Insights

Van Wijnen is a locally involved construction company. Spread across 32 locations, more than 2,400 colleagues work hard every day to create liveable neighbourhoods. Of homes that are both affordable and sustainable. Van Wijnen asked Impact House by Grant Thornton to help steer and communicate this social impact.

With operations in ten countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Moldova, and the United Kingdom, Boekestijn established itself as a noticeable partner for transport and trucking services in Europe. Besides striving for optimal transport services for its clients, Boekestijn has high ambitions in terms of sustainability.

VodafoneZiggo has the ambition to reduce the environmental impact of its product range. So, an essential first step is knowing how big that impact is, and where it hits. Really pinpointing it.

In 2013, the province of Limburg founded the Limburg Energy Fund (LEF). This fund was tasked with financing promising projects that focused on energy conservation, sustainable energy generation, the circular economy, and the remediation of asbestos. During

Crazy about chocolate, serious about people: Tony’s Chocolonely is doing everything it can to make the chocolate world 100% slavery-free. Tony’s Chocolonely wants to achieve maximum social impact and Impact House helps them measure their progress so that they can achieve this goal. We love this kind of work!

The context in which libraries used to operate has changed: from primarily lending out books, it has gone to hosting meetings, personal development activities and providing support facilities.

Coastal communities all around the world are threatened by the consequences of climate change. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) can play an important role in improving coastal resilience, through such means as mangrove restoration, for example.

The DOEN Foundation believes that a green, social and creative society is possible. That is why it contributes to innovative initiatives that bring this goal closer to realisation.

To meet a refugee is the best way to break down prejudices and be reminded of our common humanity. The Dutch Council for Refugees is making this possible with a project called Bekend maakt Bemind (Being Known becomes Being Loved).

Impact House conducted an analysis assessing the impacts of climate change for an island of Bonaire. A mix of methods is used to estimate the impacts of climate change, including climate and flood models, ecological-economic models, as well as social-science methods such as social media analysis and participatory mapping.

Wolfs Company conducted an important study to examine potential financing solutions for marine conservation in the Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica.

Hivos Impact Investments invests in early stage SME’s primarily in Southern Africa with innovative solutions in the food and lifestyle sector. Through their investments Hivos aims to generate a financial return, as well as a positive impact on a range of issues.