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Teaching for positive change

For the fifth consecutive year, I had the opportunity to teach a course on Responsible Management at the University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. Here are my learnings from this year in the Responsible Management of Sustainable Economic Development… Continue Reading

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Arts resonate to rethink but not resign

Jonas Staal at We Are Warming Up 2022

What is the role of the arts and the cultural sector in the climate crisis? This was the central question for a talk by Jonas Staal, at the 2022 We Are Warming Up Festival in Amsterdam. Or so I thought… Continue Reading

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Enriched in Costa Rica

Group of online and offline students

Teaching in Costa Rica keeps me updated, challenged, refreshed, connected and practiced. Continue Reading

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Balancing science with art for sustainable change

Shell representative on stage

“Can we make this analysis more scientific?”, a client asked the other day. And of course, there’s always more data and science that could be used for target-setting and analysis. But data and science aren’t always the best ingredients to… Continue Reading

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Protein revolution barriers and drivers

As the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, wouldn’t it be great if there’s something we can do to save people and the planet at the same time? The pandemic adds another dimension to the discussion about animal-based protein and… Continue Reading

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Saving people and planet begins at breakfast

“We are both the flood and the ark. No one but us will destroy the planet, and no one except us will save it.” Powerful words from Jonathan Safran Foer’s book We are the weather, saving the planet begins at breakfast.… Continue Reading

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Blogs in 2019: The good, the bad and the promise

Happy new year! 2019 was such a busy year that I did not manage to blog much – only 6 blogs in 12 months. That’s an all-time low since I started blogging in July 2013. The good news is that… Continue Reading

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Purpose and the art of long term value creation

To drive change towards long-term, societal value creation, corporate boards need more creativity and diversity, perhaps even an artist. Many artists are frontrunners in society. They look at the world in a different way and find different ways to express… Continue Reading

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Help shape education for responsible management

What if you could zip back in time to restart your education and career today? What field would you choose to study? And in what type of organization would you like to start your career? These were questions I asked… Continue Reading

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Partnership for the sustainable development goals

You’ve probably heard to the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, also known as the SDGs or Global Goals. But how are these relevant to you and your organization? How is the Netherlands progressing on these goals? And… Continue Reading