Anne van Esch

Three reasons why as a CIO and CSO you should hold each other’s hands

In daily work in the field of responsible digitization, it is clear that sustainability and digitization have a lot in common. Both strive for value creation, involve substantive complexity, and require a similar search for ownership.

Truly valuable services are sensible from the initial design

Our environment demands more and more from (government) service delivery. Service must comply with laws and regulations, restore the human dimension, and be more sustainable. Each organization has its own beliefs and priorities in this regard. This diversity of expectations raises the question, 'How do we make progress at all?'

Beyond green: Sustainability’s true scope

Sustainability is a hot topic. Organizations think it's important, but then..., ‘what can I do about it?’. And ‘what difference does my effort make now?’. Do I act on the bare necessaties for window dressing purposes, or does it really make sense for my organization to do 'something with sustainability' now? The answer is ‘Yes!’. Acting on sustainability really makes sense. And there are several reasons for that.