On 16 September 2021, the Sustainability University hosted the workshop “The utility and necessity of a sustainable sector strategy”. The workshop was part of the 6th edition of the State of the Sustainability Profession, the event especially made for professionals working in sustainability. After the plenary session, during which we shared the results of the…
Sustainability University’s annual survey among various sustainability managers in the Netherlands shows that no progress has been made on embedding sustainability within the business processes of organizations. More and more sustainability managers have completed a master’s degree in sustainability, which is good for the further professionalization of the profession. However, the desire of the professionals…
Are you a sustainability professional working on the sustainable transition of a company or organization? Would you like to gain inspiration, recharge, learn from your peers and exchange experiences? Then come to the 6th edition of the only unique annual State of the Sustainability Profession! The Sustainability University will host the 6th edition of the…
Companies that want to make the transition to a circular economy faster and more effectively benefit from practically applicable knowledge about successful interventions in the various phases of this transition. After all, different activities are needed in an initial phase than with a more mature and integrated initiative. Recently started research by Sustainability University and…
Tuesday February 11th, 2021 from 9.00-12.00, Carola Wijdoogen (co-founder Sustainability University Foundation) will be lecturing at the IFMC International Week 2021 hosted by the International Financial Management and Control program of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The goal of the International Week, which will be held from Monday 10 February until Friday 14 February,…
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…