Academica University of Applied Sciences
North Holland, Netherlands The
June 2023
Higher education
Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
Netherlands The
Academica University of Applied Sciences (“Academica”), is an accredited institution for professional education. Academica conducts research and develops organizations and professionals through contemporary bachelor-master degree programs. Our dedicated services focus on leadership, organization development, high performing professionals and sustainability. We connect, develop and accelerate people, process and strategy. Me – We – Work – World. At Academica, we envision a future founded on social justice, inclusivity, and sustainability. Our mission is simple yet powerful: a better life through better education, transparent governance and leadership and a focus on sustainability. To bring this mission to life, we offer a comprehensive range of accredited, blended, and modular programs at the master's level, we empower students, schools, and organizations to professionalize flexibly, share experiences, conduct research, and publish their findings. Our journey towards a brighter future is guided by four core principles: Education, Excellence, Sustainability and Leadership. Together, let's shape a brighter, more inclusive future for all through the power of learning.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 19.9
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 26.6
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 24.5
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 4.2
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers 22.9
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.