Ruud Meijer

🌎Time for Collective Action! 🌍 3️⃣ The power lies in community, only then will we have a strong localized Green Deal, Felix Riecken’ tip is to engage in peer-to-peer learning to adapt and fight climate change and go vote 🗳️ 4️⃣ Meaningful public participation and lively democracies is about ensuring all voices are heard and part of a decision making process that puts people and planet first. Gabriel’s tip (QuEST Network) is when learning about anyone’s needs, to always ask first, avoiding making assumptions 🗣️ Not sure where to start? 🤔 🗳️ Go vote for a Strong European Green Deal with communities at the heart 💚 ✍️ Sign the “Time for Collective Action” manifesto at https://lnkd.in/d-tbB5c3 📝 #UseYourVote #TimeForCollectiveAction #EUGreenDeal #RestoreNature #EuropeanElections #CommunitiesForFuture #JoinTheBigTable #EUElections2024 #VoteFutureEU #TheEarthSociety #WalkTheTalk #EUClimatePact #MyWorldOurPlanet

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200 dagen horror in G a z a ... Ik kan geen woorden vinden, dus deel ik de rake woorden van corporate activist Hanane Abaydi. "The world doesn't need your checkbox feminism. Feminism is speaking up. Feminism is refusing to contribute political, financial, or in any way to oppressive systems. Feminism without addressing genocide or social injustice is just a reproduction of oppression. Not a praxis for liberation. The double standards used by feminists are just sick 🤢. Speak up for P a l e s t i n e. Speak up for Congo. Speak up for Sudan. Speak up for Ethiopia. Speak up for the Western Sahara. Speak up for West Papua. Speak up for Syria. Speak up for Libya. Speak up for Iraq. Speak up for Afghanistan. Just to name a few countries where intervention from Western countries and Western imperialism and colonization led to war, conflict, chaos, oppression, and genocide. Speak up. Your silence is destructive. Your silence is fatal. #bethekilljoy #speakup

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Fantastisch om te lezen hoe je buiten je comfortzone stapt en groeit! 🌱 "You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." - Brian Tracy Blijf groeien en inspireer anderen met je moed Werner Van Staey! #inspiratie #groei #comfortzone #persoonlijkeontwikkeling

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Dank je wel Anna Batten voor de superleuke en interessante training 'Zakelijk tekenen'! Door jouw heldere uitleg en enthousiasme vind ik dat zelfs ik kan tekenen! View my verified achievement from Agile Scrum Group.

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💡 Verminder #veiligheidsincidenten met 30%. Transformeer je #bedrijfsopleidingen met game-based learning. https://lnkd.in/e-t6jG89 #preventie #preventieadviseur #welzijnophetwerk

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Security and safety at your service. Expect the unexpected. Always ...

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Perspectives on Climate Justice

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SUSTAINABILITY & COMPETITION LAW ✅ ACM is positive about the collaboration between coffee capsule producers to recycle more plastic and aluminium coffee capsules while continuing to innovate alongside the collaboration to make coffee capsules more sustainable 🌎 Sustainable products and consumption are after all essential for a sustainable world 🟢 As always also published in English: https://lnkd.in/euZc_ceC Autoriteit Consument & Markt #sustainability #competition

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Life is about love.. limitlessly and without constraints.

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Many Netherlands companies view the climate crisis seriously and are taking steps to reduce their emissions; at the same time, adapting to climate change “is still uncharted territory for many, while it is precisely climate adaptation that has a major impact on the future resilience of businesses.” This is among the main conclusions of a new report from the Netherlands Red Cross – Adapting to the consequences of climate change: Touchpoints, practical tools and recommendations for your company – that also flags options for companies to support resilience in the Global South

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Interesting panel discussion on the 30th of May in Eindhoven. I look forward to have a good discussion about sustainability and the important measures Europe should take for a green and sustainable future! #EPElections #Sustainability #GreenCafé

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Humble Inquiry (the gentle art of asking instead of telling). Dit boek was mij nog onbekend, waarom vragen i.p.v. vertellen en hoe zou je dat precies moeten doen 😉 ? interessant om eens te lezen. Hieronder een klein stukje tekst uit dit boek. I was unfamiliar with this book,why ask instead of telling, and how should we do that 😉, interesting to read. 📖 Below is a short section from the book Humble Inquiry. "Why are asking questions, and building positive relationships, suddenly so important?" "Because in an increasingly volatile and culturally diverse world, we cannot hope to understand and work with people from different occupational, professional, and national cultures if we do not know how to ask questions and build relationships that are based on (1) the assumption that other values may be different but are no worse and no better than our own, and (2) we may need to know what others know in order to solve our own problems."

