Sustainable Development Goals, the Netherlands and you. An Exciting combination!
Wondering where we stand with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) in the Netherlands? And what your own knowledge of the SDG’s is? Come to the meeting at the New World Campus, organized on the...
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BabyBeGood: Toxic Chemicals to Avoid during Pregnancy
Tamara Peers was 8 months pregnant when she heard about toxic chemicals that should be avoided during pregnancy. She started to look for advice but didn’t know where to get the right information about...
View ArticleNew Business Summit
New Business Summit aims at building a bridge between impact entrepreneurs and real-world societal challenges. Top-level knowledge experts, industry leaders, startups and customers are going to come...
View ArticleHow are the Dutch doing in terms of sustainable development?
The Dutch statistics agency, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, just published a survey that looks into how the Netherlands is doing in terms of its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals...
View ArticleFinal The Hague Innovators Academy
We help you create your own job. On December 15 the Final Event of The Hague Innovators Academy will take place. During this event, the 11 startups that are part of the programme will pitch their...
View ArticleCampfire #4 (XL): Impact Driven Ventures
Starting with a good social purpose and staying impact-driven is the only sustainable way for startups – It will not only create lasting impact on the society, but will also keep the whole team...
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Building a Blue Economy: Meet Bright Future Lab
Hello! My name is Patty Kluytmans. I recently moved to The Hague and in 2013 with four others I founded Bright Future Lab. In this blog I would like to share with you how Bright Future Lab can help you...
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No Food Waste: Turn your Leftovers into Delicious Dishes
Is your fridge packed with Christmas leftovers? Luigi Bianchi, SportsTribe’s founder and our community member, shares with you these five clever (and tasty) tips how not to waste that delicious food!...
View ArticleImpact investing: Building a stronger future for the world
Impact investment is an increasingly popular and promising trend and refers to investments, made into companies, organizations and funds, with the intention to generate measurable, beneficial social or...
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HaagseZwam: Turning Waste into Food
Did you know that only 0,2% of the coffee bean ends up in your cup of coffee and that the rest is considered waste and thrown away? What if you could reduce this waste and turn it into a valuable...
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HaagseZwam: Ready to make The Hague more sustainable and social
On January 19 the nine The Hague Innovators nominees will pitch their idea/project and the jury will decide on the winners! We asked the nine startups what their first steps would be if they win The...
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#facesofimpactcity: Prashant Shukla
In the #facesofimpactcity series we ask impact makers in The Hague about their drive to make an impact. In this week’s #facesofimpactcity: Prashant Shukla ‘When I grew up in India, I always felt close...
View ArticleMeet social enterprise Samasource
Be one of the first to meet Samasource Samasource, the City of The Hague and the WestHolland Foreign Investment Agency would like to cordially invite you to the opening event of the European operations...
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Impact investing by small investors: The new normal?
ABN AMRO and Triodos Investment Management, both Dutch banks, recently published a joint report. It is titled “Mobilizing Impact Capital from Retail Investors: SDG investing as the ‘new normal’“. The...
View ArticleThe Hague Innovators winner Toogethr: “We’re excited to make commuter traffic...
Startup Toogethr is one of the proud winners of the The Hague Innovators competition last month. We talked to founder Joost Bijlsma about his plans for the year ahead. Toogethr is a Delft-based startup...
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The Hague Innovators winner Noordzeeboerderij: “Our seaweeds look beautiful”
Startup Noordzeeboerderij was one of the proud winners of the The Hague Innovators competition last year. They used their prize money to develop seaweed cultivation off the coast of The Hague. We...
View ArticleWorkshop: Hack for Good
Hack for good: a workshop hosted by New Dutch Wave at SXSW The Design for Society sessions demonstrate the true power of design in tackling societal challenges through design thinking and...
View ArticleGrowing Business Together Pitch Event
Each GBT Business Booster candidate will pitch their business plan for the ultimate prize: the opportunity to pitch his or her business idea at the international Investments conference in Ghana in...
View ArticleSaving international development: Why innovation matters for development
A recent Nesta study looks into the role of innovation in international development. Innovation is increasingly seen as integral part to the process of development. This is a good thing, according to...
View ArticleMeet Bij Priester: The Hague’s first designer fashion library
The Dutch alone throw away over 124 million kilograms of clothing each year. On average, only 20 percent of the clothes in the average person’s wardrobe are worn regularly. Yet, we keep purchasing...
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