Talent2Connect

Talent2Connect, launched in 2015, united companies, governments and social organizations to better support vulnerable groups on their way to work. New collaborations led to innovative solutions for a labor market where everyone can use their talent.

Biodiversity in Action

Biodiversity in Action, a collaboration between The Shift and WWF-Belgium, gathered organisations that recognize their impact on nature and biodiversity to work on this, right to the heart of their business strategy. In the Biodiversity Action Labs, members from various sectors worked on concrete strategies to strengthen, measure and sustainably embed biodiversity in their operations.

Human Rights & Environmental Due Diligence

Between 2020 and 2022, the Human Rights & Environmental Due Diligence programme supported companies in strengthening human rights and environmental due diligence throughout their value chains. Through workshops and tailored guidance, participants developed risk maps, action plans and strategies to sustainable embed due diligence into their policies.

Beyond Chocolate

Beyond Chocolate brought together chocolate brands, governments, retailers and NGOs in 2018 to make the cocoa chain fairer and more sustainable. The partnership worked towards living incomes for farmers, preventing deforestation and increase transparency, with lasting impact from producer to consumer.

Green Deal Circular Purchasing

From 2017 to 2021, the Green Deal Circular Procurement united companies, governments and civil society organisations to strengthen sustainable procurement policies. By sharing knowledge and developing circular criteria in tenders, the initiative stimulated a market that fuels reuse and innovation. An important step toward a structural circular economy in Flanders.

Sign for my future

Sign for my Future, launched in 2019, grew into one of the largest climate campaigns in Belgium. The initiative brought together citizens, businesses, civil society and academics to call on policymakers for ambitious and binding climate policies. With more than 340,000 signatures, The Shift as a unifying force ensured broad public support.

Supply Chain Leaders Group

The Supply Chain Leader Group brought together leading companies from the
Belgian Alliance for Climate Action
to leverage the impact of their supply chain in the fight against global warming. The program consisted of a series of roundtable sessions sharing key challenges and best practices and shaping science-based reduction strategies.

Belgian Alliance for Climate Action

The Belgian Alliance for Climate Action (BACA) was founded in 2020 by The Shift and WWF-Belgium to connect organisations with a shared ambition to accelerate the transition towards a climate-neutral society. The initiative focussed on taking concrete climate action through Science-Based Targets, peer learning, interactive workshops and inspiring events.

The Biodiversity Shift

Nature, that’s your business, too. As biodiversity is ever increasingly under threat and our economy feels the pinch, more and more Belgian companies are investing in nature to prevent further damage and create value. This community of practice pools their experiences in a programme that helps your company take structural steps towards helping a healthy, resilient natural world.