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  • CSR in the clothing industry: 'Everyone can benefit from collaboration'

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 5/23/2024

    All stakeholders can benefit from a sustainable clothing industry, says S. M. Akterujjaman during his PhD defense ceremony on May 22. His research is concerned with the complex network of relationships and interactions that determine the shape of corporate social responsibility. In doing so, Akterujjaman focused mainly on the clothing industry in Bangladesh.

  • Selling olive oil and chocolate for a better world

    Type: Community
    Publication date: 3/15/2022

    Fanny Lecroulant gave up a successful career in engineering for an uncertain existence as a social entrepreneur. “It was not a big sacrifice for me, I wanted a more meaningful job, and I have that now!" Read her story about olive oil, chocolate, consumer behavior and her vision on stewardship.

  • Every day is Earth Day

    Type: Education
    Publication date: 4/22/2021

    Today is Earth Day: time to reflect on our impact on nature, the environment and climate change. It is always Earth Day for alumna MSc in Management Erica Kostense. Journalist Matt Symonds of Poets & Quants talked to her.

  • Making global value chains sustainable and enhancing the position of LDCs: A shared responsibility

    Type: Opinion
    Publication date: 2/23/2021

    Mother Earth does not care about the boundaries we have defined says Désirée van Gorp. Making global value chains sustainable is a shared responsibility.

  • Nature needs legal rights to really protect biodiversity

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 2/11/2021

    We should attempt to treat nature as a heritage site and look after it for future generations", say professor Dr Tineke Lambooy. She discusses why granting legal personhood to entities of nature could enable society to protect biodiversity.

  • ‘Sustainability score infraprojects’; a quality mark for the infrastructure sector

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 12/9/2020

    The infrasector, has great ambitions when it comes to making projects more sustainable. And the ability to make the distinction between more and less sustainable projects is crucial to this ambition. An exploratory study conducted by Nyenrode Business University on behalf of Dura Vermeer Infra BV, has resulted in a proposal for the content, feasibility and requirements for a quality mark for infrastructure projects.

  • Coronacrisis puts energy transition in vulnerable neighborhoods higher on the list of priorities

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 12/1/2020

    Disasters often herald the beginning of a transition. This is because the impact of such a disaster now becomes visible and there is a huge desire to not go through such a terrible experience again. Consequently, structural changes can be implemented faster. The essay ‘Omdat belangen samenvallen’, written by Anke van Hal in collaboration with Matthijs Uyterlinde and various other parties involved, discusses the potential impact of the Coronacrisis on the experimental program ‘Verduurzaming van Kwetsbare Wijken’ (Making Vulnerable Neighborhoods Sustainable).

  • The third success factor in freeing districts of natural gas

    Type: Research
    Publication date: 8/13/2020

    In the following years, many changes are coming to the residential environment. As a result of the climate problem, which has led to the Paris Agreement, the Dutch government has set ambitious goals.

  • “Off the beaten path”

    Type: Community
    Publication date: 2/24/2020

    Rosa Duran (26), alumna of the Amsterdam BBA (2014) and Master in Management (2016), headed to the Greek island of Lesbos in 2018 to help with the reception of refugees.

  • Doing business without losing ethics

    Type: Community
    Publication date: 3/11/2019

    How can a brand create awareness, set an example and inspire others at the same time? Students and staff at Nyenrode Business University learned the answer to this question and many more during an after-work session on March 7, 2019. Ynzo van Zanten, Choco Evangelist at Tony’s Chocolonely, was the keynote speaker.

  • Businesses still fail to adequately consider financial implications of climate change

    Type: Opinion
    Publication date: 2/4/2019

    During the Dies Natalis on November 20, 2018, Peter Bakker – President and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – urged the business community to take on a leading role and secure a sustainable future for all. He believes we are entering a period of unprecedented transformation. On January 18, 2019, Nyenrode hosted a conference that fit in perfectly with this topic: 'Corporate responsibility in relation to climate change'. International firms, investment managers, insurers, human rights organizations and climate groups came together to address the key question: how can my business take responsibility for future generations?

  • Nyenrode Sports participants get off to an Olympic start in London

    Type: Education
    Publication date: 4/13/2018

    “We’ll see you tomorrow for the start of the assignment in London.” With these surprising words, Dr. Frank van Eekeren, lecturer in the Nyenrode Sports Leadership Program, concluded his lecture in Breukelen last Monday and gave the participants their first assignment. At 8:00 the next morning, the participants were standing at the Olympic London Stadium in Stratford to begin working on their case study.

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