Members of the Netherlands National Contact Point

Rutger Goethart joined the NCP in May 2024 and has been appointed chairman on April 1, 2026. Rutger currently works as senior associate of Shift, a leading centre of expertise on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. On behalf of Shift, he advises multinational companies from various sectors, supporting them to assess, address, prioritize, and report potential human rights impacts. Previously, Rutger worked at the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) supporting the development of the social European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). He also worked as Senior Manager for International Labour Relations at Heineken, where he was responsible for international labour relations and human & labour rights. Rutger studied at the Faculty of Law at Utrecht University, where he specialized in Labor and Civil law.

Joris Oldenziel joined the NCP in January 2021. He further serves as the Executive Director of the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry, a legally binding agreement between global garment brands and trade unions aimed to improve health and safety in textile and garment factories. Previously Joris held various positions at SOMO, where he co-founded the OECD Watch network and represented civil society organisations in the 2011 update of the OECD MNE Guidelines.

Liesbeth Enneking joined the NCP in December 2021. She holds a Special Chair on the Legal Aspects of International Corporate Social Responsibility at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (the Netherlands). Her research focus is on the hard law aspects of the topic, including due diligence legislation and civil litigation against multinational corporations in relation to human rights violations or environmental degradation in their global value chains. In her capacity as academic legal expert, she has actively participated over the past ten years in the debate on sustainable development and business & human rights. She has conducted numerous research projects for national and international organizations, including the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Security & Justice, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the European Commission. Since 2019, she is also a member of the Monitoring Committee of the International Responsible Business Conduct Agreement that has been concluded between the Dutch insurance sector, the Dutch government and a number of civil society organizations in the Netherlands.

Kris Douma has been a member of the NCP since April 2026. In addition, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of disability insurer NV Schade and of the Board of Regents of the Bartholomeus Gasthuis. He studied sociology of labor and organization in Groningen. From 1987 to 2002, he worked for various FNV unions, most recently as manager of the FNV Bondgenoten Advisory Group. From 2003 to 2006, he was a member of the House of Representatives for the PvdA, serving as spokesperson for government expenditure, economic globalization (EU Lisbon Agenda, WTO, ILO, etc.), and corporate governance. Subsequently (2007 to 2014), he was Director of Responsible Investment and Governance at institutional asset manager Mn Services (now MN). During that period, he was also active on the board of the investor platform Eumedion. From 2015 to 2019, he was Director of Investment Practices and Governance and a member of the Management Team at the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) in London. After a stint at Morningstar's engagement services, he served as Chairman of the Dutch Professional Organization of Accountants (NBA) from 2021 to 2025.