Raising awareness
"We have been doing sustainability for years, we just hadn't written it down properly and made it clear. Within the university, we often received questions or initiatives we had been working on for a long time. This prompted us to look at: how can we bundle initiatives and make them communicable within the organisation? From the [...]
Carried action plan
"The added value of the Barometer is the plenary completion of the questions with various internal stakeholders. During two sessions, P&O, FB, Procurement & ICT were present. Collectively answering the questions created a lot of interaction and insight into each other's interests. The joint brainstorming produced a supported action plan, which we used for [...]
Impact is measurable
"Our vision is to become one of the most sustainable museums in the world. To this end, we use the SDGs; indicators that are the new language for reporting globally. We outsource the measurement of this impact. Otherwise we are like a butcher inspecting his own meat:-). The advantage of the Barometer is the insight into [...]
Insights and goals
"Within education, there are changes coming in the next few years. The first component of this is the new curriculum for MAVO education. This will force education to think about working with partners in the region (municipalities and businesses). In this, developing a practical programme in which schools [...]
Make it visible
"We try to listen carefully to all our stakeholders. For instance, we were more often asked: what exactly are we doing in terms of sustainability? There are many initiatives, but there was no bundling of initiatives. Let alone that they were measurable. For example, we participate in the Zero Waste Challenge; we can magnify that [...].
Professional report
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences aims to achieve sustainable operations and a sustainable design of education. Under the guidance of SUB, the college adopted 4 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dirk Pieter Halbesma, Manager of Housing and Facilities and Anne-Greet Kreder, Project Officer Facility and Sustainability, tell more about the process. Strategic course "Across the university, sustainability has been embraced [...]
Define actions
Developing new forms of cooperation and thus contributing to a better world for his children. Hans de Wit is very passionate about making organisations more sustainable. At client Veiligheidsregio Fryslan (VRF), he mapped out a sustainability profile and concrete action plan together with SUB. "In the beginning, there was little awareness at VRF and [...]
Circular catering
A great example of a government organisation undergoing a sustainability transition is FMHaaglanden. Co-founder Babs Mammen - van der Zon is guiding FMHaaglanden in this from her project leadership role. The Netherlands project aims to be fully circular by 2050. This ambitious goal of the central government is causing many government bodies to make business processes completely sustainable. FMHaaglanden, [...]
Profiling well
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important part of SME company Racktime Benelux. "In the past, we undertook quite a few things without really realising that they fell under CSR. We did that 'just' because we think it is important to contribute to society," explains Marlon, Facility Manager at Racktime. The company [...]
Getting goals clear
Breedweer Facilities Services has discounted 8 of 17 Sustainable Development Goals in their services. No poverty, suitable work, quality education and climate action are key themes within the company. But how exactly do you make impact measurable and demonstrable? "SUB has developed a nice model that provides insight and keeps our organisation focused on the goals [...]