
Research into the effect of CSRD on SMEs
On 26 February, the European Commission presented an omnibus regulation for the CSRD. This new regulation bundles and streamlines existing regulations, which should make it easier for companies to comply with sustainability guidelines.
The…

Due Diligence
For me, 2024 was a full, fun and educational year. In various roles (project leader, researcher and advisor) I performed a double materiality analysis, co-wrote an annual report, held workshops, conducted research, wrote an article and advised…

Social return and the CSRD
Some time ago, I received this question from InterPactum with a request to host a workshop on it at the National Knowledge Network on Social Return. Specifically, the question was: "What does the CSRD entail, and how does it influence social…

Public procurement and the CSRD
This issue about the relationship between public procurement and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) arises regularly as the CSRD is gradually introduced from 2024. Many companies are now busy preparing for the CSRD. What…

Circular Facility Management
What does the circular future of facility management look like and what strategies can you implement towards that future? Together with Rob Klinkert and Monica Sanchez Groeneweg, I gave a presentation on this during the PIANOo conference on…

Quotes to live by
The 2iQ website has been updated! It has become a multi-site with a joint homepage and two separate parts for 2iQ Management & Consultancy and 2iQ Sustainability Advice. When designing 'my part' of the 2iQ website, I looked for quotes that…

CSR annual plan
At the beginning of 2023, I became self-employed and also a member of the Happy Planet Professionals (HPP). This is an association of socially conscious independent professionals. Comparable to MVO Nederland, but for self-employed people and…

Guest lecture on CSRD and purchasing
What is the relationship between purchasing and the CSRD? I was asked to give a guest lecture on this subject to students of the minor purchasing management at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. After a short introduction to the CSRD,…

What sourcing, CSRD and CSDDD have in common
What do Sourcing and Sustainability (and especially the CSRD and the CSDDD) have in common? That question was central to a workshop that Erik and I facilitated together during a theme meeting of the independent professionals (ZP-group) of Sourcing…