Gijs de Mol

CEO and Founder at Root: Helping retailers to manage and reduce their footprint

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

We turn the operational data retailers already have into structured, auditable sustainability data. Sustainability data sits in spreadsheets and disconnected tools. It takes months to pull together and is still hard to trust. We built Root to fix that. With Root, you collect your data once and use it for every report, footprint, and sustainability claim. One dataset maps to CSRD, DPP, EPD, PCF, and SBTi, with every assumption documented and traceable. Less time managing data, more time reducing impact. We think product sustainability should guide everyday decisions in design, sourcing, and strategy, not sit in a report made once a year. That belief is what we built Root around. If you work in sustainability at a retailer, let's connect.

Experience

  • CEO & Co-Founder at Root Sustainability
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    We help global retail brands automate LCAs at scale, without the complexity and long delays.

  • Rockstart Emerging Tech Program at Rockstart
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

    Rockstart is an investor that empowers purpose-driven founders who are active in Emerging Technology. The Rockstart Accelerator is an intensive 6-month startup program that helps entrepreneurs to scale their company with pace.

  • Maze X program at maze impact
    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 · 4 mos

    Maze X is an accelerator program by Maze Impact, supporting startups that address social and environmental challenges. The 3-month program offers tailored mentorship, impact-driven investment readiness, and access to a network of investors and experts to help entrepreneurs scale their solutions effectively.

  • Philips (Full-time · 1 yr 6 mos)
    • LCA and Sustainability Consultant
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

      Sustainability and circular economy consultant. Responsible for the environmental reporting for projects in all of Philips' business units. The reporting was executed on the basis of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology.

    • Graduation Internship
      Jul 2020 - Feb 2021 · 8 mos

      For my graduate research, I assessed what the potential reduction in GHG emissions would be when circular economy innovations are applied within Philips. Thus, how the circular economy can be used as a tool to improve the carbon footprint of Philips in order to tackle climate change.

  • Business Development Manager at AthenaStudies
    May 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    - General manager of all courses on subjects of the TU Delft and TU Eindhoven, overseeing the university managers, faculty managers and teachers. - All-round marketing manager for several universities in the Netherlands. - Providing mathematical courses for university students in the Netherlands. The average number of students per class was 20-25 students ranging from first to third-year bachelor students.