about Marieke Eyskoot
Sustainable lifestyle expert
Marieke Eyskoot is a Dutch sustainability expert, keynote speaker, author and presenter, specialising in conscious living, overconsumption and breaking free from our addiction to “more” (fast fashion, food, socials, skincare).
‘She’s an authority and Dutch celebrity from the world of sustainable fashion. Leave it to Marieke to make sure people are inspired.’
de Volkskrant
Keynote speaker, presenter, expert & author
Marieke Eyskoot is a Dutch sustainability expert, speaker, author, commentator and presenter. She specialises in sustainable fashion and lifestyle, as well as shopping addiction and overconsumption. How can we live more freely, without being addicted to “more” (fast fashion, food, socials, skincare)?
Marieke is the author of global bestseller “This Is a Good Guide – for a Sustainable Lifestyle” (which has also been published in a youth edition and is accompanied by a podcast – both in Dutch ). She is a presenter on the national television show BinnensteBuiten (Inside Out) and a highly sought-after keynote speaker and moderator, working for clients such as Netflix, Dutch Design Week, Eurostar, Friends of the Earth and various government ministries. Marieke has been featured multiple times in newspaper Trouw’s Sustainable Top 100, gave TEDxtalks, appeared on several “top women” lists, founded the movement #SustainabilityAgainstShame, and was nominated as Amsterdam Citizen of the Year. She has served on numerous expert juries and is a member of the Advisory Board of leading supermarket chain Albert Heijn.
As both an expert and an activist, Marieke regularly speaks out in the media on issues such as greenwashing, climate justice and women’s rights (she is an active member of iconic and renowned feminist movement Dolle Mina), as well as the use of shame as a marketing tool. She challenges what we have come to accept as normal and examines the damaging impact of fast fashion, ultra-processed food, online shopping traps, and oppressive beauty standards on people as well as the planet. Marieke also works as a voice-over artist and is a recognised voice of public transport: in buses, trams, and metros operated by Connexxion, Transdev and Breng, she announces stops and travel information.
More in the longer versionMarieke is the author of global bestseller “This Is a Good Guide – for a Sustainable Lifestyle” (which has also been published in a youth edition and is accompanied by a podcast – both in Dutch ). She is a presenter on the national television show BinnensteBuiten (Inside Out) and a highly sought-after keynote speaker and moderator, working for clients such as Netflix, Dutch Design Week, Eurostar, Friends of the Earth and various government ministries. Marieke has been featured multiple times in newspaper Trouw’s Sustainable Top 100, gave TEDxtalks, appeared on several “top women” lists, founded the movement #SustainabilityAgainstShame, and was nominated as Amsterdam Citizen of the Year. She has served on numerous expert juries and is a member of the Advisory Board of leading supermarket chain Albert Heijn.
As both an expert and an activist, Marieke regularly speaks out in the media on issues such as greenwashing, climate justice and women’s rights (she is an active member of iconic and renowned feminist movement Dolle Mina), as well as the use of shame as a marketing tool. She challenges what we have come to accept as normal and examines the damaging impact of fast fashion, ultra-processed food, online shopping traps, and oppressive beauty standards on people as well as the planet. Marieke also works as a voice-over artist and is a recognised voice of public transport: in buses, trams, and metros operated by Connexxion, Transdev and Breng, she announces stops and travel information.
‘Marieke gives us practical ways to reclaim our power. Full of hope and real ideas, her book is a must-read for anyone invested in a more compassionate and sustainable future!’
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what you can do yourself to live more sustainably
tips and tricks
conscious choices
the world behind our stuff
fast and fair fashion
the preconceptions and profits
credible corporate social responsibility
credible conscious communication
shame and sustainability
the new economy
Sustainability against shame
Shame is often used to sell us products, in many different ways. This not only makes us feel bad about ourselves, it also makes it nearly impossible to behave sustainably: in order to belong and be okay, we need to keep and keep buying. The result? We’re unhappy, the planet’s unhappy, only for financial gain of the happy few. Enough is enough – time to make this stop. That’s why I started #SustainabilityAgainstShame. Come and join the movement?
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Marieke Eyskoot, sustainable lifestyle expert, presenter, keynote speaker, author
Marieke Eyskoot (1977) is sustainable fashion and lifestyle expert, speaker and presenter, author and consultant. She puts contemporary conscious living on the map. Marieke wrote international bestseller This is a Good Guide – for a sustainable lifestyle. Filled with practical and positive tips on fashion, beauty, food, home, work and leisure, it shows that stylish and sustainable go very well together. It’s about good, not perfect: about smart choices, doing what you can and what suits you. With this modern handbook, Marieke makes green living fun and doable. The right addresses, beautiful labels, great places, surprising facts and handy solutions – exactly what you need. By popular demand, she wrote a youth edition of this book, as well as the first Dutch guide to fair fashion: Talking Dress.
