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8 March 2022

Bloed, zweet, maar samen: nieuw boek partner Wouter Scheepens

Samen met Harry Hummels en Erlijn Sie schreef onze partner Wouter Scheepens het boek ‘Bloed, Zweet, maar Samen. Een boek over samenwerken voor een betere wereld. Wat kun je als…
Wouter Scheepens
Partner
Insights

25 January 2022

Steward Redqueen appoints Pauline Brunner as new Head of Singapore office

We are excited to start 2022 with big news from our Singapore office and are thrilled to announce Pauline Brunner is taking over as the new Head of our Singapore…
News

14 January 2022

Steward Redqueen promotes Teodora Nenova to Partner

As of January 1st, 2022, Teodora Nenova has been promoted to partner of Steward Redqueen. As partner, Teodora will continue playing the central role in further developing the firm’s work…
Publications

17 December 2021

Steward Redqueen develops Practitioners’ Guide on biodiversity for financials

When it comes to biodiversity, Financial Institutions can feel like they are ‘navigating the fog’. Biodiversity is a complex subject with fluid definitions and data collection challenges. Roles and responsibilities…
Wouter Scheepens
Partner
Blogs

15 December 2021

Hawaii should focus its climate agenda on prioritizing adaptation to the most serious climate risks

Date: November 30, 2020 This article was originally published in the Honululu Star-Advertiser on December 12th, 2021 Last month, delegates of Hawaii’s state government attended the 26th UN Conference of…
Blogs

15 December 2021

A five-step guide to reducing emissions in portfolio (and achieving net zero)

Since the Paris Agreement, governments, scientists and organisations have introduced an increasing number of measures to reduce emissions. The most common approach is defined in three words: “Net-zero by [2020-2050]”…
Pauline Brunner
Director Asia and Head of Singapore Office
Blogs

15 December 2021

Why climate risk management is much more than a hygiene factor

The climate crisis has significant implications for financial institutions (FIs). These days, portfolio managers are asking: How does my portfolio impact climate and how do I drive effective climate action…
Silvia Binet
Manager Climate
Blogs

13 December 2021

Conversation series: The dilemmas in climate and development

Welcome to our Conversation Series, where we discuss topics relevant to our work around impact and sustainability. In this piece, our consultant Beatriz talks to our partner René about how climate…
René Kim
Partner
Blogs

23 November 2021

How a top-down approach to GHG footprinting can help financial institutions overcome data hurdles

The COP26 has been a time to reaffirm commitments, but the focus now needs to be on operationalizing these commitments and putting action behind words. Financial institutions (FIs) can play…
Pauline Brunner
Director Asia and Head of Singapore Office
Blogs

12 November 2021

A feminist approach to climate action: Why should investors embed gender in their climate strategy?

What if achieving gender equality is a key success factor for effective climate action? In a context where addressing the climate crisis is the priority, what if both concepts –…
Insights

8 November 2021

PCAF-Joint Impact Model partnership to improve financed emissions estimates

Utrecht/The Hague – November 3, 2021 – The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and the Joint Impact Model (JIM) announced a collaboration to make the JIM available to PCAF participating…
Insights

22 June 2021

New website for the JIM published!

Check out the Joint Impact Model’s new website make-over at www.jointimpactmodel.org! Learn more about the members and get access to resources, publications, informational videos and more! The JIM is a…
Blogs

14 June 2021

Is your board colluding with E(rratic) S(uperficial) G(reenwash)?

ESG is booming but the industry risks becoming complacent. Fund managers are creating new products that meet markets’ needs more than those of society and the thin ‘layer’ of ESG…
Wouter Scheepens
Partner
News

14 June 2021

Steward Redqueen supports Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) with ESG reporting guidelines

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) published ESG reporting guidelines, which were developed by our team. These Guidelines are the result of an extensive, collaborative process. They are tailored to the specific needs…
News

10 June 2021

Paul Lamontagne to join Steward Redqueen as Associate Partner

We are thrilled to announce that Paul Lamontagne will be joining Steward Redqueen as an Associate Partner. Paul has had a longstanding career in banking, venture capital, development finance and…
Publications

4 June 2021

Essay: Lessons learned from harmonising impact measurement

Harmonisation of impact measurement is needed to improve the transparency, comparability and  learning required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving this across a diverse group of organisations is…
Insights

25 May 2021

Steward Redqueen opens new U.S. office in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — We are excited to announce that Steward Redqueen has opened a new U.S. office in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., is a natural choice for us. For over…
News

16 March 2021

Steward Redqueen advises world’s largest climate fund

At its 28th Board meeting the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is set to assess and approve USD 1.2 billion of climate investments. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is considering its renewed…
News

24 February 2021

Steward Redqueen advises first global alliance for corporate benchmarking

Over the past months, Steward Redqueen executed a first review of the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), the first global alliance for corporate benchmarking WBA was launched in 2018 to generate…
News

30 January 2021

Successful launch of improved FMO ESG Toolkit

On Tuesday January 26th we successfully launched a new and improved FMO ESG Toolkit for private equity funds. Together with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, we designed and developed…
Insights

7 January 2021

Our first Communication on Progress to the UN Global Compact.

Steward Redqueen unequivocally endorses the ten universally accepted principles of the Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Following our commitment, we have published our…
Blogs

8 October 2020

Sustainability in the Boardroom

Members should adopt sustainability as a key part of their corporate strategies. Just to be clear: with that I don’t mean ‘nice to have’ charitable initiatives, but sound business models…
Wouter Scheepens
Partner
Blogs

9 June 2020

Four Sustainability Consultants on Climate and Covid-19 

Four Sustainability Consultants on Climate and Covid-19  Locked at home staring at the outside world from behind our windows (and screens), along with many others around the globe, one question has been on our minds: What…
Silvia Binet
Manager Climate
Insights

8 May 2020

Steward Redqueen supports Climathon

Steward Redqueen sponsored the first prize of the category “Economics and Policy”  of the YES-Europe Climathon A 48 hours virtual event took place during the first weekend of May, organised…
Insights

19 March 2020

20 years of ‘making business work for society’

This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of our company. We are happy and grateful that we have been able to grow our business in an area we fundamentally…
Blogs

17 March 2020

Consequences of corona: a change of landscape?

Right now, communities, societies and economies worldwide are being tested by the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is an unprecedented situation, and frankly speaking, it is impossible to…
News

6 December 2019

How can ESG be relevant to hedge funds?

HedgeNordic is the leading media covering the Nordic alternative investment and hedge fund universe through daily news, research, and analysis. Steward Redqueen’s Stockholm based Associate Partner Niclas Düring was invited…
News

27 November 2019

Wouter Scheepens on non-financial reporting in FT

If reporting on profit is hard, how will “responsible capitalists” ever succeed in reporting on the even harder outcomes of business? In a letter published in the Financial Times, Wouter…
Insights

16 August 2019

Opinion in Trouw: partnerships between multinationals and social enterprises

Dutch newspaper Trouw featured an opinion piece by Steward Redqueen Partner Wouter Scheepens and Prof. Harry Hummels (Utrecht University) on the opportunities of bringing together the innovation of social enterprises…
News

15 August 2019

Steward Redqueen is expanding its international network

Steward Redqueen is a consultancy boutique focused on impact management and sustainable entrepreneurship. It services multinational corporations, (development) financial institutions and non-profits. The consultancy, which was awarded “Best impact and…