Insights

At Steward Redqueen, we don’t just deliver projects—we share what we learn along the way. Our insights bring together analysis, stories, and reflections from our global work in impact, development finance, and sustainability. Explore our latest thinking through news, blogs, and publications.

News

16 October 2023

Maulik Doshi joins Steward Redqueen as Head of US operations

AMSTERDAM / WASHINGTON D.C., 16 OCTOBER 2023. Steward Redqueen is proud to announce that Maulik Doshi has joined the firm as Managing Director of Steward Redqueen USA. Maulik has a…
Blogs

6 October 2023

Conversation series: On our approach to monitoring & evaluation with Matthijs de Bruijn

Matthijs de Bruijn is Partner at Steward Redqueen and head of the Steward Redqueen monitoring & evaluation services. In this Conversation Series, we sit down with him to explore Steward…
Matthijs de Bruijn
Partner
Blogs

6 October 2023

Essentials of SFDR for investment fund managers

In this article, our Manager Impact Policy & Regulation Danijela Piljic provides you with the essential things you need to know about the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). What is…
Danijela Piljic
Director Policy and Regulations
News

21 September 2023

Coca-Cola US launches Steward Redqueen impact study

On September 19th the Coca-Cola Company launched the results of a groundbreaking socio-economic impact study in Washington DC. The launch was part the ‘Building the New American Economy’ event organised…
René Kim
Partner
Publications

21 September 2023

Steward Redqueen contributes to SVCA’s 2023 ESG & Impact Casebook

We are excited to announce the release of our latest article, “Impact Investing as a Growing Asset Class.” in Singapore Venture Capital Association’s (SVCA) 2023 ESG & Impact Casebook. Our article…
Pauline Brunner
Director Asia and Head of Singapore Office
Blogs

2 August 2023

Conversation Series: On ways forward for climate action with Silvia Binet

Silvia Binet is a Senior Consultant in our Amsterdam office and an expert on climate. Last year, she decided to pursue a Masters in Science and Management of Climate Change,…
Blogs

21 June 2023

Conversation Series: ESG in the African start-up space with Ventures Platform

Welcome to our Conversation Series, where we discuss topics relevant to our work around impact and sustainability. In this conversation, Pauline Brunner spoke with Kola Aina and Dr. Dotun Olowoporoku,…
Pauline Brunner
Director Asia and Head of Singapore Office
Blogs

24 April 2023

Conversation Series: Sustainability in European & American Markets with Max Markrich

Welcome to our Conversation Series, where we discuss topics relevant to our work around impact and sustainability. In this piece, our associate Gretchen Bruening talks to our director Max Markrich…
Publications

20 April 2023

Communication on Progress for UN Global Compact 2022 – Sustainability Overview

We are happy to share with you our Sustainability Overview 2022, as part of the Communication on Progress for the UN Global Compact. This is our third year as a…
Hessel Meinderts
Senior Consultant
News

18 April 2023

Steward Redqueen joins 2X Global

Announcement: Steward Redqueen joins 2X Global We are proud to announce that Steward Redqueen is becoming a member of 2X Global. With gender-lens investing at a cornerstone position in our…
Teodora Nenova
Partner
News

9 January 2023

Steward Redqueen promotes Matthijs de Bruijn to Partner

We are glad to announce that as of January 2023, Matthijs de Bruijn has been promoted to partner of Steward Redqueen. The appointment further confirms his central role in the…
Publications

9 January 2023

Partner Wouter Scheepens contributes to book ‘Time for Transition’

TIAS, School for Business & Society, recently published a book called Tijd voor transitie (Time for Transition), which is likely to be translated into English soon. In his role as…
Wouter Scheepens
Founding Partner and Senior Advisor to Team
Blogs

22 December 2022

Financing the Just Transition: A How-to Guide

Our pathway to net zero and climate resilience requires a profound transformation of our economy. This transformation implies a transition process, which is already impacting a range of sectors, regions,…
Matthijs de Bruijn
Partner
Blogs

19 December 2022

My first 100 days as an Associate at Steward Redqueen

The average four-year old asks more than one hundred questions per day. It is safe to say that in my first hundred days working as an Associate for Steward Redqueen…
Hessel Meinderts
Senior Consultant
News

6 December 2022

Steward Redqueen awarded “Level Platinum” in the list of best sustainability consultancy firms in the Netherlands

We are proud to share that Steward Redqueen was awarded “Level Platinum” in the list of best consultancy firms in the Netherlands in the field of sustainability for the year…
Publications

29 November 2022

Partner Willem Vosmer discusses impact management on the Riddle Podcast

Our Partner Willem Vosmer was invited by the Riddle Podcast to share his insights from working with investors on their impact management. Plenty of learnings but still lots to learn…
Willem Vosmer
Partner
Blogs

29 November 2022

Conversation Series: Impact & Finance with Danijela Piljic

Welcome to our Conversation Series, where we discuss topics relevant to our work around impact and sustainability. In this piece, Beatriz interviews Manager Danijela Piljic, who joined the team in October.…
Danijela Piljic
Director Policy and Regulations
Blogs

19 September 2022

Opinion: Leading by example is the first step towards applying a gender-lens strategy

Gender-lens investing (GLI) strategies can have a truly catalytic effect, as financial institutions have a wide reach of companies and sectors in portfolio. However, as GLI becomes mainstream, we see…
Blogs

19 September 2022

Developing a GLI training with FinDev Canada

Together with FinDev Canada, we designed and piloted a 2X Fund Manager Training We worked with FinDev Canada, one of the founding members of the 2X Challenge, to create a…
Blogs

8 September 2022

Designing an effective GLI assistance program: the case of DGGF

Since 2017, the number of gender lens funds has increased 3.5-fold. Even though capital deployed with a gender lens has reached more than $6 billion, it is still a small…
Teodora Nenova
Partner
Blogs

8 September 2022

Conversation Series: Gender & Impact with Teodora Nenova

Welcome to our Conversation Series, where we discuss topics relevant to our work around impact and sustainability. In this piece, Beatriz interviews Partner Teodora Nenova. Besides being the first female…
Teodora Nenova
Partner
News

30 May 2022

Sunday Times article: ESG is not as easy as ABC

This piece was originally published in the Sunday Times on May 29th, 2022 Steward Redqueen’s ESG data and analytics manager Claire Nooij explains that while the ESG industry is booming,…
Publications

12 May 2022

Communication on Progress report for the UN Global Compact

There is a lot to be proud of in 2021. We are happy to share with you our Communication on Progress report for the UN Global Compact. The report shows…
Publications

26 April 2022

Steward Redqueen analysed the development impact achieved by BII’s portfolio.

Since 2007, British International Investment’s (BII, formerly CDC) has invested $2.3 billion on infrastructure projects across 36 countries and 194 companies, managing a total of 295 assets. The infrastructure sector…
Blogs

1 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 that are closest to its organization’s strategy and core competencies Prioritizing on specific SDGs does…
News

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
Founding Partner and Senior Advisor to Team
News

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
Founding Partner and Senior Advisor to Team
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…