Marieke is co-founder of forward fashion tradeshow MINT (the fashion forward trade show of the Benelux); her trademark is the combination of credibility, independence, accessibility, and amazing style.
Next to this, Marieke is a dedicated and well-received English-language event and TV presenter, host and moderator. She’s a presenter for Dutch television show BinnensteBuiten (InsideOut), where she showcases innovative initiatives that make the world a better place. Next to this, she works for amongst others Netflix, Dutch Design Week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Dutch EU Chairmanship, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Fairtrade International. Marieke is also an experienced keynote speaker (at for instance the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Eurostar, PwC, the Dutch Embassy in Brussels and several TEDx events), workshop leader and panellist. She occasionally is also a consultant for ethical fashion and lifestyle companies.
Marieke was repeatedly part of newspaper Trouw’s Sustainable People Top 100, selected for trade journal Textilia’s Fashion Powerlist Top 100 and nominated by newspaper Het Parool as Amsterdam Citizen of the Year (and by magazines such as Glamour and Marie Claire for their lists of top women). She is also an avid taboo-breaker, and fights the way people are being shamed into buying more and more products. Her global movement #SustainabilityAgainstShame uncovers the link between being told you’re not okay unless you consume and being able to be sustainable.
Marieke is sometimes referred to as the sustainable fashion and lifestyle expert of The Netherlands and Benelux. In any case, she has been involved in a better garment and lifestyle industry for over twenty years. She has an extensive international ethical network, and is known for bringing several leading sustainable brands to the Benelux. During her decade as an organiser for the Clean Clothes Campaign (to improve working conditions in the global garment industry), she has visited factories in countries such as Bangladesh, Thailand and Poland, to cooperate with workers to improve their lives. For many media, from TV-programmes and newspapers to magazines and blogs, Marieke is the go-to person when it comes to commenting on developments in sustainable fashion and lifestyle.
Marieke lives with her husband and cat Billie Watson (named after Barack Obama and ethical fashion and equal rights activist Emma Watson) in Amsterdam.
I’d love to hear from you!Marieke is co-founder of forward fashion tradeshow MINT (the fashion forward trade show of the Benelux); her trademark is the combination of credibility, independence, accessibility, and amazing style.
Next to this, Marieke is a dedicated and well-received English-language event and TV presenter, host and moderator. She’s a presenter for Dutch television show BinnensteBuiten (InsideOut), where she showcases innovative initiatives that make the world a better place. Next to this, she works for amongst others Netflix, Dutch Design Week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Dutch EU Chairmanship, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Fairtrade International. Marieke is also an experienced keynote speaker (at for instance the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Eurostar, PwC, the Dutch Embassy in Brussels and several TEDx events), workshop leader and panellist. She occasionally is also a consultant for ethical fashion and lifestyle companies.
Marieke was repeatedly part of newspaper Trouw’s Sustainable People Top 100, selected for trade journal Textilia’s Fashion Powerlist Top 100 and nominated by newspaper Het Parool as Amsterdam Citizen of the Year (and by magazines such as Glamour and Marie Claire for their lists of top women). She is also an avid taboo-breaker, and fights the way people are being shamed into buying more and more products. Her global movement #SustainabilityAgainstShame uncovers the link between being told you’re not okay unless you consume and being able to be sustainable.
Marieke is sometimes referred to as the sustainable fashion and lifestyle expert of The Netherlands and Benelux. In any case, she has been involved in a better garment and lifestyle industry for over twenty years. She has an extensive international ethical network, and is known for bringing several leading sustainable brands to the Benelux. During her decade as an organiser for the Clean Clothes Campaign (to improve working conditions in the global garment industry), she has visited factories in countries such as Bangladesh, Thailand and Poland, to cooperate with workers to improve their lives. For many media, from TV-programmes and newspapers to magazines and blogs, Marieke is the go-to person when it comes to commenting on developments in sustainable fashion and lifestyle.
Marieke lives with her husband and cat Billie Watson (named after Barack Obama and ethical fashion and equal rights activist Emma Watson) in Amsterdam.