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Great article -in Dutch- by Marloes de Koning on the latest innovations the countries in the Kingdom of The Netherlands are doing using #digitalidentity for #passengerfacilitation and #bordercontrol. But besides the great work in Netherlands and Curacao I should of course also add the Aruba Happy Flow and the Aruba Happy One Pass to the list 😉🇦🇼 #ICAOdtc #eIDAS2 #eudiw #paxex #dataprivacy #quoteinthepaper

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"Imagination meets Innovation at the VNG Conference!" 🌟 Our team is busy getting ready to head to The Green Heart 💚 next week for the VNG Conference. Ellen Hoogeveen and Martin de Gries will be representing #AIInfraSolutions and are excited to talk to delegates and sponsors about the exciting developments that AI brings to towns and cities across the #Netherlands. The conference theme is "The power of imagination..." and imagination is exactly what we do so well at AIInfraSolutions. One day, we are sure a surveyor must have thought "Imagine if it was possible to enrich this mobile mapping data accurately without it being done manually..." Thanks to some imagination, innovation and investment, AI enriched mobile mapping data is now possible and is now used to inform infrastructure developments across the Netherlands. Ellen and Martin will be keen to talk to representatives from the Municipalities who want to use accurate, real-time data to help develop the next generation of #smartcities. If you are going to the #VNGConference2024, please feel free to connect with Ellen and Martin: 👉 https://ow.ly/n4wO50Sm9BG 👈 👉 https://ow.ly/YpLu50Sm9BI 👈 #digitaltwins #smartcity #mobilemapping #AIInfraSolutions

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💡 Two reports about climate change in the Netherlands came out last week. One focused on behaviour change, the other on technological change - but if tech doesn't appeal to people, they probably won’t adopt it and may actually end up protesting, which will ultimately inhibit implementation. The report from the PBL (PBL Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving), or Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency as it’s known in English, carefully mapped out 30 different scenarios for how the Netherlands can become climate neutral by the year 2050 through scaling up technological solutions. The PBL report, “Pathway exploration climate neutral 2050: Pathways to a climate neutral society for the Netherlands in 2050”, focused on achieving #climateneutral status for the Netherlands through technological changes to the electricity and heat supply, as well as the production and use of fuel and raw materials. The technological changes which the PBL investigated often treat it as a given that technological advances will be used on a wide scale. But if new or developing tech fails to appeal to people, they probably won’t adopt it and may actually end up protesting, which will ultimately inhibit implementation. Assuming that population and economic growth remain moderate and that consumer behaviour remains roughly the same, “it is still very uncertain whether climate neutrality can be achieved in 2050 [through technology alone].” The report summary acknowledges that “the behavior of consumers, businesses and governments”, among others, also “play an important role” in a “transition to climate neutrality.” However, the report states that behaviour change is not addressed in detail in the study, saying that their findings “can provide a starting point for follow-up studies that address these issues.”  Even though it is only mentioned in passing, the necessity of behaviour change is still evident in the report: “Lifestyle changes that reduce energy and resource consumption to levels lower than those assumed in this study could significantly contribute to a successful transition.” In an interview about the report with Dutch newspaper NRC, PBL director Marko Hekkert also spoke about the importance of behaviour change. “It is a political choice [to ask Dutch people to change their behavior], but it would make the transition a lot cheaper.” Another report which came out in late April, by comparison, focused directly on the role of pro-environmental behaviour change. The SCP (The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP), explored Dutch people’s current pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, and why they matter so much to a climate neutrality strategy. Want to read what Environmental Psychology has to say about it? Read full the blog post on our site! https://lnkd.in/djgeCpBP #environmentalpsychology University of Groningen Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences - University of Groningen

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When your biological family is not able willing or allowed to take care of you as a child we owe it to you to make sure you can become part of a new forever family. This is child protection. As growing up in systems orphanages and temporary alternative care is harmful despite all attempts being made. Governments have the duty to build trustworthy systems that truly have the best interest of children at heart. Reunifying and supporting families when possible and safe for children. Providing temporary care and support when parents fail. Looking for kinship and domestic options. And help those who have become victims of child trafficking. Denying current children who are without parental care the changes of family life through international adoption can not be the final solution. #adoption #foreverfamily #belong

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opportunities

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𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 🤔 ! ! Today, while traveling by flight, I found myself sitting in the emergency exit row, enjoying the extra legroom. 😎 Before takeoff, the senior flight attendant approached us ( All travelers in the row ) and asked if we were ready to take responsibility and operate the emergency exit door if needed. ( obviously, after the special announcement by the captain ) This simple question made me realize something profound: 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔. This got me thinking about the roles of a Visionary global entrepreneur. When we seize global opportunities through #exports or #imports, we take on #global responsibilities as well !! Working with #SMEs and #MSMEs for more than 15+ years, I have observed that their focus is more on transaction or contractual responsibilities i.e. Delivery deadlines, Payment terms, Quality parameters, Shiping and Logistics conditions, Packing & Packaging, etc. ( By the way both are two different & critical, and the later is mostly ignored !! 😇) Our actions go beyond contractual obligations; we represent our country and its values on the international stage. 5 Key things to think 🤔 for Indian Global Visionary Entrepreneurs: 1. 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 Understand and respect the cultural nuances of the markets you operate in. Your interactions should reflect the diversity and inclusiveness of your home country. 2. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Stay updated with international trade regulations and ensure compliance to avoid legal hassles and build trust with global partners. 3. 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 Conduct your business with integrity and ethical practices. Your reputation on the global stage can significantly impact your long-term success. ( Thing twice !! ) 4. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 Adopt sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. The world is watching, and your commitment to sustainability can set you apart. 5. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 The global market is ever-evolving. Invest in continuous learning and adapt to new trends and technologies to stay ahead. P.S.: I said YES to the Sr, Flight attendant - I agree to perform the responsibilities. 🙏 And I enjoyed the extra legroom during the flight 😎 𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🤔: As global entrepreneurs, how do we ensure that we are not only expanding our businesses but also upholding our responsibilities on the international stage? Share your thoughts and experiences below! ---------- Follow me for International Business (IB) Insights, Policy Updates, Global Trends and Opportunities. Happy Exporting 😊 & Importing Too.. 😎

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