Deep Transitions Netherlands Project Seminar 7: Transformative investment

Organizers: Johan Schot (Centre for Global Challenges, Utrecht University) and Sjoerd Bakker (Dasym)

13:00 – 14:30
Location: Zoom
Abstract
The final seminar in the series Deep Transitions in the Netherlands focuses on transformative investing. The financial world plays an important role in transforming human societies. But how can public and private investors best be mobilized to contribute to a sustainable future? This seminar addresses the role of the financial world and the investment strategies that promote a transformative change towards a more sustainable and inclusive organisation of socio-technical systems. During the seminar we would like to explore the idea of transformative investing in more detail. What new strategies are needed and how can public and private investors shape and accelerate the Second Deep Transition through transformative investment? What value and relevance has scientific research in this process? The vision and methods of the research-driven investment company Dasym will be explained and discussed.
Please see attached a paper by Jack Davies and Ed Steinmueller, ‘Regime Transformative Investing’ that will be the starting point of the seminar. This document has been used as a briefing note for Global Deep Transition Investors Panel. For more information see also: The Promise Of Transformative Investment: Mapping The Field Of Sustainability Investing – Deep Transitions

THE DEEP TRANSITIONS NETHERLANDS PROJECT

In the Deep Transitions in the Netherlands Project, the Eindhoven History Lab collaborates with researchers from Utrecht and Wageningen Universities to analyze the sociotechnical development of the Netherlands from a long-term perspective, and to simultaneously develop system transformation investments strategies for policy makers, industries and investors.

More info: see here. 

EHL contact person: Frank Veraart

PHASE 1 Seminar schedule

• October 8th 2021: Introduction to The Project, Deep Transitions, Wellbeing and Sustainability with Johan Schot (UU) & Harry Lintsen (TUe)
• November 5th 2021: Qualitatively Researching Meta-rules and Systems with Bram Bouwens (UU) & Frank Veraart (TUe)
• December 10th 2021: Quantitatively Researching Meta-rules and Systems with Johan Schot (UU) & Gaston Heimeriks (UU)
• January 14th 2022: Interconnections between Systems with Harry Lintsen (TUe) & Erik van der Vleuten (TUe)
• February 11th 2022: Deep Transitions, Wellbeing and Sustainability Dynamics with Jan-Pieter Smits (TUE/CBS) & Harry Lintsen (TUe)
• March 11th 2022: The Second Deep Transition in the Making with Barbara van Mierlo (WUR) & Laurens Klerkx (WUR)
• March 25th 2022: Transformative Investing in the Netherlands with Johan Schot (UU) & Bram Bouwens (UU)

The Deep Transitions Netherlands Project has been supported by Dasym Investment Strategies and the Utrecht University, TU Eindhoven, WUR and UMC Strategic Alliance.