Blogs
01 April 2022
Dare to prioritize: A 4-step approach to developing a focused SDG strategy
Key takeaways: Organization should dare to prioritize and develop a focused strategy on key SDGs…
15 December 2021
Hawaii should focus its climate agenda on prioritizing adaptation to the most serious climate risks
By: Max Markrich Date: November 30, 2020 This article was originally published in the Honululu…
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…
15 December 2021
Why climate risk management is much more than a hygiene factor
By Silvia Binet, Beatriz Ramos The climate crisis has significant implications for financial institutions (FIs).…
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…
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…
12 November 2021
A feminist approach to climate action: Why should investors embed gender in their climate strategy?
By Morgane Fleury What if achieving gender equality is a key success factor for effective…
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…
08 October 2020
Sustainability in the Boardroom
By Wouter Scheepens members should adopt sustainability as a key part of their corporate strategies.…
09 June 2020
Four Sustainability Consultants on Climate and Covid-19
Four Sustainability Consultants on Climate and Covid-19 By: Beatriz Ramos, Max Markrich, Silvia Binet, Sybren…
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…
23 April 2019
Using IFC’s Operating Principles for Impact Management to your advantage
BY WILLEM VOSMER Forget the rubber stamp and turn it into a meaningful tool for…
18 June 2018
Partnerships for sustainability: let’s learn from the plover bird and the crocodile
BY WOUTER SCHEEPENS How large corporations and small businesses work together for more sustainability…
06 December 2017
What is the link between power and economic development?
BY TEODORA NENOVA Senegal generated about 3,600 GWh of electricity in 2016. This is…
02 November 2017
Impact investors: want to improve data quality? Stop asking random questions!
BY WILLEM VOSMER How investors should first look in the mirror if they want…
17 October 2017
The fundamental but avoided question of attribution in impact investing
BY MATTHIJS DE BRUIJN In the rapidly evolving impact investment field there is an…
26 September 2017
A mingling of tribes that reflects a happy collision of interest
BY WOUTER SCHEEPENS Recently Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times, seemed…
06 April 2015
Why private equity boosts developing economies
BY MATTHIJS DE BRUIJN The private equity (PE) model is increasingly being used as…