Recent research by the Sustainability University Foundation shows that accelerating the circular economy requires professionals in businesses with a distinctive set of competencies. The transition to a circular economy can only be achieved with a different way of working and new behavior. An important conclusion is that the relatively new competency Systems Thinking is not…
Back to the lecture halls with CIRCL College Tour! In this program you will learn everything about themes that are relevant for the transition to a sustainable, circular economy. Each month we invite an expert, professor or visionary to give a lecture about the scientific developments of the future. Accelerating sustainability in business will…
Recent research by the Sustainability University Foundation among some 100 sustainability professionals shows that 62% of the companies that have already integrated sustainability in their organisation, either fully or to a large extent, have continued or even accelerated (22%) their sustainable transition during the current coronavirus crisis. These companies are preparing for a green and…
The future of skills in Circular Economy The Netherlands is aiming for a fully Circular Economy (CE) by 2050. That sounds like a major challenge, but it also brings a number of new opportunities. For example, the report of Circle Economy on “Jobs & Skills in the Circular Economy” takes a closer look at the…
Implementing circular economy (CE) in your company can be difficult. By sharing experiences and issues with your peers they can help you to accelerate. It can be about “what” you can do differently but also “how” you can do it differently. For this reason we organize CE matching sessions. During a CE matching session, sustainability professionals…
Sustainability is still little embedded in the Human Resources (HR) processes of companies in the Netherlands. This is evident from recent research by the Sustainability University Foundation among sustainability professionals, part of the annual State of the Sustainability Profession survey aimed at the development of the profession of the sustainability professional and the implementation of…
This week the Sustainability University launched the 2020 edition of “The State of the Sustainability Profession Survey”. This annually distributed survey provides insights into the developments of the profession of sustainability managers and clearly reflects on their experiences of implementing and working on sustainability within organizations in the Netherlands. This year’s edition marks the third…
The challenges we are facing are enormous. The climate is changing, and we all notice that. There is a need to accelerate. And in order to preserve our planet, we also have to transform our economy into a Circular Economy. Sustainability University’s research among more than hundred CSR and sustainability managers in the Netherlands shows…
[rev_slider alias=”sop-2019-recap”] The State of the Sustainability Profession 2019 The State of the Sustainability Profession 2019 In September 2019, the Sustainability University brought together more than hundred sustainability professionals during the fourth edition of the State of the Sustainability Profession. At this unique annual event CSR and sustainability professionals meet and learn from their colleagues…
The presale of the book ‘7 Roles to Create Sustainable Success’ starts with a discount of 5 euro. The book can be pre-ordered up to and including April 2020 through the website 7roles.com. The book will be published in May 2020. The Dutch Original book ‘MVO doe je Zo’ was published in 2016 and has…