Every business faces different sustainability challenges. A healthcare distributor has different priorities than a food producer. An SME in Vietnam faces different market dynamics than an algae producer in the Nordics. There is no universal sustainability roadmap.
At Sustainable Screening, we believe sustainability creates the greatest value when it reflects the realities of your business, your sector and your market. Rather than starting with regulations or reporting frameworks, we start by understanding your business. Which sustainability topics create the greatest risks? Where are the opportunities? What do your customers, financiers and other stakeholders expect?
From there, sustainability becomes a business decision, not a compliance exercise. Our approach combines sustainability expertise with an understanding of how companies are assessed by customers, financiers and investors. This enables us to translate changing sustainability expectations into practical strategies that strengthen operations, improve competitiveness, support access to financing and prepare organisations for long-term growth.
Whether supporting an SME taking its first sustainability steps or an investor assessing an entire portfolio, the objective remains the same: helping organisations focus on the sustainability topics that create the greatest business value.
Terence Berkleef
About the founder
Sustainable Screening was founded by Terence Berkleef in 2018.
Terence brings more than twenty years of international experience at the intersection of sustainability, finance and responsible investing. His career spans banking, asset management, ESG research and strategic advisory, providing a unique perspective on how sustainability influences business performance, investment decisions and long-term value creation.
Before founding Sustainable Screening, Terence held senior management positions at Sustainalytics, where he led international research teams, product development and client advisory. Earlier, he worked at ABN AMRO Bank and ABN AMRO Asset Management as a sector analyst, Green Fund Portfolio Manager and ESG Analyst, focusing on responsible investing and sustainable finance. Today, he supports companies and investors across sectors and regions by translating sustainability into practical strategies, measurable actions and commercial value.
Terence holds Master’s degrees in Economic Geography and International Relations from the University of Amsterdam.