Chrysal – Sustainability Program Development TheRockGroup helped Chrysal to create a structured sustainability program. With input from three working sessions with Chrysal, a 3-year sustainability implementation plan was created. Context Chrysal is a main driving force in the flower and plant industry and worldwide market leader in flower food. Whether you grow, transport, sell, or…
HEMA – Sustainability Secondment Hema being the best known variety store chain in the Netherlands has a role to play in sustainability. Therefore, when one of their sustainability professionals went on maternity leave they hired a TheRockGroup colleague as temporary replacement. The colleague was embedded in their team for the 5 months duration of the…
MVO Nederland – International CSR Chemical Sector MVO Nederland (“CSR Netherlands”) aimed to start an initiative stimulating CSR in international chemical sector value chains. TheRockGroup delivered the research in preparation for this new initiative to provide CSR-NL with sector insights, chemical companies attitudes towards CSR in an international context, business needs and the potential added…
AgriProFocus | Designing a Rural Young Entrepreneurship Program AgriProFocus is a civil society organization that works to connect relevant stakeholders in the agrifood system to make the sector work for development. It is a network organization and has been reviewing its activities and strategy. TheRockGroup worked with them to explore the potential for an entrepreneurship…
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education – Guest lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility For several years now, the TheRockGroup has been invited to provide a lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to an international group of water management professionals and students at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. Within one day, the students learn what…
Science in Practice – University of Amsterdam Together through Science in Practice, TheRockGroup, UvA, students and participating companies have implemented circular economy into the business models of SME’s and larger organizations to create a more sustainable economy. Students learn both theoretical concepts of circular economy as well as skills used in business environments. Since 2015,…
Dutch Seaports and the OECD – GuidelinesThe OECD created guidelines about how companies should cope with supply chain issues. Commissioned by the five biggest sea ports of the Netherlands, TheRockGroup executed a research project to identify what the Dutch Seaport companies need to do to comply to the OECD guidelines. After mapping the current status of…
IKEA Foundation – Portfolio Strategy Support Climate Change is a pressing issue for all but especially for those with minimal resources and vulnerable to its effects. This is the group the IKEA Foundation focuses on through their projects and grants through their portfolio areas focusing on food/agri, energy, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. However, climate change, a…
The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) – Minor Sustainability in Business Since 2012, TheRockGroup has been involved in the minor Sustainability in Business at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Together with lecturers of THUAS, we design and execute this minor once a year. The minor gives an international group of second year students…
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…
