Customer story: OTTO Work Force makes impact with Empact “The CSRD is really a springboard”
OTTO Work Force is Europe’s largest international employment agency. From more than 50 offices in various countries, it connects more than 27,000 international workers with temporary employers. The company therefore plays a key role in the European labor market and because of its size and the sector in which it operates, it can really make […]
Customer story: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK)
Empact conducted an evaluation study for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) on the application of International Corporate Social Responsibility (IMVO) in some fourteen business instruments. The Dutch government wants companies operating in the Netherlands and doing business abroad to engage in international corporate social responsibility. The main question that EZK had was: […]
Six steps to an ESG strategy that adds real value
If you want to successfully become more sustainable as a company, you need a solid plan: a strategy on Environmental, Social and Governance issues (ESG). An ESG strategy forms an integral part of the corporate strategy and not only sets a dot on the horizon, but also concretizes which themes are relevant. And in addition: […]
Reporting is not making an impact: use CSRD and ESG as means, not ends
Criticism of ESG is growing. There is dissatisfaction in the business community about the increased regulatory burden, while various specialists are questioning the effectiveness and reliability of ESG as a measure of (the improvement of) social performance. We largely agree with that criticism, and moreover expect that the introduction of CSRD will suffer a similar […]
CSR soon to be mandatory: these laws are coming
Driven by ever-increasing social pressure, both European and Dutch legislators are intensively developing new, more stringent legislation in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In this article, we provide an overview of the most recent developments regarding CSR legislation: the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Dutch IMVO law and the revised […]