SDG Traineeship – the first in the world! TheRockGroup, together with the SDG House Network launched the very first SDG Traineeship in the world in March 2021. During the traineeship, trainees are working for a client to gain experience in the practice of sustainable entrepreneurship. During the 15-week program, each team receives a specific assignment…
University of Amsterdam – Human Society and Technology Bachelor The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Amsterdam is developing a new bachelor program: Digital Innovations and social change (DISC). This program will educate a new generation of experts on the interface of Humanities and Technology Studies, specifically Information and Data Science related technologies.…
ERIKS – Roadmapping It is challenging as an international organization to set ambitious sustainability goals that are simultaneously applicable and reachable for all country operations. This is the challenge ERIKS global was facing and the challenge they asked TheRockGroup to support them in finding a solution for. Through a series of interactive sessions we supported…
University of Amsterdam (PPLE) – Bachelor Elective System Change When things go wrong, people often say we need to change the system. But how do you change a system? And what actually is a “system”? In a nutshell, this is what the one-month elective TheRockGroup taught at the University of Amsterdam (PPLE) is about: System…
AstenJohnson – Sustainability strategy and Implementation support TheRockGroup supported AstenJohnson in their next step in structuring sustainability globally and executing it regionally through a multi phased project. During the project we supported AstenJohnson and steered the process of creating a new sustainability strategy mission vision, focusing through the use of GRI to come to material…
AstenJohnson – Sustainability Training Modules TheRockGroup was hired to create a series of modular trainings for AstenJohnson designed to educate on the basics of sustainability, provide an overview of the current work on sustainability at AstenJohnson and to offer the opportunity for employees to be trained as sustainability ambassadors. The result is that the employees…
Workshop: Facilitate your sustainability transition by linking your Circular Economy action to improving your impact on Biodiversity The event took place as part of the 10-Day Challenge of WeValueNature and the Capitals Coalition. A very international crowd of consultants, managers and businesses/organizations joined our 3-hour webinar. During the webinar companies learned how they can…
Platform Recreation and Tourism Alphen aan den Rijn (PReT) – Rapport on Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism in ‘t Groene Hart For the Platform Recreation and Tourism Alphen aan den Rijn (PReT), TheRockGroup conducted an exploratory study into the current and future role of biodiversity and sustainable tourism in de Rijn en Veenstreek. The findings of…
SDG Traineeship: The very first in the world kicks off in the Netherlands. TheRockGroup together with the SDG House Network have launched the very first SDG Traineeship in the world. In 2015 all member states of the United Nations agreed on a progressive vision of the future for 2030: a sustainable world where everyone…
The new whitepaper ‘Circular Economy – different approach, different behavior’ by the Sustainability University Foundation is out! Recent research by the Sustainability University Foundation shows that accelerating the circular economy requires professionals in businesses with a distinctive set of competencies. The transition to a circular economy can only be achieved with a different way…
