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30 October 2026

CSRD Compliance

Preparing for CSRD is about more than reporting. It raises important questions: Where does your business have the biggest...

Duurzaamheidsclaims op producten moeten voldoen aan de ECGT-richtlijnen

29 October 2026

How to make stronger sustainability claims

By communicating honest and evidence-based, your brand builds trust, is ECGT compliant and reduces the risk of greenwashing

Eight containers to illustrate the supply chain of goods

17 September 2026

Getting started with due diligence – with a helping hand

The Dutch government offers grants to help SMEs develop due diligence policies. What does this involve, and how does it work?

Beach and coastal dunes with the headline “A sustainable summer holiday doesn't mean you have to stay home", illustrating The Terrace's blog about sustainable travel and holidays.

16 June 2026

Feel inspired, enjoy differently

How to spend your summer time impactful

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “Use the EU Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive to communicate more effectively about sustainability), focusing on transparent sustainability claims and preventing greenwashing.

16 June 2026

ECGT directive is tackling unsubstantiated green claims

Sustainability claims are now subject to ECGT regulations. What does this mean?

The Terrace blog cover featuring a green frog in a natural wetland habitat and the headline “Three actions businesses can take to make a positive contribution to nature", highlighting corporate biodiversity, nature-positive business practices, and environmental sustainability.

12 June 2026

Help nature recover

Invest in biodiversity, make a difference and get inspired.

The Terrace blog cover featuring a bumblebee pollinating a white flower, with the headline “Why biodiversity is becoming increasingly important in our work", highlighting biodiversity, nature conservation, and the growing role of nature in corporate sustainability strategies.

21 May 2026

Biodiversity remains under pressure

Help nature thrive and improve the quality of our living environment and future developments.

The Terrace blog cover featuring an illuminated B Corp symbol in an outdoor setting, with the headline “ECGT and the new B Corp Standards”, exploring the EU Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, updated B Corp certification requirements, sustainability communication, and preventing greenwashing.

23 April 2026

Your B Corp communication needs renewal

Are you a B Corp and do you communicate this to consumers? Time to switch to the new standards.

A message from our CEO

22 April 2026

A message from our CEO

Drawing on her experience in sustainability across various companies and clients, Leontine shares her perspective on transitions...

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “Why biodiversity must be included in business plans", highlighting the importance of integrating biodiversity, nature conservation, and nature-positive strategies into corporate sustainability planning and business operations.

15 January 2026

Biodiversity in Business & Finance

Why biodiversity can no longer be missing from corporate strategy.

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “CSRD in motion: what does this Omnibus period mean for companies?”, exploring the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Omnibus simplification proposals, evolving ESG reporting requirements, and their implications for corporate sustainability compliance and strategy.

1 December 2025

The CSRD regulations are being simplified

CSRD in Motion: What the Omnibus Period Means for Companies

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “Let’s talk Green Claims Directive!” alongside examples of sustainability advertising from Adidas, SHEIN, and Shell, highlighting EU green claims regulations, greenwashing risks, environmental marketing claims, and the importance of transparent, credible sustainability communication for businesses.

30 July 2025

Green claims & more EU legislation: what you need to know

The do's and don'ts of sustainability communication - and why they matter.

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “Tackling Greenhouse Gas Emissions” over an industrial facility with smokestacks releasing emissions, highlighting corporate carbon footprint reduction, greenhouse gas emissions management, climate change mitigation, and business decarbonisation strategies.

10 July 2025

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Why companies need to act now and how you can act

The Terrace blog cover featuring the headline “Get people moving through communication", illustrated by two people carrying an orange sofa together, highlighting effective sustainability communication, behavioural change, stakeholder engagement, and inspiring collective action.

9 July 2025

How to talk about sustainability

Sustainability has arrived in the mainstream. But communicating about it in a way that actually moves people? That’s a...

9 July 2025

New B Corp standard Fair Work

The new B Corp standards bring a stronger focus on Fair Work. Learn about the key requirements...

23 June 2025

What the new B Corp Climate Standards mean for your business

Climate action is no longer optional for B Corps. Here's what you need to know...

12 June 2025

B Lab’s new Impact Topic – Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI)

Learn all about B Lab's new JEDI Impact Topic and what it means for your business.

