The management of solid, domestic waste is one of the most essential services provided by the Dutch municipal authorities. Although there is consensus that the future lies in closed material cycles and a circular economy, ...

Present day problems like climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and more are so complex that active involvement of all social spheres is needed to resolve them. The Dutch Eco-Schools programme acts upon this notion ...

Cities are getting more vulnerable for events of climate change such as heat waves and more intensified and extreme precipitation. One of the challenges in effective climate adaptation concerns the engagement of others ...

Cities have become increasingly important in dealing with climate mitigation and adaption. Local governments are increasingly making use of collaborative governance to deal with this. In this research, the climate mitigation ...

Our transport system is a major issue in urban areas, as it causes various social, environmental and economic problems. Largely, these are related to the widespread diffusion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Electric ...

The transition to corporate sustainability is a highly impactful part of organisational change, and is influenced by the way employees inhabit sustainability in their discourse. Within the domain of Corporate Sustainability, ...

Het doel van deze thesis is het vinden van verschillen in duurzaamheidsprofielen die er toe doen tussen Eco-Schools en gewone scholen enerzijds en tussen laagstedelijke en hoogstedelijke scholen anderzijds. Dit leidde tot ...

CSR initiatives often lack a lasting impact on the technologies, products and growth plans of business’ operations and at the same time organisations struggle with increasing and more complex stakeholder’ demands of ...

The fashion industry is a multinational business with a growing impact on both the environment and societies worldwide. Many retails and brands, under which WE Fashion, are working to improve their share of the issues but ...

The Dutch hospitality sector contributes to food waste. Organisations in this sector want to achieve a fast service for their customers and therefor, these organisations prepare stock. Due to inaccurate estimations on ...