CeresGreen

What CeresGreen does

CeresGreen is a Dutch recruitment and interim staffing firm that operates exclusively in the sustainability and circular economy labor market. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Meppel with a secondary office in Naaldwijk, the firm places highly educated (bachelor and master level) professionals into permanent, interim, and executive roles across six verticals: nature & environment, climate & energy, government & non-profit, agri & food, sustainable construction, and industry. Sub-specialisms include ESG/CSRD. The firm works (inter)nationally from the Netherlands and Belgium and lists Stimuland, LTO Nederland, Natuurbegraven Nederland, CJ Wildlife, Dierenbescherming, Natuurmonumenten, HoSt Group, and Omgevingsdienst Groningen among its client base. Services are delivered through consultant-led direct engagement with employers and a candidate self-registration portal, with no proprietary technology disclosed.

The business operates three core service lines — Recruitment & Selection (permanent placement), Interim Solutions (temporary staffing), and Executive Search — supplemented by Job Marketing campaigns and Employer Branding support. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, with terms negotiated per engagement based on scope, seniority, and whether the assignment is permanent or interim; no pricing is publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, combining a curated candidate network with consultative employer outreach, trade media, job boards, social media, and direct exploratory conversations.

CeresGreen is closely integrated with CeresRecruitment, an affiliated firm specializing in agri & food recruitment, through a mutual strategic partnership and shared founding partner Eggon Allersma. The team comprises Managing Partner Stephan Temmink, Senior Consultant Bart Jan Thole, Search consultant Marlies Rakers, Marketing & Acquisition lead Chantal Emmink, Finance lead Robbert Scholing, and Consultant Interim Executives Henk Heidema, alongside the founding partner. The entity is organized as CeresGreen B.V., a privately held Dutch private limited liability company, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company ownership.

Name

CeresGreen

Legal name

CeresGreen B.V.

Website

https://ceresgreen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CeresGreen is a Dutch recruitment and interim staffing firm that places highly educated sustainability professionals into permanent, interim, and executive roles across nature, climate, government, agri-food, construction, and industrial sectors in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Meppel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Selection Services: Traditional recruitment and selection services placing permanent candidates in sustainability roles at organizations across government, climate & energy, construction, nature & environment, agri & food, and industry sectors.
2. Interim Management and Solutions: Interim professional placement for organizations requiring temporary sustainability expertise, matching qualified professionals with project-based assignments.
3. Executive Search: Specialized executive and management-level recruitment services for organizations seeking senior sustainability professionals and directors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CeresGreen is a Dutch recruitment and interim staffing firm that places highly educated professionals (bachelor and master degree levels) in sustainability and circular economy roles on both a permanent and temporary basis. It operates across six verticals (Nature & Environment, Climate & Energy, Government & Non-Profit, Agri & Food, Sustainable Construction, and Industry) and adds job marketing and employer branding services to support client hiring outcomes.

