ImpactPlus

In 2023, Achmea and Achmea Foundation also jointly organised Impact Plus: a growth programme helping social entrepreneurs in the Netherlands to professionalise their businesses and increase their social impact. The theme of Impact Plus in 2023 was "Smart Sharing & Reuse."

“Nice to see that the entrepreneurs' business models are steeped in making the world a little bit better.”

Lidwien Suur (Achmea Executive Board)

For this edition of the Impact Plus Growth Programme as well, eight entrepreneurs have been selected to increase their impact. These social entrepreneurs are participating in Centraal Beheer's Growth Accelerator programme. For nine months, inspiring growth experts and experienced coaches will guide a small group of entrepreneurs.

With the Impact Plus programme, we are making an impact on the following Sustainable Development Goals:

  • SDG 3: Good health and well-being: the theme in 2019 was “Together and not alone”.
  • SDG 8: Fair work and economic growth: the theme in 2020 was “Unrecognised talent: from safety net to springboard”.
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: the theme in 2022 was “Healthy and Sustainable Living for All”.
  • SDG 13: Climate Action: the theme in 2023 was "Smart Sharing & Reuse."

“The social entrepreneurs in this edition of Impact Plus are all creative and driven. It’s very special to be able to contribute to this from the Achmea Foundation.”

Susan Blankhart, Achmea Foundation Board

The eight social entrepreneurs

Within the Impact Plus programme, eight social entrepreneurs have been selected to participate in Centraal Beheer's Growth Accelerator programme. Below is a brief description of the eight social entrepreneurs.

Atelier Revive makes the world a cleaner and more inclusive place by turning discarded materials into new reusable products. They offer women who cannot easily find work due to circumstances beyond their control a chance to participate in our society. In doing so, they make the world a little cleaner and more inclusive with every product.

PharmaSwap is committed to preventing waste of medicines within pharmacies and wholesalers. By optimising the use of drugs already on the market, they contribute to cost savings in healthcare. At the same time, they are working towards a more sustainable system by preventing potentially hazardous drugs from ending up in waste streams unnecessarily.

Goods! designs socks with artists with lived experience (homelessness, psychiatry, addiction). For every pair of socks sold, a pair of donation socks is also made in its own social sock factory, together with Salvation Army participants in a sustainable as well as social way. Socks that are given away to the poorest of the poor. In this way, every purchase contributes to a better world.

Race Against Waste combines educational projects with action campaigns to inspire people to join the transition to a circular economy. Everyone can make a difference and together we will help eliminate waste. More than 200,000 people participate every year.

Tworby provides safe and sustainable extension of mobility. Using a patented conversion module, practically any (electric) two-wheeler can be converted into a stabilised (electric) tricycle. Tworby is committed to keeping people mobile longer, healthier, safer and more sustainably.

NoWa makes jewellery from gold and silver extracted directly from old phones-with a mission to collect old phones and turn them into something beautiful. Making jewellery gives precious raw materials a new lease of life.

Stichting Babyspullen is committed to reducing the negative impact on children growing up in poverty with extra love for their new lives. They collect new and used baby items throughout the Netherlands and turn them into baby starter kits with volunteers and at sheltered workshops. They donate these parcels through various agencies to parents and expectant parents in the Netherlands who are struggling financially.

Eversom makes sustainable products from rejected fire hoses. All the material is recycled and ready for many years to come. For their production, they work with people from sheltered workshops.