This study evaluates the effectiveness of the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in quantitatively measuring the transition of companies to a circular economy. First, using the most recent literature review on circularity metrics, a complete overview of the currently …

Background: Recent research in the field of “Arts and Health” has demonstrated the beneficial impact of arts-based interventions on health and well-being across diverse populations. Recognizing their potential, especially in cases where conventional healthcare cannot address the multifaceted impact of …

Background Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a leading cause of hospitalization during the first week of life. Recent research suggest that phototherapy, the standard treatment, can be safely and effectively administered at home. Some Dutch hospitals have already adopted home-based phototherapy. The TREAT …

More frequently occurring droughts, related to climate change, lead to reduced growth and loss of vitality in trees. The recent drought of 2018 was extreme, long-lasting and resulted in high evaporative demands due to the concurrent high temperatures. The aim of this study was to compare the drought …

Recent advances in digital technologies profoundly influence our daily lives and work. While enabling solutions to societal issues, these technologies also demand new knowledge and skills from professionals. An increasingly common way for organizations to address this issue is to set up learning communities …

Nederlandse mkb-ondernemers betalen 30% meer voor hun energie dan Duitse en zelfs 70% meer dan hun Belgische collega’s, stelt Martien Visser. “Boodschappen bij de buren zijn veel goedkoper, ook vanwege verschillen in accijnzen en btw. Nederlanders weten daar wel raad mee. Recent sprak ik iemand uit Ermelo …

BACKGROUND: In recent years, sustainable employability, rooted in the capability approach, has received substantial attention due to its associations with work and health-related outcomes. While previous studies have indicated that being able and enabled to achieve important work values (i.e., work capabilities) …

Het verzuimpercentage is gestegen van 4,7% in 2019 naar 5,2% in 2020. Dit is het hoogste verzuimpercentage sinds 2003. Verzuim en vitaliteit gaan hand in hand. Vitaliteit gaat over de levenskracht die iemand heeft. Voor medewerkers van Zuyd Hogeschool worden er vitaliteitschecks georganiseerd. De hierbij …

Ondanks dat er steeds meer aandacht is voor diversiteit en inclusie in de samenleving zijn er nog steeds groepen, waaronder jonge vrouwen een van de belangrijkste, die zich niet altijd welkom en veilig voelen in de buitenruimte. Recent onderzoek over dit onderwerp krijgt veel aandacht in gemeenteraden, …

This article analyzis two Dutch experiments in which the government guarantees a job to tackle long-term unemployment. The experiment with the Melkert jobs was carried out in the 1990s. Recently the municipality of Groningen implemented a project in which long-term unemployed people are offered a so-called …