More background information
Facts & Figures List
- Full name: Marieke Eyskoot
- Nationality: Dutch
- Area of work: The Netherlands / Europe
- Languages: Dutch, English
- Date of birth: May 7, 1977
- Place of birth: Zaanstad
- Expertise: Sustainability, sustainable fashion & lifestyle
- TEDx speaker? Yes
- Place of residence: Amsterdam
- Educational background: Film & Television Studies, Theatre Studies
Profession:
- Sustainability expert. Themes:
- Conscious consumption
- Sustainable fashion
- Fast fashion, ultra-fast fashion
- Sustainable living
- Feminism
- Creating impact as a consumer
Speaker. Spoken for:
- Eurostar
- Dutch Embassy in Brussels
- Adidas
- Rio Ethical Fashion Week
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- The Youth Climate Movement
- Mississippi State University
- Budapest Fashion & Tech Summit
- TEDx (multiple TEDx talks)
- Amsterdam Fashion Week
- ASN Bank
- Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands)
- De Nederlandsche Bank
- Ace & Tate
- Max Havelaar (Fairtrade organization)
- Artis
- Marie Stella Maris
- IFA Berlin
- ArtEZ
Presenter. presented for:
- Netflix
- Dutch Design Week
- Amnesty International
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- World Food Day events
- Dutch Embassy in Brussels
- Fairtrade International
- International Film Festival Rotterdam (press conference)
- Wakker Dier (Animal Day demonstration)
- Netherlands Film Festival (Golden Calves)
- Movies that Matter
- National Network of Female Professors
- TU Delft
- Plant FWD
- DOEN Foundation
- National Archives
- Maritime Museum
- Social Enterprise World Forum
- Eurosonic Noorderslag
- The Dutch Climate Platform
- NRC Live
- The Next Web
- ImpactFest
Author
Book: “Dit is een goede gids - voor een duurzame lifestyle”
- Publication date: 03-2017
- Number of editions: 7, revised editions
- Publisher: Keff & Dessing Publishers, Meulenhoff Boekerij
- ISBN: 9789022590027
- Number of pages: 336
- Sales: Bestseller, over 40,000 copies sold
Book: “Dit is een goed gidsje - voor een betere wereld”
- Publication date: 05-11-2020
- ISBN: 9789402315752
- Publisher: Keff & Dessing Publishers, Meulenhoff Boekerij
- Number of pages: 192
- Revised edition
Book: “This is a Good Guide – for a sustainable lifestyle”
- Publication date: 21-12-2020
- Publisher: BIS Publishers
- ISBN: 9789063695880
- Number of pages: 288
- Revised edition
Book: “Talking Dress - alles over eerlijke kleding en lifestyle”
- Publication date: 01-10-2012
- Number of editions: 2
- Publisher: Altamira
- ISBN: 9789401300469
- Number of pages: 216
Media & Presentation
- Podcast host: This is a Good Podcast – for a more sustainable life (2024), Dolle Mina Podcast (2026)
- Presenter TV program BinnensteBuiten (January 2022–present, KRO-NCRV)
- Video series: Jennifer & Marieke maken het goed (2025), with Jennifer Hoffman.
As an expert featured in:
- De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (VPRO, 2023)
- Tegenlicht (VPRO, 2023)
- De Prijsknaller (KRO-NCRV, 2022)
- Tijd voor Max (MAX)
- Zembla (BNNVARA, 2021)
- Koffietijd (RTL, 2021)
- Het Klokhuis (NTR)
- Radar (AVROTROS)
- De Nachtzoen (EO)
- EditieNL (RTL)
Radio:
- NPO Radio 1, Nieuwsweekend, Stand NL, BNR Nieuwsradio
Interviews:
- de Volkskrant – Article on sustainability and children (25-03-2021)
- NU.nl – Interview on sustainable living for beginners and body hair (15-03-2019)
- Het Parool – Article on Amsterdammer of the Year (2010) and fashion awareness (07-07-2019)
- Vogue – Interview on when a fashion brand is truly sustainable (25-11-2022)
- RTL Nieuws – Tips on sustainable living and interiors (10-06-2020)
- Trouw – Article on making wardrobes more sustainable (04-02-2020)
- Noordhollands Dagblad – Sustainability expert profile interview (21-09-2020)
- Happinez – Tips for sustainable living
- De Morgen (Belgium) – Sustainability tips (2022)
- NU.nl – “Your purchase on Vinted keeps the fast fashion engine running”(20-03-2025)
- EditieNL – #whomademyclothes (24-04-2017)
- Mobiliteit.nl – New voice in buses of Connexxion, Breng and Hermes (30-04-2024)
- Podcast Dan Karaty – If I’m Being Honest (14-02-2023, in English)
- Podcast Floor Kleyne – Heb je haar weer (sustainability and hair topics)
- NPO Radio 1 – On packaging-free personal care (08-06-2024)
- Podcast Growthinkers & Happinez – Het Groene Hart (14-09-2024)
Awards & Recognition
- Trouw Sustainable 100
- Nomination Amsterdammer of the Year (2011)
- Glamour WOW Woman
- Nomination Marie Claire Smart Sustainable Awards (2013)
- Viva 400
- Textilia Fashion Power List Top 10
Advisory Roles
- 2024 – present – Member of the Advisory Board of Albert Heijn
Jury Roles
- 2012 – 2022 – Jury member, ASN Bank World Prize (sustainable initiatives)
- 2015 – Jury member, Sustainable Leather Award
- 2018 – 2020 – Jury member, Redress Design Award
- 2022 – Jury member, Social Enterprises (10 years Social EnterpriseNL)
- 2023 & 2024 – Jury member, Shopping Awards (Sustainability Award)
- 2025 – present – Jury, Sustainable Camping Awards
- 2025 – present – Jury member, Fashion Pioneers Awards (Amsterdam Circular Changemaker Award)