A positive, green, social and inclusive area: if it is up to The Green Mile foundation, it will be the new face of the Stadhouderskade in Amsterdam. Initiators include UNStudio, Heineken, the Rijksmuseum, De Nederlandsche Bank and Blendingbricks. They want to give the quay a major upgrade in close consultation with residents and companies. Anyone who wants to participate and test innovations here is most welcome.
For many organizations with a shortage of IT people, diversity and inclusion are challenging and at the same time promising themes. During the first TOMAS matchmaking event, these companies come into contact with initiatives that can help them with this. Together they strengthen the talent ecosystem in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area as a frontrunner in a fundamentally different, circular textile sector: that is the ambition of a large network of companies, governments and knowledge institutions from the region. Inspiring circular aesthetics and significant upscaling of recycling are the spearheads of the new vision. A conversation with co-initiators Bart Kruijssen (PwC) and Claire Teurlings (Amsterdam Economic Board). “I hope that companies will take a good look at their business models based on intrinsic motivation.”
In the future, about 80 percent of all charging sessions will take place on business parks. How will we achieve that? During the ninth GDZES MRA Meetup, it appears there is already a lot of energy and knowledge.
The shortage on the labor market is an urgent theme that we must all put our shoulders to the wheel. That is also what Board member Ilse Zaal, deputy of the province of Noord-Holland responsible for, among other things, the economy, inclusive education and an inclusive labor market.
The Amsterdam region is not meeting its climate targets. We want to be done with gas, be car-free, circular, clean – all without letting go of our obsession for grip, direction, our own agendas and demonstrable results. The current approach is clearly insufficient to achieve the objectives. How is that possible?
In the early days of the corona pandemic, when ICUs saw unprecedented numbers of patients coming in, an ambitious project emerged: collecting and sharing as much information as possible about the treatment of the new disease. Nearly 40 Dutch hospitals contribute to ICUdata.nl. Now the project is entering the next phase – reaching much further than originally thought. Paul Elbers of Amsterdam UMC explains where ICUdata is going.
Organisations have a hard time getting their vacancies filled. The shortage is bigger than ever. So we have to work on an agile labor market, says Melek Usta. She is a member of our Board and director of executive search and consultancy Colourful People. “Employers are being challenged more than ever to move beyond the traditional vision of the labor market.”
Cycling to work: some do it every day, others need an extra push. As an employer, you can influence the cycling behavior of employees in various ways. How? We discussed this during the first online inspiration session about bicycle-friendly employment conditions.
Many improvements in healthcare are possible through further digitalisation. This is why responsible and sustainable digitalisation is a priority at Philips, as it is at Amsterdam Economic Board. In the Board Talk series, we talked with Board member Robert Metzke, Global Head of Sustainability at Philips.
