Expert input for report For the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), we reviewed and provided content for a publication on the quality infrastructure in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. Our input focused on diversity, social inclusion and decent work. The report is available here.
We were involved in several programmes of Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), which is part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). These are some of our activities for RVO and CBI: Programme management support We helped programme managers design and implement programmes and projects, such as CBI’s cocoa programme in…
Cocoa value chain development in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, in close cooperation with the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), work together in the fourth Netherlands Trust Fund Programme (NTF IV). The aim of this programme…
Training and coaching on sustainable business For the Import Promotion Desk (IPD) we helped companies develop and implement sustainable business strategies. We trained and coached over 40 companies in Indonesia, Nepal and Egypt. These companies produce medicinal and aromatic plants, essential oils, natural ingredients, and fresh fruits and vegetables. IPD provides advice to exporters in developing…
Research and policy advice on agricultural value chains With the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), we carried out a comprehensive study on promoting agricultural value chains in the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The study included six case studies: dates from Saudi Arabia, milk from Egypt, red meat from Turkey, groundnuts from…
Advice on the role of sustainability in export promotion Prochile invited us to deliver a keynote speech on “sustainability as a key element in export promotion” at a conference in Santiago de Chile. ProChile is part of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and promotes exports of products and services. It disseminates foreign investment opportunities and promotes tourism.
Facilitation at the Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference In collaboration with Natasha Walker, Bart Slob and Niels Ferdinand facilitated a fantastic group of over a hundred scientists, IT experts and policy makers at the Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference in Copenhagen. We invited them to identify how best to harness the power of information technology, biodiversity science and social networks to improve our…
Conference facilitation for the Norwegian Environment Agency At the 7th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, in collaboration with Natasha Walker, we moderated roundtable discussions on the implementation of biodiversity targets. Over 400 high-level experts and country representatives attended the conference.
Launch of the Inclusive Business Action Network for GIZ We moderated the three-day launch event of the Inclusive Business Action Network (IBAN) in Berlin, organised by GIZ and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). More than 150 social entrepreneurs, development bank representatives, investors, government officials and other stakeholders attended the conference.
Policy advice for the Korean Standards Association The Korean Standards Association (KSA) invited us to make several presentations on public policies in the field of CSR. We went to Seoul and presented at the 7th Sustainability Management Conference, organised by the Korean Standards Association and hosted by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
