Are you sometimes wondering about Greenwashing and Communication? Check out some highlights from our latest webinar on New Sustainable Communication. Last week we hosted the last of our 2022 Edition of the Sustainability Managers Webinar Series. This series was created with the aim to support and enable Sustainability Managers from all over the world to…
Fossil fuel subsidies: roadblock to a more sustainable future As stated by a new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the the OECD, worldwide subsidies for fossil fuels almost doubled to $697.2 billion in 2021, from $362.4 billion in 2020. Most of the subsidies were used to reduce the costs for fossil fuels…
Research of the Sustainability University en Nyenrode Business University is offering a road map heading for the work of the future. TheRockGroup has helped making this road map and writing the complementary articles. According to a manual with pragmatic tips and concrete examples the research shows how professionals can use and develop their transition skills…
A new group of Issue Killer trainees is ready to tackle societal problems! Mass extinction, discrimination, economic inequality, overconsumption and climate crisis are themes the trainees will have a positive influence on. The specific theme of this year on which the Issue Killer trainees will focus is ‘inequality’. In 12 weeks time they will put…
Systems thinking is a crucial competence for the transition to the circular economy. Research by the Sustainability University shows that the transition to a circular economy requires more systems thinkers. Furthermore, this way of thinking is a competence that is not yet widely available in the selection, assessment and development of professionals. Dates for 2022:…
Report Trade and the Circular Economy: Plastics Action in South Africa On Monday, Global Plastic Action Partnership, a platform at the World Economic Forum presented the report titled, Trade and Circular Economy: Plastics Action in South Africa. This publication was co-written by TheRockGroup and Tralac (Trade Law Center). You can download the full report…
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 supported EIT Food in the development of a Regenerative Agriculture Manual. In this project, we worked together with the Regeneration Academy, highlighting 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…
