Climate Focus among Dutch businesses to endorse sustainability in Covid-19 recovery

Climate Focus among Dutch businesses to endorse sustainability in Covid-19 recovery

Climate Focus is among 250 Dutch companies calling for a green recovery to get the economy out of the corona crisis. The companies have signed the statement 'Dutch companies endorse sustainability in Covid-19 recovery’, in which they pledge support for taking sustainability as the cornerstone in the Covid-19 recovery plans.

Led by Jan Peter Balkenende, chairman of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition (DSGC), the statement was presented to the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Developemnt Cooperation Sigrid Kaag on 19 June 2020; the day the European Council discussed the Covid-19 recovery plan.

The statement is made at the initiative of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition in collaboration with Global Compact Netherlands, MVO Nederland and the “Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken” (Dutch Banking Association) and VNO-NCW.

You can find a full list of endorsers, the complete statement and more information on the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition here.