Social Impact

ROND Amsterdam was founded by three University of Amsterdam students who shared a belief: you don’t need new materials to create something beautiful. We saw that high‑quality leather was being wasted in the furniture industry and became determined to upcycle it into timeless corporate gifts while also making a positive social impact.

Our Process

We collect surplus leather from factories and wholesalers across the Netherlands. We design each product and cut the leather ourselves, then collaborate closely with social workspaces. There, skilled tailors sew and craft our products, turning our designs into timeless pieces.

Social Impact

Our products are made in collaboration with several social workspaces across the Netherlands. We work together with organizations such as Ons Label Breda and Makers Unite - two great companies dedicated to creating social impact and promoting upcycling. By working exclusively with social workspaces, we create job opportunities for people facing employment challenges.

Social Enterprise

In August 2025, ROND Amsterdam partnered with Social Enterprise NL to become certified as a social enterprise. This organization works to promote social entrepreneurship and foster a circular economy that benefits all stakeholders. ROND Amsterdam was a natural fit for this partnership, thanks to the social impact it creates through producing corporate gifts in collaboration with several social workspaces.

SROI

Since becoming certified as a social enterprise, working with ROND also contributes to Social Return on Investment (SROI). By sourcing corporate gifts from us, clients engage in social procurement - buying from a business that creates jobs for people with limited access to the labor market and upcycles surplus materials. For organizations with an SROI obligation, up to 50% of the invoice value can count toward fulfilling that requirement, depending on the municipality, as ROND is a proud member of Social Enterprise NL.

Social Firm Amsterdam

Since November 2025, ROND has been certified as a “sociale firma” - a recognition awarded to only around 80 companies in the Netherlands. Sociale firma’s are a special group of social enterprises that create job opportunities for people with employment barriers and offer meaningful daytime activities for vulnerable groups. In Amsterdam, they play a key role in tackling major social challenges and are supported through dedicated municipal policies.

This certification marks another important step toward our goal of becoming the go-to alternative for sustainable and impactful corporate gifts.