29 April 2025

New B Corp standards 2025 for Large Enterprise

The new B Corp Standards: what it means for large companies

Illustration of B Lab’s seven Impact Topics: Purpose & Stakeholder Governance, Climate Action, Human Rights, Fair Work, Environmental Stewardship & Circularity, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, and Government Affairs & Collective Action.

10 April 2025

New B Corp standards 2025

The evolving B Corp Standards: what to expect and why they matter...

Cover of The Terrace Impact Report 2024, saying 'A fantastic year, full of positive change!'

31 March 2025

Our 2024 impact infographic is live

It's that time of the year again. Our impact infographic 2024 is live!

The Terrace colleagues Maurits de Munck and Deike chatting over coffee about net zero.

2 December 2024

Coffee talk with Maurits, our net zero expert

What's Maurits' vision on net zero pathways, and how does he help organisations on that journey? Welcome to our new coffee...

Cover for blog series about the 12 principles to apply permaculture in business

9 October 2024

12 permaculture principles in business

How are permaculture principles relevant for sustainable businesses? Read all about it...

Cover for blog about What business can learn from permaculture

24 September 2024

What sustainable businesses can learn from permaculture

Ever wondered what sustainable businesses can learn from permaculture?

coffee talk with Alex, our CSRD expert

20 September 2024

Coffee talk with Alex, our CSRD expert

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Today, Alex tells us all about the CSRD and double materiality assessments...

Visual “Coffee Talk” with Anna, our B Leader.

8 July 2024

Coffee talk with Anna, our B Corp expert

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Today, Anna tells us all about the B Corp Certification.

Becoming a future-proof company in a rapidly changing world

1 March 2024

5 steps toward a future-proof organization

How can your company become future-proof? This blog dives into the realm of implementing sustainable and responsible business...

Cover image of the 2023 Impact Report of The Terrace

1 February 2024

Let’s recap 2023!

We launched our impact infographic 2023...

EcoVadis partnerlogo 2023

29 January 2024

Ecovadis Training Partner

We became an approved EcoVadis Training Partner...

Our road to net zero

25 January 2024

The Terrace road to net zero

The Terrace is dedicated to achieving net-zero emissions by 2030. Explore our commitment and learn about the concrete steps...

B Corp F.A.Q.

30 March 2023

Your burning questions about B Corp answered

As a consultancy working on different B Corp projects, we get asked a LOT of questions about B Corp. In this blog we collect...

A series on the power of B Corp

29 March 2023

The Power of B Corp: what are the benefits?

In this series, we delve into what the real purpose of B Corp is. Why are companies so keen to be a B Corp? Of what actual...

Two hands moving a pile of three parcel packages with the logo and brand style of bol.com

21 March 2023

The Terrace is sustainability partner of bol.com

Bol.com, the popular online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium is taking a massive step towards more sustainability...

Blog about large enterprises joining the B Corp movement

15 March 2023

Large enterprises joining the B Corp movement

In the last years, we saw more and more large enterprises join the B Corp movement.

Demonstration in a city showing people and a protest sign saying It's not easy being green, by Kermit the Frog

6 February 2023

B Corp: A movement on the move

I share why I believe we need to be looking at the impact of B Corps in a different way.

Cover image of the 2023 Impact Report of The Terrace

1 January 2023

Looking back at a great year!

We launched our impact infographic 2022...

Overview of a port scenery with colourful containers illustrating Supply Chain Due Diligence

9 November 2022

Supply Chain Due Diligence – Threat or Opportunity

4 ways in which due diligence offers a lever of positive change for your business...

Antoine Heuty, ceo from Ulula

7 November 2022

Interview with Antoine Heuty from Ulula

As part of our supply chain due diligence theme months, we interviewed Antoine Heuty, the founder and CEO of Ulula, a Canadian...

Blog series Leading/misleading in product communications

29 March 2022

Blog series: Leading or misleading – Step 3

This blog part of the blogseries ‘Leading or Misleading’ on transparent product communications around sustainability...

Visual illustrating World Water Day

22 March 2022

World Water Day: How businesses can take more action on water

Today is World Water Day! There is a lot of ‘hidden impact’ we are having on the our "blue planet"...

Blog series Leading/misleading in product communications

21 March 2022

Blog series: Leading or misleading – Step 2

Consumers are faced with an overwhelming selection of products, each claiming to be the best one. But we do not want to spend...

