How Ducky Dons brought focus to responsible sourcing
What risk is there in a comforter? For Ducky Dons, producer of comforters and pillows in Ermelo, this is not a rhetorical question. With international suppliers and relatively limited market power as an SME, getting a grip on the chain is not a given. The SVOM grant made it possible to tackle the due diligence […]
Graduation: sustainability & change management
Write your thesis at Empact Almost finished with your Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration or a related study? And do you want to delve into sustainability and ESG? Then we are looking for you. The issue More and more organizations know why sustainability is important and what they want to achieve. But the how […]
Empact at Positive Impact Foundation’s Innovation, AI & Impact event
70% of companies do not have reliable supply chain data. AI can help fill in. But who decides if it’s good enough? We are investing in smart systems, data tracking and AI tools. But while machines are getting smarter and smarter, the real question remains: how do we make sure people understand, use and trust […]
CSRD in practice: when reporting becomes strategic
In a recent interview during CSRD Day, Martin de Jong, founder of Empact, spoke to the BusySeasonTalks podcast about how organizations get real value from sustainability reporting. His message? CSRD is not a monster to be tamed, but a tool to strengthen your business. A more mature conversation about sustainability What Martin notices in the […]
Martin de Jong joins 100 CEOs: “Choose an economy that really makes sense”
The choices made now will determine whether the Netherlands moves forward or gets stuck. That is the conviction of Martin de Jong, founder of Empact, who has joined a powerful movement of 100 Dutch CEOs. Together they are calling on the forming parties to choose an economy that truly has a future: competitive, sustainable and […]