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Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 12, 2024
Investing in Sustainability Pays Off
'𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (...) 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 13, 2024
Climate Transition Plans' Growing Imperative
Climate transition plans set the course for creating real impact and long-term resilience of your business and the planet. For...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 5, 2024
Sustainability Reporting Frameworks Detangled
An overview of sustainability reporting frameworks
Remke van Zadelhoff
Oct 20, 2024
B Corp's Brand Awareness in 2024
B Corps brand awareness in 2024
Remke van Zadelhoff
Oct 9, 2024
Sustainability and ESG: A Legal Update
Key Legal ESG and Sustainability Matters in 2024
Remke van Zadelhoff
Aug 23, 2024
Stakeholder Capitalism is Key for Business to Thrive
Stakeholder Capitalism makes business sense
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jun 27, 2024
B Lab's New Standards: An Update
B Lab is changing the standards which firms will need to meet in order to attain, or, for the close to 8,600 companies that are certified...
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 31, 2024
Nature-Inclusive Governance: How to Onboard Nature as a Stakeholder
We cannot do business (nor live) on an empty planet. 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨’ 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩...
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 30, 2024
Six Regenerative Agriculture Certifications: an Overview
Regenerative Agriculture Certifications
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 22, 2024
Essential Guide to the CSRD
Essential guide to the CSRD
Remke van Zadelhoff
Apr 17, 2024
Global Reporting Frameworks: The Best Overview
Overview of global sustainability reporting frameworks and standards
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 25, 2024
2024 Sustainability Trends
Image: Shutterstock, 2024 Andrew Winston shares the top 7 high level sustainability trends for 2024 in this MIT Sloan Management Review...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 18, 2024
Your Sustainability Claims may no longer be Sustainable
Big news from the EU that will affect all companies doing business in the EU: Last week, after months of negotiating, the EU adopted a...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 12, 2023
How are you Creating Positive Impact?
Whether you are interested in becoming a B Corp certified company or not, every company needs to understand how it can make a positive...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 29, 2023
All About B Corp Certification
"Firms that give equal priority to people, planet and profit will always prosper in the long run." - Chris Turner, B Lab UK's Executive...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 23, 2023
We Need Climate Action Now
According to the latest UN Environmental Program Emissions Gap Report 2023, we are like a broken record: Temperatures have hit new highs,...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Sep 19, 2023
How to Drive Positive Social Impact through your Supply Chain
Small but mighty, B Corp certified Dutch chocolate company Tony's Chocolonely has a unique way of driving positive social impact through...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Sep 13, 2023
CA Leads (again) in GHG Emissions Reporting Requirements
The state of California just passed a bill that requires large companies to report their annual direct as well as their indirect GHG...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Aug 30, 2023
Regenerative Agriculture: What's in a Name?
We hear the term 'Regenerative Agriculture' a lot. But what exactly is regenerative agriculture? Is it a fad, a buzzword used for...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jul 4, 2023
EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations: Why US Companies Should Care
While we're still waiting on the SEC to issue its final ruling on climate risk disclosure, the EU has been churning out a number of...
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 31, 2023
What Really Matters to Gen Z and Millennials
As an employer, you'll need to know what really matters to your current and prospective employees. Millennials and Gen Zs make up of the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 31, 2023
B Corp Certification Standards are Evolving II
B Lab or ‘Benefit’ Lab, the non-profit behind the B Corp certification, is called 'a Lab’ for a reason. B Lab’s social and environmental...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Apr 26, 2023
How to Engage with Suppliers in Your Decarbonization Journey
A company's scope 3 emissions, i.e. the emissions stemming from the upstream and downstream supply chain, typically take up the largest...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Apr 13, 2023
Top-10 Pressing Sustainability Topics in 2023
The Network for Business Sustainability, a global network of managers, researchers and other that work to advance the sustainability...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 1, 2022
The B Corp Standards Are Evolving I
The B Corp Standards are at the heart of the B Corp movement, defining social, environmental and governance best practices for for-profit...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 10, 2022
What It Takes to Deliver on Your ESG Strategy
While a lot of progress has been made in recent years, many companies still treat sustainability/ESG as an afterthought: as a matter of...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Oct 20, 2022
ESG Reporting: An Overview of Upcoming Transformative Change
The ESG reporting landscape is on the verge of a big transformation: from being mostly a voluntary one that companies may opt to partake...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Aug 26, 2022
Carbon Offsets: Greenwashing or Good Business Practice?
