Business As A Force For Good

Welcome to Sustainability in Motion #3!

How do you show that your organisation is trying to become a force for good? In the past issues of Sustainability in Motion, we have discussed sustainability as an ethical and business imperative within the current landscape. For some readers, the next question becomes ‘How?’.

In our experience, a good first step would be to set the right internal structures and align with partners who will accelerate your mission. In this newsletter, we will share some insights and recommendations for taking these steps.

What to expect:

???#Educate: What You Need to Know About Hiring a Sustainability Manager

???#Share: Redefining Business Success | The Case for B Corp Certification

???#Inspire: Case Study: On A Journey to Building Sustainability Resilience

???#Did You Know: How to Decarbonise Your Business

???Top 3 ESG news of the month

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Educate

What You Need to Know About Hiring A Sustainability Manager

Building a sustainability team is a business imperative in this day and age. Many organisations need more internal expertise, resources, or dedicated time to implement and manage their sustainability efforts effectively.

Trying to implement sustainability efforts without requisite knowledge or resources can lead to unintentional consequences such as the?risk of greenwashing?and incorrectly linking sustainability and business strategy.

In this article, we share some of the things to look out for when building your sustainability team or when looking for trusted partners to support your journey.

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Share

Redefining Business Success: The Case for B Corp Certification

Joining a community of like-minded businesses is a great way to showcase commitment to sustainable business practices. These communities can inspire you to boost your efforts and provide a benchmark for your activities. Nexio Projects is a testament to how the community can accelerate your sustainability ambition. Our 2023 B Corp reassessment wildly surpassed our previous, propelling us to #1 scoring B Consultancy in Benelux and #6 adding the US, UK and France.

If you want to learn why becoming a B Corp is a good move for your business, read the business case in the article below.

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Additionally, you can hear some of the key insights regarding the B Corp Certification from our B Corp Practice Lead Matthijs Germs .

Inspire

Building Sustainability Resilience: A Case Study

Reaching out to partners to support getting your sustainability right is a great way to build sustainability resilience. It is with this goal in mind that we partnered with Lindal Group to first provide insights to upgrade their EcoVadis score, and currently work on improving their sustainability management system.

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Did you know?

Did you know that as of 2024, 4.694 companies have set Science Based Targets with SBTi.

Committing to emission reduction is the easy step, and now more than ever, it is time to move beyond promises.

Learn more about the emission reduction opportunities you can leverage to decarbonise your business in our latest factsheet.

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ESG news

#1 EU approves Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

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#2 EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support.

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#3 Climate action 100+ releases Net Zero Standard for oil & gas company assessments.

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Up next!

Take a look at the upcoming webinar on our agenda. Book your seat.

Free Webinar | Your Journey to Becoming a B Corp, Online

11th of April - 4.00 PM CEST

This session, hosted in collaboration with B Lab, will focus on:

1. What is the B Corp Certification
2. How to understand your eligibility
3. How to become a B Corp

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