Quoted in the Dutch financial newspaper FD of April 4, 2025:
“With Von der Leyen’s proposal, everything is open again – with all kinds of ambiguity as a result. In addition, under the guise of ‘the fewer rules, the better’, the Commission also wants to delete parts of the directives that are useful. ‘Like the sector-specific reporting standards,’ says Arthur ten Wolde, Executive Director of the European Sustainable Businesses Federation, Ecopreneur.eu. These actually simplify reporting for companies, because they are tailor-made. ‘The way the Commission is approaching this is not entirely rational.’” Find the full article HERE (N.B. in Dutch, copyright protected behind a paywall)

Quoted in the Dutch financial newspaper FD of November 26, 2024:
In the front-page editorial “Companies happy with Brussels plan to bundle green laws”:
“The process also creates uncertainty for companies, says Arthur ten Wolde, director of the European trade association for sustainable companies Ecopreneur. His association has around 5,000 members, the majority of whom are SMEs that are at the forefront of sustainability. ‘Companies want predictability. The question is whether adapting legislation, which also requires Parliament’s approval, is so smart now. The possibility of adaptations leads in fact to unpredictability.’”

Two citations in the United States newspaper the Huffington Post, January 9, 2016:

In an article How the Media Can Improve Their Climate Coverage:
“Media is commercial,” said Arthur ten Wolde, director of Circular Future. “So they have to make money in the short run, and you do it by creating a debate. So you want someone from one point of view and the climate skeptic with the opposite point of view. So both television and newspapers have ‘the debates!,’ which in itself suggests that there is no consensus [on climate change]. But there is consensus!”

In an article How to Avoid Another VW Scandal: The Right Mix of Carrots and Sticks? : “Environmental monitoring regulations and adaptation are costs, so there’s a tendency to avoid them,” says Arthur ten Wolde, manager of circular economy public affairs at De Groene Zaak, a Dutch business-lobbying group that advocates for a circular economy. He spoke to Pro Journo at October’s World Resources Forum in Davos, Switzerland.