Recently, there has been a lot of debate around carbon offsets. Many companies use carbon offsets to 'offset' or 'neutralize' their...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jun 1, 2022
Carbon Neutral or Net Zero? Definitions and Differences explained
Carbon neutral and net zero are used frequently but what do they mean exactly and how are they different from each other? Also, how do...
Remke van Zadelhoff
May 18, 2022
B Corp in 2021: a Year of Record Growth
While the number of B Corp certified companies has surpassed 5,000 by now, in 2021, the B Corp community grew to 4,300 businesses in 77...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Apr 13, 2022
Why Investing In Sustainability/ESG is Still Hard
Why do CEOs not hesitate to invest in training, a new plant, or IT equipment but when it comes to investing in the future of our planet...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 27, 2022
Deloitte 2022 C-Suite Sustainability Report Reveals a Value-Action Gap
A recent survey of 2,000+ C-Suite Executives by Deloitte reveals that while executives are concerned about climate change, they struggle...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 20, 2022
Key Sustainability Trends in 2022 and What It Means for Your Business
This 2022 Trends Reports by The SustainAbility Institute by ERM, paints an insightful picture of key sustainability topics this year....
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 12, 2022
How do you embed Sustainability into your Business?
Over 90% of S&P 500 companies publish sustainability reports but that doesn't mean action on sustainability is embedded throughout these...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 15, 2021
Lessons From a B Corp
All B Corp Certified companies join the B Corp movement. They envision a global economy that benefits people, communities and the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 3, 2021
Sustainability Disclosure: A Watershed Moment
Today, the 3rd day of COP26 in Glasgow, marked a watershed moment for sustainability disclosure. The IFRS Foundation announced the...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Oct 5, 2021
GRI Launches Major Update to Its Standards
Spurred by stakeholder feedback and to allow for greater alignment with emerging US & EU legal requirements, The Global Reporting...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Aug 9, 2021
New IPCC Report: Implications for Business and Investors
The UN’s latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report which was released on August 9th, 2021, paints a worrisome...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jul 13, 2021
B Lab Announces Best for the World 2021 Lists
With a one-year hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, every year, B Lab recognizes the top-performing B Corps. This year, 767 B Corps from...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jun 8, 2021
Introducing: The Value Reporting Foundation
Sustainability standards are converging. On June 9th, two well-known, voluntary sustainability reporting standards, The International...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Apr 30, 2021
Capturing Value from Corporate Sustainability
Are you wondering which management practices would help you to deliver business value from sustainability? This insightful McKinsey...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Feb 23, 2021
GRI and B Lab team up, linking the GRI Standards and B Impact Assessment
GRI and B Lab teamed up to help businesses understand the linkages between the GRI Standards Framework and the B Impact Assessment. The...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 24, 2021
Corporate Knights' 2021 Global 100 Index is available!
Corporate Knights just released its 2021 Global 100 Index, a ranking of the top 100 most sustainable public companies in the world. This...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Jan 11, 2021
Defining Business Purpose in 2021: Six Key Trends
What does business purpose look like in 2021? 2020 disrupted the world in many ways, urging businesses to re-evaluate purpose through a...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 7, 2020
B Interdependent: B Lab's Platform for Sharing Relevant Resources and Inspiration
B Lab recently launched a new platform called 'B Interdependent' to support businesses with additional resources and examples of...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Dec 7, 2020
Five Action Items for Boards to help embed Purpose in the Organization
Corporate Boards play a pivotal role in embedding purpose into an organization. An authentic corporate purpose and strong commitments to...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 23, 2020
A Sampling of Corporate Sustainability Reports
Do you need ideas for your Corporate Sustainability Report or get a better handle on what a Corporate Sustainability Report entails? The...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Nov 17, 2020
5 Steps to Good Sustainability Reporting
The sustainability reporting landscape is rapidly evolving. Whereas only 20% of all S&P 500 companies published sustainability reports in...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Oct 30, 2020
The Business Case for Nature Conservation
What are the risks your company is facing due to natural capital erosion? And what opportunities are available to mitigate these risks...
Remke van Zadelhoff
Sep 21, 2020
Post COVID-19, 'Business as Usual' is not an Option
Deloitte's CEO, Punit Renjen, makes a clear case as to why 'business as usual' is not an option in a post COVID-19 world. Businesses have...
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