facts and figures of our work
SUCCESSES & Stumbles of our work
Just as social as sustainable
In 2023 we worked on 74 sustainable projects , 37 social projects and 21 projects that were both social and sustainable. We are convinced that a sustainable future is also an inclusive future, and vice versa. That is why we strive for a more balanced balance between sustainable and social projects.
Although we have completed wonderful inclusive projects in 2023, such as Code-V and Stek, we see that the balance is not yet ideal. In 2024 we will actively look for ways to improve this balance and thus make an even greater impact.
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sustainable & Social projects
We will be really happy if we can tick both boxes for our projects.
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social projects
Our projects are social if they contribute to an inclusive and diverse society in which no one is left behind.
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sustainable projects
Our projects are sustainable if they demonstrably contribute to biodiversity, CO2 reduction or the use of renewable energy.
Total number of projects 2023
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In 2022 we worked on 114 projects for various clients. We check all projects to see whether they have a sustainable or social goal in mind. Preferably both!
You can read how we assess this in our guidelines for change.
Award won
Design for a social change
In 2022, our book 'Young people and caring for their tomorrow' won an IDA design award . We did this again in 2023 with an Indigo design award in the Design for a Social Change category.
energetic
collaborations
The art of not doing it
We tirelessly adhere to our substantive and creative impact journey to a better world. We only join forces with like-minded people who are committed to a fair, sustainable, healthy world for everyone.
We test all new clients to see whether they share our mission. That is often quite difficult, because most companies come to us with good intentions. You can read how we test these companies in our 'Guidelines for Change'.
This year we have decided not to enter into a partnership with a major player in the dairy industry. In addition, we have terminated the long-term collaboration with an existing client due to investments in the fossil industry.
Code V
For the book (in)different we had the help of printing company SpringerOut enabled. They deliver fantastic printing work and distinguish themselves through their convincing social commitment.
AP Moller
AP Moller is a Danish investment company that invests in companies that have a positive impact on society. We designed the impact report together with the AP Moller team.
Publiqa
Many websites are not accessible to a large group of people. In addition to being a former schoolmate, Joost van der Steen is also the creator of the Publiqa platform. With Publiqa you can create your own online publications that are accessible to everyone. We called upon Joost's expertise for publication of the NPRES.
MN
For the Pardigm app we worked together with a Ukrainian computer vision specialist. The collaboration with Ievgen and his team was inspiring and very erratic due to the war his country is suffering from.
biodiversity • wind energy • gender inequality • discrimination • diversity and inclusion • cortisol • food security • sustainable cooling • food waste • the future is now • sustainability • CO2 • youth • health • surfing • nature • politics • B-corp
biodiversity • wind energy • gender inequality • discrimination • diversity and inclusion • cortisol • food security • sustainable cooling • food waste • the future is now • sustainability • CO2 • youth • health • surfing • nature • politics • B-corp
biodiversity • wind energy • gender inequality • discrimination • diversity and inclusion • cortisol • food security • sustainable cooling • food waste • the future is now • sustainability • CO2 • youth • health • surfing • nature • politics • B-corp
problems
(not yet) solved
Pieter Pot is not
Almost everything in the supermarket is wrapped in plastic. Not with Pieter Pot . That is why we replaced some of our groceries with Pieter Pot's packaging-free products in 2022. This reduced our plastic waste by approximately 10%.
Unfortunately, things didn't go well for Pieter Pot in 2023. The company went bankrupt. As a result, we were forced to do our shopping in a 'normal' supermarket again.
Fortunately, Pieter Pot made a new start in 2023 and we will be doing packaging-free shopping again.
Measuring is knowing
Quite a bit of waste is produced in our studio. We have set ourselves the goal of reducing our waste mountain . Plastic waste in particular is a thorn in our side. But how do you know if you are doing the right thing if you don't measure it? We have now started weighing our plastic and residual waste, so that we know whether we are doing the right thing.
Unfortunately, the Municipality of The Hague will stop collecting separated waste in 2023. For automatic sorting afterwards. Is this better or worse for our attitude towards waste?
Online CO2 puzzle
We already talked about it in our impact report last year; our website is polluting. And not just a little bit. With the help of digitalbeacon.co we discovered that our website is ranked as 'bad'. Time for action!
In 2023 we improved the website on a number of points. Our website scored poorly, mainly due to the use of (a lot of) images. We have overhauled the images, making the website faster and lighter.
But it's still not enough. Digital Beacon has changed the way of analyzing and reporting. This makes it difficult to compare our current score with that of last year. What is clear is that the website still scores poorly. We will work on this in 2024.