Danique van Veen
Laval,Canada
Summary
Sustainability professional with expertise in climate resilience and policy advising. Experienced in conflict-sensitive environmental consulting and multi-stakeholder management. Passionate about applying research and strategic systems thinking approaches to support sustainable development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Sustainability Coach & Project Manager
Synertium - Sustainable Impact Projects and Transi
11.2024 - Current
- Coach Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing and implementing effective business sustainability strategies aligned with ESG principles.
- Collaborate with le Conseil des Industries Durable to deliver customized sustainability consulting and support.
- Conduct materiality assessments, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability roadmapping tailored to the needs of SMEs.
- Manage cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals and compliance with regional and international ESG frameworks.
- Provide training and capacity-building sessions on sustainability integration, fostering innovation and resilience in business practices.
Policy Officer Economics & Innovation
Provincial Government of Limburg
06.2023 - 07.2024
- Advisory and executive support provincial policymaking process, focussing on circular economy and regenerative agriculture.
- Project Lead on monitoring and evaluating a policy executive program supporting farmers reach the goals on greenhouse gas emissions andbiodiversity set by the European Commission of the EU.
- Assessing agricultural business strategies in term of long-term sustainability and profitability.
- Stakeholders communications with provincials deputies, executive sectors and overarching policymakers on policy executive programs.
Project Analyst Sustainability
LIOF
10.2020 - 06.2023
- Analyst role at the sovereign wealth fund for the Southern Netherlands, focussing on strategy development for this governmental finance organization to become more sustainability-impact driven and how to report on this.
- Assessing sustainability standards to serve as data-driven guidelines for impact investing in small and medium enterprises. Based on GRI guidelines.
- Drafted comprehensive ESG reports and roadmaps for organization, integrating sustainability trends and materiality assessments to inform strategic planning.
- Scrum Master for 5 taskforces working on integrating subjects as circular economy, energy transition, data and tech innovation, healthcare transition and diversity, equity & inclusion into the organization’s strategy.
- Coordinator of a three-year charter project on integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the organization’s investment strategy.
Education
Master of Science - Sustainability Science, Policy and Society
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands09-2020
Bachelor of Arts - Arts and Social Science, Major in Politics
Maastricht University
Maastricht, The Netherlands09-2019
Skills
- ESG strategy development
- Materiality Assessment
- EU Green Taxonomy & GRI
- Stakeholder Management
- Proposal writing and assessment
- Scrum Master
- Effective Communication
- Systems thinking
- Sustainability Science, Policy and Society
Languages
English
Full Professional
Dutch
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
German
Elementary
Certification
- ESG & Sustainability Accounting, Markus Verbeek Praehep, November 2023
- Business Sustainability Management, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), October 2022
- Scrum Master 1, Scrum.org, June 2021
Timeline
Business Sustainability Coach & Project Manager
Synertium - Sustainable Impact Projects and Transi
11.2024 - Current
Policy Officer Economics & Innovation
Provincial Government of Limburg
06.2023 - 07.2024
Project Analyst Sustainability
LIOF
10.2020 - 06.2023
- ESG & Sustainability Accounting, Markus Verbeek Praehep, November 2023
- Business Sustainability Management, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), October 2022
- Scrum Master 1, Scrum.org, June 2021
Master of Science - Sustainability Science, Policy and Society
Maastricht University
Bachelor of Arts - Arts and Social Science, Major in Politics
Maastricht University
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