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen): Dutch research organization on multinational corporations and a core FGG Alliance partner of Both ENDS. Comparable as a Netherlands-based civil society organization jointly producing research and advocacy on investment treaties, ISDS, and corporate accountability.
• IUCN NL: Dutch member of IUCN and direct partner (Uganda compensation case). Comparable as a Netherlands-based environmental organization working with Both ENDS on nature conservation, environmental justice, and community-level intervention.
• Hivos: Dutch international development organization and direct research partner (Fair Finance Guide, Amazon deforestation). Comparable as a Netherlands-based INGO with overlapping themes of sustainable finance, deforestation, and civil society strengthening.

Broad incumbents

• 350.org: Global grassroots climate movement organization. Comparable as an international climate-justice advocacy network focused on fossil-fuel divestment and just transition, intersecting with Both ENDS' climate-finance and just-energy-transition work.
• Wetlands International: Global not-for-profit dedicated to wetland conservation. Comparable as a Netherlands-headquartered environmental NGO with similar global advocacy and policy-influence mandate on land/water governance, though operating at larger scale with broader ecological focus.

Emerging players

• Profundo: Dutch research organization providing supply-chain and investment research for Both ENDS. Comparable as a specialized Amsterdam-based research outfit supporting environmental justice advocacy on soy, beef, and pension-fund deforestation issues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/BothENDS.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/both-ends
• Instagraminstagram.com/bothends_org
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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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