AlterContacts Official Identity
Netherlands Think Tank since 2019

Clarification of affiliation

AlterContacts is an established Netherlands-registered organisation founded in 2019. It is independent and operates under the identity described on this page.

No person, product, application, social-media account, website, or service is authorised to represent AlterContacts, use its name to imply affiliation, or claim a founder, employment, partnership, ownership, endorsement, or other organisational relationship unless that relationship is confirmed through this official website or an official AlterContacts communication channel.

This clarification is provided to help partners, participants, institutions, and members of the public identify authentic communications and organisational information.

Verification resources

For independent verification of AlterContacts’ identity and activities, consult:

• Charter of AlterContacts

• Founder profile: Julia K. Skupchenko

• Founder profile: Massimo Mercuri

• Official AlterContacts website sections and publications

• Official organisational profiles linked from this website

  1. • AlterContacts Profile at the NGO branch of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

     • AlterContacts Profile at the EU Funding and Tenders Platform

Last reviewed: August 2026

AlterContacts at a glance

AlterContacts is an independent think tank for sustainable development, registered in the Netherlands on 5 April 2019.

We provide expert advice, training, capacity-building, research, and multi-stakeholder partnership support to advance sustainable socio-economic development in Europe and internationally.

AlterContacts works with educational institutions, civil-society organisations, public authorities, SMEs, experts, and international partners. Our work includes sustainable development, green and digital skills, ocean literacy, vocational and higher education, social inclusion, sustainable tourism, rural development, youth participation, and international policy dialogue.

Legal and organisational identity

• Organisation name: AlterContacts

• Registered in: The Netherlands

• Date of registration: 5 April 2019

• Registration authority: Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK)

• Legal form: Civil society partnership / Vennootschap onder firma

• KVK 74614983        

• RSIN 859968741     

• Official website: https://www.altercontacts.org/ 

• Founders and executive officers:

  • Julia K. Skupchenko

  • Massimo Mercuri

The organisation’s founding record, registration details, and executive officers are published in the Charter of AlterContacts.

International role and public work

AlterContacts holds Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). We lead and contribute to UN-registered SDG Acceleration Actions and Partnerships, and our methods have been recognised as a United Nations SDG Good Practice.

Since 2019, AlterContacts has developed and contributed to research, policy consultations, international events, education and training programmes, and EU transnational partnerships. Our work has been referenced in official materials of the United Nations and the European Commission.

Learn more through our official sections:

• United Nations work

• Academy for Sustainable Development

• Events and high-level dialogue

• Policy-making, publications, and reports

• About AlterContacts

Official channels

The official website of AlterContacts is: https://www.altercontacts.org/ 

Official social-media and communication channels are listed and linked from this website. When seeking information about AlterContacts, please rely on this website and the official profiles linked here.

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/altercontacts 

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/altercontacts 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlterContacts/ 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/altercontacts/ 

X https://x.com/AlterContacts 

Threads https://www.threads.com/@altercontacts 

GitHub https://github.com/AlterContacts 

For formal correspondence, collaboration proposals, or verification of organisational affiliation, please contact us through the contact details published on our official website.

Official email: info@altercontacts.org and sustainability@altercontacts.org