Arjan Rensma is a seasoned leader in sustainability and innovation, currently serving as Founder and Chief SustaInnovation Officer at Sustainnovate Today since January 2021. In addition to this role, Arjan contributes as a Circular Venture Development professional at Invest-NL, a venture-building expert at Brightlands Chemelot Campus, and a quarter maker for the EUregion Meuse-Rhine Sustainable Hydrogen Booster with Interreg Euregio Meuse-Rhine. As Engagement Officer at the VBDO, Arjan represents Dutch financial institutions in discussions on sustainability strategies with public companies. Arjan is also the co-founder and program manager of the Hydrogen Coalition Limburg and co-founder, coach, and lecturer at the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship. Previous experience includes leadership positions at DSM, where Arjan focused on sustainable innovation and corporate venturing, and a role as Strategic Advisor at NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre. Arjan's academic credentials include various degrees in business administration and management from prestigious institutions, including the University of Cambridge and the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University.
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De Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling (VBDO)
- MISSION - As an independent association, we have been a passionate driver, motivator, and thought leader for responsible investment and for embedding sustainability in companies since 1995. With respect and expertise, we help organizations make choices that look beyond financial gain, but also take social, environmental and governmental aspects into consideration. - ACTIVITIES - Progress through knowledge sharing is central to VBDO. We give substance to our mission by publishing benchmarks and thematic studies, organizing round tables and seminars and asking the right, critical questions at shareholders' meetings. We prefer doing this in collaboration with other stakeholders. Our members include institutional and private investors, as well as a number of leading NGOs. We represent more than 80% of the capital invested by Dutch investors and are seen as an important and respected discussion partner for the media and politics, among others.