Blog series Leading/misleading in product communications

15 March 2022

Blog series: Leading or Misleading – Step 1

Say you have a product of which you would like to make consumers more aware of. You believe it offers sustainable and/or...

Blog series Leading/Misleading in product communications

14 March 2022

Leading or Misleading: A blog series on being transparent in your product communications around sustainability and health.

Today is World Consumer Rights Day. A day for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs.

Globe in a hand with a landscape in the back illustrating Earth Day

23 April 2021

Earth day: 5 ways to make your business work for nature

Let’s do earth-centered business. Earth-day is the day to celebrate the beautiful things our planet has to offer, but also...

Frog perspective on green tree tops in a circle

2 December 2020

Climate Neutral Group’s formula for maximum impact

When Climate Neutral Group (CNG) was founded in 2002, they were one of the first organizations to fully focus on climate...

Plastic bottle with Lipton Green Ice Tea that is recycled

24 November 2020

Closing the loop on plastic waste at Lipton: How an ambition became the norm

One key shift towards a 1.5-degree society is closing the loop on waste. With a growing business there comes a downside too...

Hands holding an apple filled with (dried) fruit and nuts illustrating a plantbased diet

19 October 2020

Call it by its name: A plea to cherish the brave brands that accelerate the plant protein transition

It’s Dutch Food Week this week. This means all eyes are on (innovation) in the Dutch food sector for 7 days straight...

A coloured man and woman wearing Asics sports shoes and joyful jumping into the air

14 October 2020

ASICS: Dare to focus

What if we are not committed to take any actions on climate change and limit global warming to 1.5-degrees?

Blog Series Reporting: communicate

4 October 2020

How to leverage the content beyond the sustainability report

Go back to your reason why for creating a sustainability report in the first place. Who are the key people you want to reach?

Blog Series Reporting: create

27 September 2020

How to successfully develop copy and creative elements for your sustainability report

Good sustainability reports tell a well-rounded story yet are focused and concise at the same time...

Blog Series Reporting: collect

22 September 2020

How to ease content collection for your sustainability report

Once you’ve chosen and aligned the focus of the sustainability report, it’s time to collect the content for the upcoming...

Blog Series Reporting: choose

15 September 2020

How to leverage external and internal perspectives for focus

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Blog Series Reporting: connect

8 September 2020

Why its key to connect with your strategy and colleagues early on

Often, companies start reporting for compliance reasons, yet there are also many positive reasons to create a sustainability...

Two cartons with Oatly organic oat drink and Oatly oat drink chocolate

7 September 2020

What the Oatly-controversy teaches us about the demand for transparency

You probably heard already, Oatly has made the decision to sell a stake in the company to a consortium that includes Blackstone,...

Marjolein Baghuis, consultant The Terrace

4 June 2020

Saving people and planet starts at breakfast by Marjolein Baghuis

We are both the flood and the ark. No one but us will destroy the planet, and no one except us will save it...

Two oat meal sandwiches with beet spread, tomatoe, rocket and avocado on a grey plate

15 December 2019

Moving towards a circular food system: The Terrace presents at the Erasmus Food Lab

Moving towards a circular food system: The Terrace presents at the Erasmus Food Lab

Medium photo of blue and brown clothes hanging on a garment rail in a fashion shop

29 October 2019

Sustainable Fashion: The innovations that are (or might be) closing the loop

Sustainable Fashion: The innovations that are (or might be) closing the loop

Promotional image of the Fashion Revolution Week, saying We Are Fashion Revolution

29 April 2019

Why we believe that brave brands will lead the Fashion Revolution

Why we believe that brave brands will lead the Fashion Revolution

Product image of a Tony's Chocolonely chocolate bar, milk flavour

18 December 2018

Tony’s Chocolonely: Raising the chocolate bar for industry change

Tony’s Chocolonely: Raising the chocolate bar for industry change

B Corp logo

31 October 2018

It’s official: The Terrace is a B Corp! Time for celebration

It’s official: The Terrace is a B Corp! Time for celebration

Fresh and shelled garden peas

21 February 2017

Can the Netherlands lead the way in how the world eats protein?

Can the Netherlands lead the way in how the world eats protein?

Visual with texts that illustrates The Terrace's main, central question What is the most beautiful thing your brand can do?

9 September 2014

Brand Purpose Model: what is the most beautiful thing you can do with your brand?

Brand Purpose Model: what is the most beautiful thing you can do with your brand?