Charlotte Extercatte

About Charlotte Extercatte

Charlotte Extercatte is a transformation expert with over 25 years of experience and developed a practical approach for leaders in organizations who want to be successful in business while simultaneously increasing their societal impact. Her message: organizing for the future can be easier and faster with insights from pioneers. From them, we learn that ESG obligations, such as the European CSRD, provide a unique opportunity to genuinely transform into a future-proof organization. By applying the insights of ESG pioneers, a risk becomes a significant opportunity!

What do pioneers do that makes them successful in achieving climate goals and other sustainable challenges? That question is posed by Charlotte Extercatte in her work as a transformation expert and entrepreneur. With over 25 years of experience with frontrunners from the business sector and government, she developed an energetic and practical approach for leaders in organizations who want to be successful in business while simultaneously increasing their societal impact. A must for leaders of organizations that want to excel in these times.

Charlotte is a passionate, energetic expert and founder of the international platform Transform4C and also serves as a managing director. Her mission is to inspire and empower as many leaders and their teams as possible in working with ESG themes and transition challenges. Her vision is that organizations can and must transform faster by utilizing insights from practice, energetic stories from pioneers, and handy tools.

She contributes to this with powerful stories and concrete action perspectives to turn dry goals around ESG and transition into vision and imagination. Her strong network continuously provides knowledge, inspiration, and capacity. In the international platform Transform4C, partners and experts continuously collaborate to learn about transformation.

Charlotte emphasizes that ESG criteria are not just an obligation but offer a strategic opportunity for innovation and sustainability. By proactively meeting CSRD reporting requirements, organizations can not only minimize risks but also create long-term value.

She is also connected as a lecturer at Nyenrode Business University in the Frontrunners in Stewardship and The Recognized Supervisor programs. Additionally, she authored the book ‘Climate Workers’. Previously, she was nominated for the Sustainable 50, BNR Future Leaders, and her book was nominated for Management Book of the Year 2023.

Charlotte stands out in her approach. She works with award-winning filmed stories about pioneers in transition, such as the award-winning film Beyond Zero. Upon request, she incorporates these hopeful, activating film stories or parts of them during her lectures to convey the essence even more powerfully. Through her personal style and extensive practical experience, Charlotte sets the tone for positive changes.

Over the past 25 years, Charlotte has worked with frontrunners in ESG and transition themes from the business sector, government, and education. For example, EY, ABN AMRO, Dura Vermeer, Royal BAM, Lely, Avery Dennison, Province of Utrecht, KLM, six ministries, and various universities of applied sciences.

On the topic of ESG and CSRD, she has an exceptional profile, as she was already involved over 20 years ago in the development of the first guidelines in this area, such as Global Reporting Initiative v. 1.0.

With this extensive experience with frontrunners, she is a challenging conversation partner for executives, management teams, and program managers of ambitious organizations. Unique to Charlotte is the way she switches between strategy and daily practice. A human tone, humor, and energy are guaranteed.

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