In 2020, Roel embarked on his own transformational journey with his company. The mission for 2024: 100% of client projects have a positive and measurable impact. He looks at this mission as an exciting expedition, that requires courage, creativity, willpower and persistence.
Roel and his team already made major progress and reached an important milestone: becoming a certified B Corp. But first, and foremost, via projects and partnerships to support clients making a positive impact on the ecosystems they operate in. Passionate about helping clients to ‘do business for good’, Roel brings loads of transformation & sustainability experience to the table.
As co-founder of NATIVA, I support Legacy Leaders who want to radically rethink their business and make a positive impact on people and the biosphere thanks to a multi-skilled team and through human inspiration and powerful tools.
With more than 25 years of experience in sustainability-driven innovation and strategic advisory for large and medium size corporations, I am very fascinated by the effects that a company can make, finding its real purpose, changing its governance processes to include all stakeholders in business decisions, and work to continuously improve its positive impact.
Shiva Dustdar currently serves as the Head and Director of the EIB Institute, which brings the values and mission of the EIB Group closer to society through non-commercial activities supporting its climate, innovation and development priorities.
Shiva has over 28 years of experience in the financial industry working for large private and public institutions in New York, London and Luxembourg. Since joining the EIB in 2003, she has worked in risk management, lending, investing and advising in innovative companies.
Content, Curation, and Program Flow (creating a high quality programme, curating the curators, designing a program that makes the summit valuable and memorable for all attendees.)
Regenerative entrepreneur. Cofounder, Codirector and Legacy Officer of NATIVA, a regenerative design company, since 2012 the first Benefit Corporation in Europe and since 2013 the first Certified B Corp® in Italy. Cofounder of B Lab Italia Foundation, the Regenerative Society Foundation and Assobenefit. Coauthor of the book ‘A Viable (ad)Venture’. One with Nature.
Christoph joined South Pole in 2007 after 12.5 years with McKinsey & Company, Inc. where he worked as a Senior Expert for Emissions Trading and Electric Powe
Christoph holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Karlsruhe University, an MSc in Energy Management & Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and ENSPM, Paris, and a doctoral degree in Economics from Oldenburg University.
Maja Groff, Esq., is an international lawyer based in The Hague, and is Convenor of the Climate Governance Commission, which seeks to propose high impact global governance innovations adequate to meet the climate challenge.
She serves as Co-Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC), as well as on The Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption.
As a Principal Legal Officer, she has previously worked on the development and administration of multiple multilateral treaties.
She was a co-winner of a major international prize in 2018 on global governance innovation (New Shape Prize), and is a co-author of the 2020 book, Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century.
“Sustainability is about shifting from scarcity to abundance and from short term to long term thinking. I’m grateful to join the B for Good Leaders movement as steward to solve the collective action problems that hold us back in this transition, through trust building and action-oriented collaboration.”
Nexio Projects is NL’s fastest growing sustainability consulting firm. Over the last 6 years, Nexio Projects has grown into a one-stop-shop for sustainability, supporting over 400 organisations grow on their sustainability maturity curve, from compliance to purpose. Felix has a background in management consulting, venture capital, economic policy and international development.
Sjoerd believes corporate lawyers can take the lead in supporting change and innovation for a more sustainable future. Positive social and environmental impact with the use of entrepreneurship is more relevant than ever. Sjoerd is passionate about helping clients to ‘do business as a force for good’.
There is an increase in legislation to ensure social, environmental and ecological sustainability, as an attempt to solve problems. However, by use of already existing legal instruments, combined with for example B Corp certification, a lot can already be achieved.There is no need to wait for new laws and regulations or the introduction of new types of legal entities.
We would love for you to join the B for Good Leaders Network.
If you are a Founder, Partner, CEO or Board Member and committed to the new economy and eager to increase the positive impact of your business in society and/or the planet you can join our community.
In order to help us build the global network we ask every Leader to sponsor us a membership fee of €300per year.
By becoming a member of the community you will be able to attend the B For Good Leaders Dialogues Series monthly in which we bring inspiration, useful insights and connections around the key themes with like-minded leaders and unconventional speakers creating an inspiring, safe space to learn and take action.
As a Leader you will be invited to the Annual Summit and there, you will have access to the Leaders Lounge and many other special offers that we’re preparing for the next Summit edition.
Our present economic system is flawed. It is guided by a short-term vision that only takes the interests of a limited number of stakeholders into account and is deaf to the call of future generations.
The annual B for Good Leaders Summit exists to accelerate the transition towards a regenerative economy creating the conditions for a shared, durable prosperity. This will create social, environmental, and economic net positive value through a new model of regenerative leadership.
As inhabitants of planet Earth, we take up this intergenerational call which demands to reframe the very meaning of leadership.
To enable this evolution, as B For Good Leaders, we commit to:
1. embrace radical interdependence, the fundamental principle governing life on Earth, as the golden rule for decision-making, leading to a regenerative impact;
2. consider at least the next generation of humans in every business decision;
3. measure what matters to integrate systemic value creation into our definition of profit;
4. challenge extractive economic models and take a stand for the common good;
5. mobilize finance as a catalyst to transform the business perspective from short-termism to long-term shared value creation.
We commit to guiding our companies and organizations to embrace a purpose-driven model that creates value for all.
Through this joint leadership statement, we lay the foundation for collective actions and alliances, clearing the path for a new regenerative economy.
