Publications

We publish in-depth reports, studies, evaluations and thought pieces on topics that matter for investors, businesses, and policymakers. From climate finance to socio-economic impact, our publications provide evidence-based insights and practical guidance. Explore our work and see how we help shape conversations on sustainable growth.

Publications

8 September 2025

Study on economic and climate impact of power investments in Africa for BII

We supported BII in assessing how power investments impact both economic development and climate outcomes across six African countries British International Investment (BII) wanted to better understand the economic and…
René Kim
Partner
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5 July 2025

Study on Advancing a Just Transition for SIFEM

We supported Swiss DFI SIFEM in exploring how climate investments can promote inclusive economic development SIFEM, the Swiss Development Finance Institution, sought to better understand how it could contribute to…
Matthijs de Bruijn
Partner
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18 March 2025

Interview with our founders on 25 years of Steward Redqueen

As we have hit the milestone of 25 years of Steward Redqueen, we sat down with two of the founders, René Kim and Wouter Scheepens, to hear the story about…
René Kim
Partner
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11 July 2024

Market Study & Investor Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Tech for DEG Group

Technology is increasingly a driver of socioeconomic development. Investors such as DEG and AfricaGrow have increasingly focused on this sector to fund impactful and scalable companies. However, there is uncertainty…
Pranav Kalra
Manager
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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9 July 2019

Forward-Looking Performance Review of The Green Climate Fund

The Green Climate Fund is the world’s largest climate finance fund. Steward Redqueen worked with the GCF’s Independent Evaluation Unit on the ‘Forward-Looking Performance Review (FPR)’, the first overall independent…
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10 January 2019

Study for CDC Group: What is the link between power and jobs?

In a study for CDC plc, the UK’s development finance institution, we explore the pathways through which improvements in the availability, affordability and reliability of electricity supply impact businesses and…
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21 September 2018

Article in Forbes: Can Companies Really Become Committed To Sustainable Development?

In this Forbes publication, Jan Anton van Zanten and Prof. Rob van Tulder contemplate on the role of companies in sustainable development. Read more here.
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21 September 2018

Article in IISD: Stepping up the Pace for the SDGs with Corporate-driven Partnerships

In this IISD publication, Jan Anton van Zanten, together with Prof. Rob van Tulder, argues that cross-sector partnerships can enhance corporate contributions to the SDGs. Highlights: Companies are increasingly engaging…
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18 June 2018

Article in JIBP: Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals

Which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) do the world’s largest companies engage with? And why do they focus on these particular SDGs? Our colleague Jan Anton van Zanten, together with Prof.…
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25 September 2017

Article in Mgmt SCOPE: Sustainability in the Boardroom

Wouter Scheepens works for over twenty years on sustainability in the private sector and wrote a book about it; Sustainability in the boardroom (in Dutch only). The article in Mgmt…
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22 June 2016

Infographic on the Coca-Cola System’s commitment to the Greek economy

The infographic on the Coca-Cola System’s commitment to the Greek economy
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7 June 2016

Advert in FT: Coca-Cola in the UK

An advertisement on Coca-Cola in the UK was published using the results of a Steward Redqueen study. Click here to see the ad.
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9 April 2016

Evaluation for PRI: From Principles to Performance

To help mark its 10-year anniversary, the PRI in London commissioned Steward Redqueen to carry out an independent evaluation of its impact. The main research question was what has the…
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19 October 2015

The impact of Coca-Cola in Bosnia Herzegovina

Our socio-economic impact study translated into Bosnian and the accompanying infographic  
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13 December 2011

Article in FT: It’s time for alignment on ESG agendas

The Financial Times published an article of Steward Redqueen’s Partner Wouter Scheepens and with Marleen Janssen Groesbeek of Eumedion, the Dutch representative of institutional investors. Both state that both companies…
Wouter Scheepens
Founding Partner and Senior Advisor to Team
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8 September 2011

Sourcing locally for impact

The Stanford Social Innovation Review published the article ‘Sourcing locally for impact’ by Steward Redqueen’s René Kim and Ethan Kapstein. They argue that by mapping a company’s relationship to the…