Impact expertise in The Hague
The Hague is a city for impact-driven organisations. Here, doing good and doing business are not seen as opposites, but as forces that can strengthen each other. The city brings together entrepreneurs, investors, NGOs, public organisations, knowledge institutions and companies working on solutions for people and planet. Doing good and doing business.
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The Hague - connecting minds to work on global challenges
In The Hague people have been working for over a century on global challenges. With figureheads like the Peace Palace, the International Court of Justice, Europol and the International Criminal Court, The Hague is worldwide known as the international city of peace and justice. The Hague is the city for entrepreneurs who want to build a better world.
The Impact ecosystem in The Hague
The impact ecosystem in The Hague covers a wide range of themes, including new energy, climate solutions, life sciences, health innovation, food, water, circular economy and social entrepreneurship. What connects them is a shared ambition: to create measurable value for society while building sustainable business models.
This makes The Hague an attractive place for startups and scale-ups looking to grow, for corporates seeking meaningful partnerships, and for investors interested in purpose-led innovation. It is also a strong destination for events that want to do more than fill a programme. In The Hague, impact events can connect with the city’s living ecosystem and create a spark that lasts beyond the final session.
ImpactCity The Hague
We are proud to be the frontrunner on an international scale when it comes down to join forces for entrepreneurship and impact to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (UN). In fact, The Hague is the first ImpactCity in the world. It is the hotspot for (international) Startups and Scaleups that focus on innovations for a better world.
The Hague & Partners as ImpactCity aims to innovative impact makers to grow their businesses and underwrite ImpactCity’s belief that economic success can go hand in hand with solutions for a better world. Connecting innovators with the right partners is what we do best.
Impact hubs in The Hague
- Apollo 14 is the central hub for impact entrepreneurs, NGOs and government-related organisations. Global challenges in numerous fields, e.g. security, energy, health, food or water, are being addressed through the work that is done here, with the Sustainable Development Goals leading the way.
- The Hague Humanity Hub is a community of innovators in peace, justice and humanitarian action, bringing together NGOs, academia, commercial enterprises and governmental bodies.
- The Hague Tech is a thriving and diverse community for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and scale-ups striving for technological innovations, focusing mainly on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence and smart building technology.
- Unknown Campus – Titaan is an impact innovation hub and experience center consisting of office spaces, meeting rooms, event spaces, and maker spaces. They are a clubhouse bringing together impact startups, students, industry, governments, and investorsgether impact startups, students, industry, governments and investors.
- Campus@Sea is about joint innovation for the sustainable, multi use of the North Sea. Providing a meeting place for impact makers with innovative ideas and housing for maritime businesses wanting to learn and innovate.
- The New Farm aims to attract innovative manufacturing companies that contribute in a circular and social way.
