B Corp

Between 2019 and 2023, B Corp Benelux and The Shift joined forces to strengthen the B Corp movement in Belgium. Together, they built a growing community of companies that put sustainability and social responsibility at the heart of their strategy.

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.

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.

Green Deal Green Deal Protein Shift on Our Plate

The Green Deal Protein Shift has been accelerating the shift from animal to plant-based proteins since 2021. Companies, governments, researchers and organizations are joining forces to develop innovative actions, change consumer behavior and strengthen local production. The goal: a healthy and resilient food system for people and planet.

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.