AlterContacts operates as a virtual laboratory of ideas, incubating initiatives that contribute toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030. It was founded in 2019 and is based in the Netherlands. It aims to develop practices for sustainable actions, help communities to become more resourceful, and shorten the path to a more prosperous world.

Contact details

Website:
https://altercontacts.org

Address:
AlterContacts Think Tank for Sustainable Development, Alexanderveld 5, 2585DB 's-Gravenhage, Netherlands

Country:
Netherlands

Sub-region:
Western Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English , Spanish

Organisation details

Business model
For profit
Year founded
2019
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Mr. Massimo Mercuri and Miss Julia Skupchenko
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Massimo Mercuri and Julia K. Skupchenko
Leader gender: Both male and female (more than one person)
Leader(s) (2024): Massimo Mercuri and Julia K. Skupchenko
Leader gender: Both male and female co-leaders (more than one person)
Leader(s) (2023): Massimo Mercuri and Julia K. Skupchenko
Leader gender: Both male and female co-leaders (more than one person)
Staff size
2025
AlterContacts
2
Netherlands average
122
Global average
88
2023
AlterContacts
100
2022
AlterContacts
25
% Female staff
2025
AlterContacts
50%
Netherlands average
48%
Global average
50%
2023
AlterContacts
50%
2022
AlterContacts
80%
Age (years)
AlterContacts
7
Netherlands average
37
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
AlterContacts
80%
Netherlands average
37%
Global average
47%
2022
AlterContacts
85%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
AlterContacts
23
Netherlands average
107
Global average
57
2022
AlterContacts
5
2021
AlterContacts
29
Financials
2022
AlterContacts
$12,000
Netherlands average
$342,929,774
Global average
$7,838,482,074
2021
AlterContacts
$45,000

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
AlterContacts
640
Netherlands average
9,065
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
AlterContacts
634
Twitter
Followers (2025)
AlterContacts
76
Netherlands average
10,543
Global average
19,888
Followers (2024)
AlterContacts
76
Followers (2022)
AlterContacts
66
Subscribers (2025)
AlterContacts
411
Netherlands average
2,953
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
AlterContacts
411
Subscribers (2022)
AlterContacts
401
Instagram
Followers (2025)
AlterContacts
296
Netherlands average
3,407
Global average
18,586
Followers (2024)
AlterContacts
296
Followers (2023)
AlterContacts
306
Followers (2025)
AlterContacts
2,000
Netherlands average
41,568
Global average
15,926
Followers (2024)
AlterContacts
1,000
Followers (2023)
AlterContacts
1,156

Data notes

Last updated: 17/01/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
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