Product overview

CeresGreen operates as a unified recruitment platform offering three integrated service lines: Recruitment & Selectie (permanent placement), Interim Oplossingen (temporary staffing), and Executive Search (senior placement). The company specializes exclusively in sustainability and green economy positions across six sectors: Nature & Environment, Climate & Energy, Government, Agri & Food, Construction, and Industry. Additional services include Job Marketing for targeted vacancy promotion and Employer Branding support. The company serves as a matching platform connecting highly educated sustainability professionals with organizations seeking to fill roles at bachelor and master degree levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment & Selectie Full-cycle recruitment and selection service placing highly educated sustainability professionals (bachelor and master degree levels) in permanent positions across six sectors: Nature & Environment, Climate & Energy, Government & Non-Profit, Agri & Food, Sustainable Construction, and Industry.
• Interim Oplossingen Interim staffing solutions connecting organizations with sustainability professionals for temporary, project-based assignments across the same six sustainability verticals.
• Executive Search Specialized executive and senior management-level recruitment service for organizations seeking sustainability directors and senior professionals.
• Vacature Plaatsing Job posting and vacancy marketing service listing sustainability roles through the ceresgreen.nl platform to attract qualified candidates.
• Job Marketing Customized media marketing campaigns for client job postings, leveraging trade media, job boards, social media and advertisements to maximize vacancy visibility among sustainability candidates.
• Employer Branding Employer branding service helping sustainability-focused organizations attract, engage, and retain potential employees through comprehensive company profile presentations.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• StimulandminorOthersCollaboration partner for countryside development projects. CeresGreen places candidates at Stimuland, an organization working with active citizens, communities, agricultural entrepreneurs, and governments to create a vital, livable, and future-proof rural environment.
• LTO NederlandminorOthersAgricultural sector interest group representing 35,000+ farmers and growers. Partnership involves placing sustainability professionals at LTO Nederland, which advocates for agricultural economic and social interests including food, health, climate, and environment.
• Natuurbegraven NederlandminorOthersNatural burial organization creating nature conservation areas in the Netherlands. CeresGreen recruits sustainability professionals for Natuurbegraven Nederland's nature development projects across multiple locations.
• CJ WildlifeminorOthersProducer of high-quality wild bird feed with conservation partnerships. CeresGreen places candidates at CJ Wildlife, which focuses on biodiversity improvement through species-appropriate nutrition products.
• EarthwatchminorOthersEnvironmental research and conservation organization active in the sustainable economy. Partner organization where CeresGreen places sustainability professionals.
• BHM SolarminorOthersSolar energy company operating in the sustainable economy sector. CeresGreen recruits professionals for BHM Solar's renewable energy operations.
• AusnutriaminorOthersDairy nutrition company operating in the sustainable food sector. CeresGreen places candidates at this dairy and nutrition company focused on sustainable food production.
• CeresRecruitmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with CeresRecruitment, an affiliated company specializing in agri & food sector recruitment. Together they work at (inter)national and regional levels on sustainability in the agricultural and food sector, leveraging combined network for access to candidates and organizations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Hays is a global professional recruitment firm operating across many specialisms including a sustainability and ESG practice. It competes for the same Dutch/Belgian clients and candidates as CeresGreen but as a broad-based incumbent rather than a green-only specialist.
• Michael Page: Michael Page is a large international professional recruitment firm serving mid-to-senior hires across multiple sectors including energy, construction and public sector. Comparable to CeresGreen in serving executive search mandates within sustainability-relevant verticals.
• Spencer Ogden: Spencer Ogden is an international recruitment firm focused on energy, infrastructure and built environment. It overlaps with CeresGreen's climate & energy, sustainable construction and industry verticals as a much larger, multi-region incumbent.
• Robert Walters: Robert Walters is a global specialist professional recruitment group operating across multiple disciplines, with relevant overlap to CeresGreen's sustainability, energy, government and agri-food mandates at the senior and interim levels.
• Brunel International: Brunel is a global workforce solutions provider with a dedicated renewables, energy and sustainability division placing engineers and project professionals. Comparable to CeresGreen on renewable energy and industry verticals but operates at much larger scale across many sectors.

Direct peers

• Acre Resources: Acre is a sustainability and ESG-focused recruitment firm headquartered in London, placing professionals into corporate sustainability, climate, and responsible business roles. It is the most direct competitor to CeresGreen in the niche of green-economy talent placement.
• Climate People: Climate People is a recruitment and talent platform focused exclusively on climate, clean energy and sustainability roles. It overlaps directly with CeresGreen's executive search and permanent placement offerings in the climate & energy vertical.

Regional players

• Greenjobs.nl: Greenjobs.nl is a Dutch job board dedicated exclusively to sustainability and green-economy positions. It competes with CeresGreen as a destination for sustainability job seekers and a sourcing channel for Dutch employers in the same verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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