How proper monitoring can contribute to adequate legislation Proper monitoring and standard setting is of crucial importance to successfully combatting plastic pollution. This blog discusses the relationship between data and the effective regulation of plastic pollution. Vera de Boer and Emma Stekelenburg • January 23, 2020 • 2 comments
The myth of bioplastics Many companies have discovered that making their products sustainable is a unique selling point and good for PR. Some are eager to promote bioplastics as being more sustainable. Often this is not the case. Thomas Meekel • December 16, 2019
Levenslange uitzichtloosheid voor jonggehandicapten Vorige week donderdag stemde de Tweede Kamer in met het wetsvoorstel Vereenvoudiging Wajong. Deze stemming vormde het sluitstuk van twee onheilspellende weken voor mensen met een handicap. Erwin dijkstra • November 15, 2019 • 2 comments
A peaceful rebellion against extinction The people joining the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protests are reviving an ancient indigenous sense of landownership. This views the land not in terms of exclusive private properties, but as an inclusive living being that can only be owned by itself. Wim Bonis • October 30, 2019 • 3 comments
The risky aspects of our hate speech laws Recent events around the trial against Dutch politician Geert Wilders demonstrate that our laws prohibiting hate speech should be reconsidered. Not only for the sake of the right to freedom of expression in political debate, but also in order to protect independence of both parliament and judiciary. Jip Stam • September 13, 2019
‘The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started…’ 50 years after landing on the moon the media and scientists still dream about further exploring space. Yet the images of planet earth have shifted our focus: we return to where we started, with a renewed awareness of the place we have always lived in. Wim Bonis • August 07, 2019
Early warning and the restructuring directive: could directors learn from insolvency practitioners? Could the contribution of insolvency practitioners in creating early warning tools help company directors identify the moment in time when they should take measures to avoid insolvency? Jessie Pool • July 04, 2019
The courage to choose the right direction The fight-or-flight response is particularly strong in the populist movements, but it takes us in the wrong direction. Choosing the right direction is a matter of being open, vulnerable and courageous. Wim Bonis • May 29, 2019 • 2 comments
From petition to regulation: a deposit return system for small plastic bottles Last week the Dutch Parliament discussed the proposal for a mandatory deposit return system for small plastic bottles. After more than 25 years of dialogue with the industry, it seems that this might be the only solution to tackle plastic pollution. Esther Kentin, Emily den Boer and Louise Floris • April 25, 2019