Young Challengers

Young people approach sustainability with a different lens. They ask the questions others leave untouched. They are less attached to the status quo and more inclined to explore what lies beyond it. Through Young Challengers, we bring that fresh perspective into your organisation – not as consultants, but as active, critical and inspiring partners.

Do you really want to be future-proof? Then give that future a voice.

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New generation

Young Challengers are young, driven profiles with expertise in climate, nature, leadership, participatory governance and social impact.

The Shift provides a diverse selection of the right young people for your project, so you don’t have to wonder where to find them. This gives you access to a pool of young thinkers and doers who will challenge and strengthen your organization.

Get inspired

Highly relevant and thought-provoking

Give a Young Challenger the floor at one of your events. Invite them to deliver a keynote, moderate a debate or facilitate a workshop. Their authentic, refreshing stories will inspire your audience and spur them into action.

From € 825

Be challenged

Reinforce your strategy

Avoid blind spots in your sustainability plans and get some Young Challengers involved. They will ask the questions you might not ask and offer innovative insights that will sharpen your plans.

From € 1.400 for a full day

Invite to your board

Become future-proof

To think and decide for the future, the view of some Young Challengers in board meetings is very valuable. Stay attractive to young talent and prepare your organisation for the future.

From € 1.500 for 4 board meetings

An innovative and future-proof organisation

Young people bring fresh eyes and new ideas that help your organisation innovate and stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Stronger strategy and sustainable impact

Young Challengers ask critical questions and help uncover your blind spots so that your sustainability strategy becomes more tangible and effective.

Strengthened employer branding and talent attraction

By giving young changemakers a voice, you show that as an organisation, you are engaged and open to innovation. This makes you more attractive to young talent and strengthens your employer branding.

Brecht De Roo on biodiversity

Although CO₂ is a global problem, nature is something distinctly local. There is no universal solution. So start locally, where it makes sense, and use your team’s strengths to find the right approach.

Brecht De Roo

Director of Sustainability, Corporate Affairs & HSE, Carmeuse

Carmeuse

Laura Iacobelli on biodiversity

Healthy ecosystems are essential to our production process. Without a wide variety of pollinators such as bees, flowers would disappear, and without flowers there would be no seeds for oil production.

laura Iacobelli

Sustainability Officer

Vandemoortele

Jo Wuytack on biodiversity

For many companies, terms such as “endangered species” or “water consumption” sound too abstract and distant to really prioritise them. As a result, biodiversity is often seen as a complex and sometimes even polarising issue.

Young Challengers | Hanna Van Kraaij

During two reflection sessions with a group of Young Challengers, we were encouraged to look at our long-term strategy through a fresh lens. Their feedback and suggestions added real value and clearly strengthened the outcome of the exercise.

Hanna van Kraaij

New Business Development Manager

Haven van Antwerpen-Brugge

Young Challengers | Kristel Rouma

Engaging with the Young Challengers is genuinely enriching: they bring fresh perspectives, keep us connected to future generations, and make conversations more dynamic and engaging.

Kristel Rouma

Senior Manager Sustainability

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Call on a Young Challenger

Are you among The Shift’s forward-thinking businesses, civil society and policymakers who want to renew and strengthen their organisations? Dare to look differently. Dare to move forward.

Schedule an introduction and open your organisation to fresh ideas.