Collaborating for a better world - An evening with Steward Redqueen

Steward Redqueen is a consultancy firm with the mission to make business work for society. It does so by helping clients to understand and manage their impact. Its young and international team is looking forward to connecting with you, fellow Net Impact Amsterdam members, for an evening of insights, inspiration, and new connections.

Join us on the 28th of June at of 18:00, in Steward Redqueen’s office located at the Teerketelsteeg near the Central Station in the dynamic and lively centre of Amsterdam.

Wouter Scheepens, founding partner of Steward Redqueen and Erlijn Sie, director of Ashoka, will share their views on collaborations for a better world, based on their recently published book “Bloed, Zweet maar Samen”.Starting from the findings of their research, Wouter and Erlijn will host an interactive session to stimulate debate and discussion. This will be followed by informal drinks and snacks.

Wouter is a founding partner of Steward Redqueen. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of sustainability and impact management. He is an advisor to (multinational) companies and other organisations with a focus on the interaction between the corporate sector and society. Wouter has a law degree and post-doctoral Master’s degrees in Management and Organisation and Corporate Communications. Before starting his own business Wouter worked for ABN AMRO Bank. Wouter is adjunct professor at TIAS, School for Business & Society. He also is a member of the supervisory board of Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam and Chair of the supervisory board of Social Enterprise NL, and he chairs the alumni network of Tilburg University. In 2017 Wouter published the book ‘Sustainability in the Boardroom’.

Erlijn holds a master’s in industrial engineering & Management Sciences and a master’s in South East Asian languages and cultures. She started her career in the corporate sector, working as an advisor for major Dutch companies like ABN AMRO, KLM and Philips. Erlijn is currently leading the Accelerating Healthcare Access Partnership with Philips. Next to being director of Ashoka Nederland. Erlijn is a social entrepreneur: co-founder of Microkrediet voor Moeders, an MFI operating in South & Southeast Asia. Recently Erlijn founded Credits for Communities, a Global Movement aiming to increase the access to community-owned solutions that increase the well-being of the community at large.

We see it as our mission to make business work for society. We do so by advising organisations on impact and sustainability. Like any organisation, corporations are looking to operate in harmony with their surroundings and to become sustainable; that is, to be a steward for people and planet. At the same time, corporations are competing for sound market positions.

In a globalising economy, the combination of stewardship and competition offers dilemmas, challenges and – above all – opportunities.

Steward Redqueen has a strong track record in this area. Since 2000, we work for commercial and development financiers, impact investors, multinational enterprises, network organisations and government agencies. The common denominator of our clients is that they want to understand and manage their impact on society – and we help them with that.

Net Impact Amsterdam is a diverse community of impact-driven professionals who actively use its influence to steer decision-makers and peers towards long-term positive impact on the environment and society. It is run by volunteers and regular events and programmes are organized for knowledge sharing, networking and fun.

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