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Impact & ESG support

Date

July 16, 2025

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2 minutes

As the National Promotional Institution, our mission is to make the Netherlands more innovative and sustainable. Our Impact & ESG team is essential in achieving this.

They provide direction for our investments and organization. They do this by making results transparent, developing policies, offering advice, and engaging in dialogue. Because only when we make impact visible can we also improve it.

In this series of videos, four Impact & ESG colleagues explain how they capture impact. 

Disclaimer: The information and forecasts in these videos are based on current knowledge. The outcomes depend on many variables. Invest-NL acts with conviction, but does so with humility regarding the results and based on careful considerations. (07-2025)

How do we create value as an active shareholder?

As a National Promotional Institution, we take an active role as a shareholder. Through impact assessments and tools such as EcoVadis, we help companies move forward. But what does that collaboration look like in practice? And does it actually deliver results? Andrea van Dijk, Team Lead Impact and ESG, demonstrates how we work together to support our portfolio companies in improving their performance.

Why do we measure water and land use?

Following an extensive exploration into water and biodiversity, we have added these themes as new impact areas. This means that since 2024 we are measuring the water and land use of our investments. This helps us gain better insight and enables targeted adjustments.

Kirsten Odenwald, ESG & impact analyst, explains where we stand now and what that means for our investment choices.

Want to know more? 

Do you want to know how we support entrepreneurs in making an impact? Or are you curious about the principles of our new Impact & ESG policy?

Questions about this topic? Andrea is happy to help!

Andrea van Dijk

teamlead impact and ESG