Issue Killers Together with KIT Royal Tropical Institute we launched Issue Killers. Issue Killer is a 12-week program in which students and young professionals create public campaigns about a specific societal issue. During the program the participants are trained and guided by TheRockGroup. Context Societal issues are everyone’s issues. However, we believe that students and…
DELA Cooperative – Carbon Footprint Measurement TheRockGroup helped DELA cooperative (‘coöperatie DELA’) via a carbon footprint measurement, in order to get a reliable measurement of the footprint in their journey towards carbon neutrality. After the development of the carbon footprint, TRG continued to work with DELA on the implementation of sustainability measures. Context DELA is the…
Tombolo Energy – Impact Assessment TheRockGroup provided Tombolo Energy with an impact assessment for their newly developed innovative waste-to-energy home cooking stove compared to charcoal as an energy source for cooking. Tombolo Energy used the results of the project for acquiring crowdfunding for pilot projects they aim to implement in South Africa. Context Tombolo Energy…
EIT Food Regenerative Agriculture Manual We developed and delivered a Regenerative Agriculture Manual together with the Regeneration Academy, in which we highlight regenerative agriculture practices in a practical way so that farmers can take this guide and use it to implement regenerative agriculture for their crops. For this project the focus was on almonds, olives,…
Interview: TheRockGroup’s partner Elfrieke van Galen talks about her first 100 days as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Schiphol Group. Since April 2021, Elfrieke van Galen is a member the supervisory board at the Schipol Group. For the magazine Management Scope, Willem Christiaan van Manen (partner at Deloitte) interviewed her on her…
Results of the State of the Sustainability Profession’s Survey 2021 are out! The Sustainability University conducted a yearly survey under Dutch sustainability and CSR professionals the map the state of the profession in the Netherlands. The input of several sustainability professionals exhibits a general image of the current sustainability workforce landscape. The main conclusion…
The new report on Kenya’s transition to a circular economy and business opportunities by Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB) Kenya and TheRockGroup is out! Together with Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya we launched the industry report on Kenya’s efforts to transition to a more sustainable and circular economy. The report was first presented by Karin Boomsma…
Sungevity International – Sungevity’s first impact report TheRockGroup assisted Sungevity International in making an impact analysis and sustainability report. We also helped set up a reporting cycle to strengthen and deepen Sungevity’s sustainability proposition. In the reporting cycle we put the focus on incremental improvements. Context Sungevity International is a social enterprise specialized in solar…
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.…
