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Inclusive energy renovations with social loans

Can social loans accelerate energy-efficient renovations in Belgium? This final session on inclusive energy renovations gives you the chance to learn from experts, explore barriers and contribute to building sustainable housing solutions.

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What to expect?

Over the course of 2025, the LIFE BE FREE consortium (The Shift, Embuild, Febelfin, VVSG, Wattson & IDEA Consult), in collaboration with the energy sector, is organising a series of sessions aimed at formulating recommendations for governments around three themes:

  • Renovation of the rental market
  • Social loans
  • District renovations

    Learn more about the challenges of energy transition in Belgium.

    Contribute to the search for innovative financing solutions to accelerate sustainable and inclusive renovation in Belgium.

The Programme

This session focuses on social credit loans. Together with professionals from various sectors, we will discuss the key questions below, with an eye toward practical solutions that promote sustainable, inclusive energy renovations for all.

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    Who are the vulnerable target groups?

    How can alternative (micro)financing be structured and under what regulations?

    How do you define a government guarantee?

    How do you access pre-funding or an energy innovation fund?

    What energy savings are possible?

For whom?

Whether you want to share insights, gain useful knowledge or build valuable networks, this series welcomes anyone with an interest in financing energy innovation in Belgium: governments (local, regional & federal), the private sector, companies, academia, etc.

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Accelerating neighbourhood renovations

14 October 2025

What is needed to make neighbourhood renovations the norm? Seize this opportunity to help steer the course on faster and easier neighbourhood renovation. This interactive session focuses on actionable recommendations for governments and concludes a three-part series on neighbourhood renovation.

This is how you build a team that thrives

11 September 2025

Improving team performance, retaining talent and addressing burnout: not an HR detail, but a strategic priority. Discover what really makes teams thrive in this interactive session.

Journey to Net Zero

The climate challenge is growing and European regulations are changing rapidly. Organisations need to think ahead and take targeted action. In this learning network, you join forces with other pioneers. You will translate ambitions into effective actions and, supported by a scientific framework, work towards a well-founded and future-proof net-zero strategy.

Forward-looking governance: a systems view

How do you anchor sustainability at the core of your organisation? We look at new, systems-based models that align with your mission and provide a broad perspective inside and outside your organisation.

 

 

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What to expect?

This session sheds light on possible governance structures and who within organisations makes the decisions. Who has a voice, and who is represented in these decisions?

    Actionable insights, concrete goals and, practical advice. We stay alert, ask the right questions and lay a clear path for change.

    The right people at the table. With peers from other sectors and experts, you can see and do more. We create a safe environment where experiences about systemic change are easily shared.

    Based on the internationally recognised Donut Theory. This framework ensures that you stay ahead and become a cohesive link in the larger ecosystem.

For whom?

This session is part of “The System Shift,” a community of practice for leaders in sustainable economic transformation, and is open only to participants in the full learning program.

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Design your Business for Purpose

Work alongside other CEOs and experts to explore the mission, structure and governance of your organisation, guided by the Doughnut Design for Business model. You become part of a community of like-minded leaders who, just like you, are committed to building a future-proof business model and creating meaningful change.

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Developing your Inner Skills

Sustainability challenges are not just technical or systemic – they are deeply human. To lead with meaning in a complex world, we need inner growth. With this community of practice, you’ll gain the tools, techniques and network to strengthen your inner power to make a difference.

Mediahuis: media with a mission

What does purpose really mean for a media group? Belgian CEO Koen Verwee shares how Mediahuis is building trust, independent journalism and long-term impact.

From biodiversity target to implementation

How do you truly bring your biodiversity ambitions to life within your organisation? In this session, we translate strategy into action, with practical tools, expert insights and inspiring real-world examples.

What to expect?

To combat biodiversity loss, clear goals alone are not enough. Without well-thought-out actions and follow-up, impact will not happen. This session zooms in on the ‘Transform‘ phase of the ACT-D framework and offers insights to realise structural change in your organisation.

    We work together to create a nature strategy tailored to your organisation: gain useful insights and practical advice.

    You are part of a trusted discussion group where experiences are easily shared.

    You stay up to date on all the latest developments, in line with the global It’s Now for Nature campaign.

For whom?

This session is part of “The Biodiversity Shift,” a community of practice for organisations seeking to put nature restoration and conservation at the center of their business agenda and core operations, and is open only to participants in the full learning track.

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This event is the sixth in a series of nine sessions. In this community of practice you will work for a longer period of time with a fixed group of organisations to structurally embed biodiversity in your business. Join forces with unexpected partners from various sectors and take real steps forward:

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Build your Biodiversity Strategy

Biodiversity is disappearing faster and faster, and you can feel it: higher risks, scarce resources, less resilience. More and more Belgian companies are turning the tide by investing in nature to avoid loss and create value. In this community of practice, you will work with fellow companies and biodiversity experts to put biodiversity on your corporate agenda – right at the heart of your activities – andbuild a strategy that drives real, structured progress.

Nature positive finance

22 September 2025

Nature is indispensable but underfunded. Find out how we are addressing this through smart collaborations and conclude with the inspiring film screening of Wilding.

Biodiversity in every link

At Vandemoortele, Sustainability Officer Laura Iacobelli works on a chain that respects nature. No loose initiatives, but a well thought-out strategy that connects business and biodiversity.