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CEOs of large companies work hard to make their business profitable. Yet they also face ever-increasing societal and regulatory demands to make the company more environmentally and socially sustainable.
Tereza Bauer interviewed fourteen CEOs of Dutch listed companies about their sustainability...
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Are we really making progress towards the sustainable transition? One thing is clear: if we’re not, it’s not the fault of sustainability science.
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Why is getting used to eating vegetables in early childhood so important to public health? How can we get children to eat them despite their protestations? With a large-scale experiment and a proven intervention, Britt van Belkom nibbles away at a tricky problem.
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Maastricht UMC+ closely monitors the heart health of COVID patients during, and after, their admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Research now shows a link between heart damage and ICU survival rates. Additionally, more information about heart damage after an ICU stay due to COVID-19 is being...
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One misconception that Milene Bonte and Giada Guerra want to dispel at the very start of this interview is the idea that people with dyslexia are less intelligent than others. The learning disorder is nonetheless a serious problem, affecting an estimated 5 to 10 percent of primary school children.
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"In order to get a good idea, you will have to hear a lot of good ideas." The words of Netherlands Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf speaking at the end of his working visit to Maastricht on 23 May. Professor Dijkgraaf visited Vista College, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and Maastricht...
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Plastics, made from plants? The bio-based economy makes it possible. It is the field of study of Yvonne van der Meer, professor of Sustainability of Chemicals and Materials.
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Sustainable employment addresses any action that creates the right conditions for employees to have a long, healthy, and happy career.
The high societal relevance of sustainable employment encouraged MORSE researchers to organize an interdisciplinary workshop to provide a unique platform for research...
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The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) and Maastricht University (UM) are complementary institutions that have the potential to strengthen one another. Therefore, the boards of both organisations signed an agreement on 20 May 2022, integrating MSM into the School of Business and Economics (SBE)...