Sustainable businesses¶
The NEx-T Index is a measurement tool that tracks the progress of Dutch businesses in transitioning to a sustainable and inclusive economy. It assesses companies across seven key dimensions, including circular entrepreneurship, green energy use, biodiversity impact, transparent supply chains, and inclusive business practices. By evaluating company intentions, business integration, and actual results, the index provides a comprehensive picture of how businesses are embedding sustainability into their operations.
Friesland performs above the national average in the NEx-T Index, highlighting that businesses in the region are making notable progress in integrating sustainable practices[1].
Improving sustainable businesses
Friesland is home to many initiatives that already show how businesses are leading the way in terms of sustainability, including circularity.
Fostering the green business leaders of tomorrow
CIRCO hub Fryslan: Developing circular business and products together
BOXO: Re-use packaging scale-up for B2B
Hydraloop: Revolutionising Greywater Recycling in Friesland
Advancing Frisian Regenerative Agriculture: A Business-Led Transition
To accelerate the transition to more sustainable businesses, Friesland can focus more on actions such as:
- Encouraging circular entrepreneurship by offering more support for businesses that adopt circular models, such as providing incentives, funding, and resources to help them scale their sustainable practices.
- Improving supply chain transparency by promoting the use of traceability technologies, sustainability reporting standards, and third-party audits to ensure businesses can track and communicate the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains.
Rabobank. (2023). Koplopers verduurzaming trekken transitie naar nieuwe economie nog niet vlot. Retrieved from: Rabobank website