Sustainalize Podcasts

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): what are they? How can companies use them? How do they relate to strategy, reporting, reporting guidelines, and EU developments? How far are we from reaching the SDGs and what do we need to do to make it happen? Our Sustainalize partner Nick and our strategy expert Lot provide answers to these and many more questions in our podcast 'The SDGs, counting down to 2030'.

Would you like to know more about what the SDGs can mean for your company? Take a look at our business case 'Croda Crop Care: Making a real difference by determining the SDGs for your company'.

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk on sustainability, our partner Nick and our colleagues at ERM Lars Kurznack (Partner and Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change Lead at ERM Benelux and Southern Europe) and Alex Cox (Partner and EMEA Head of Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change Services), speak about how sustainability developments differ from geography to geography. What is the level of sustainability when it comes to The Netherlands versus the rest of Europe? Where do The Netherlands and other regions excel in, and what about the several governments, legislation versus companies? Gain insight into sustainability developments from an international perspective and what to expect from Sustainalize in the near and far future, as part of ERM.

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk on sustainability, our partner Nick and our sustainable finance guru Marleen walk you through the recent developments in EU legislation and the Green Deal. Providing you not only with an overview of all the abbreviations and terms (such as EU Taxonomy, SFDR, and CSRD), but also its corresponding goals, deadlines & milestones, and an answer to the main question: in what way will this impact our clients?

Stay tuned, as we dive deeper into the world of sustainable finance in part 2 of this podcast.

Read our blog (including a one-pager as an overview) on the latest developments of the new EU ESG regulation 'Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: An overview of the new EU ESG regulation'.

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk on sustainability, our partner Nick and our materiality expert Daniek dive into the why, how and what behind a materiality analysis. In 20 minutes, you are introduced to the topic, navigated through the purpose and connection to stakeholder engagement, and presented with the concept of double and dynamic materiality.

Learn more about the potential of materiality and double and dynamic materiality in our blogs ‘The potential of materiality': Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4, and ‘Emerging perspectives: Double and dynamic materiality’.

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk on sustainability, our partner Nick and our impact expert Misha go into detail about a Science-Based Target (SBT) and more specifically a 'net-zero' target. Our colleagues navigate us through the Carbon target landscape and discuss the process and pitfalls for organisations in setting an SBT. Looking into the next step in carbon target setting? This podcast is definitely for you.

Learn more about carbon offsetting and Science-based Targets in our blogs 'To offset or not to offset, that’s the question' and 'Are Science-Based Targets useful for Dutch companies?'

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk (on sustainability), our partner Nick and our reporting & KPN specialist Julian Markus are joined by Brechtje Spoorenberg (Head of CSR) and Michiel de Jonge (Investor Relations Officer) of KPN to discuss the company's reporting journey. Together they talk about the progress that KPN has made on their Integrated Annual Report (IAR) in the last couple of years, the lessons learned, the role of the IAR in relation to investor requests, the developments in the reporting landscape, and the way that KPN is handling this. Join in and gain insight into the do's and don'ts while producing a strong Integrated Report.

In this episode of our Sustainalize podcast series Walk the Talk (on sustainability), our partner Nick de Ruiter enters into dialogue with our colleagues Lena Hülsmann (Managing Director of Sustainalize Germany) and Olivier Benz (Consultant and internal EcoVadis expert) on how to get the most out of your EcoVadis assessment. The three touch upon various topics around EcoVadis and provide you with advice and tips on the assessment itself, including some best practice examples to check out. Dive into depth on the role our consulting and training partner takes in the world of sustainability.

Want to know more about EcoVadis? Read our blog 'EcoVadis in a nutshell: Answers on most frequently asked questions'.

In this Sustainalize podcast of Walk the Talk, our partner Nick de Ruiter and our human rights specialist Pieter van 't Hoff are joined by Sustainability Reporting Specialist of ABN AMRO Herma van der Laarse, discussing the newly published ABN AMRO Human Rights report. Together they plunge into depth on the value the report brings to ABN AMRO and its stakeholders, how to start reporting on human rights, the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles, and how to perform a human rights salience analysis. After listening to this episode you will be able to start working on your human rights reporting as well.

Read the full Human Rights report of ABN AMRO.