VBDO promoting sustainability through financial markets
The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) aims at generating a more sustainable capital market by raising awareness both with multinational corporations and investors about the contributions they can make towards a sustainable capital market.
The VBDO also formulates opinions on different topics related to sustainability. VBDO regularly carries out researches, visits Annual General Meetings of stock listed companies and engages in an active dialogue with banks, insurance companies, media and Dutch stock listed companies. As such VBDO is the only association in the Netherlands representing institutional as well as individual sustainable investors.
Board
J. van Dam
Bestuursvoorzitter
Jaap has broad knowledge and experience in investment process design, strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction and innovation of the investments of PGGM.
Activities focus on Strategic Dynamic Asset Allocation, Long Horizon Investing and Integration of Climate Change Risk in the investment process.
In 2012 / 2013 Jaap was responsible within PGGM for PFZW's "White Sheet of Paper"-excercise redesigning PFZW's Investment Principles, fully integrating ESG and Governance dimensions, and the Strategic Investment Plan 2020 for PFZW, translating the principles into practice.
Before that he was amongst other things responsible for the design and introduction of PGGM's alternative beta strategies.
Other activities include:
2009 - present Member Commissie Beleggingsbeleid PensioenFederatie
2009 - present Member Research Board International Centre for Pension Management
2010 - present Member Advisory Board EDHEC
2015 - present Member of Curatorium of postgraduate VU-VBA Investment Management Programme
J. van Dam
Bestuursvoorzitter
A. Jansen
Penningmeester / Treasurer
Arnaud Jansen is treasurer of the VBDO.
A. Jansen
Penningmeester / Treasurer
G. Roest
Bestuurslid
Gerard Roest is currently chairman of the board at BPL Pension (Pension Fund Farming) and non-executive member of the board and chairman of the board of the audit committee at APF Unilever.
His current positions at FNV are portfolio manager Consolidation and portfolio manager Responsible Investing. In addition, he advises the main board and the members of parliament of FNV on pensions and serves as an advisor for trade union board members.
Gerard started work at FNV since 2000 and has been a board member of six different Dutch pension funds up til now.
G. Roest
Bestuurslid
R. Kooloos
Bestuurslid
On the 17th of April 2012, Richard Kooloos was assigned board member of the VBDO. His first time period will end in 2016.
Mister Kooloos works as Director Sustainable Banking for ABN AMRO Bank N.V.. A relevant additional task that he has fulfilled is being commissar during the start of Green Fund 2.
R. Kooloos
Bestuurslid
Dr. K.E.H. Maas
Bestuurslid
Dr. K.E.H. Maas was assigned board member of the VBDO on the 22nd of April 2015. Her first time period will end in 2019.
Dr. K.E.H. Maas is assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Economics and involved in the Erasmus Centre for Strategic Philanthropy (ECSP). She leads various researchprojects for companies and organizations in the area of performance and impact measurement. Karen is also scientific director of the executive CSR programs at ESAA (Erasmus School of Accounting & Assurance). Futhermore, she is part og Advisory Board of "De Groene Zaak" and the Programme advisory of MVO NL. In additon, she is a board member of the VBDO and the Erasmus Education Fund is a member of the Sustainable Finance Lab. Maas is also commissioner at the Erasmus Centre for Valorisation (ECV) BV.
Dr. K.E.H. Maas
Bestuurslid
H. van Eeghen
Bestuurslid
Henri van Eeghen was assigned board member of the VBDO on the 22th of April 2015. His first time period will end in 2019.
After working abroad for more than twenty years on three continents, Henri van Eeghen became C.E.O. of the Van Eeghen Group in 2004, the oldest still family run business in The Netherlands (established in 1662) - an international producer and distributor of food ingredients.
Today Henri works for Mercy Corps, a US based network organization with 45 offices around the globe. Specific responsibilities entail representing Mercy Corps at key fora and to high-level government, civil society and private sector stakeholders in Europe. He also spearheads the expansion of partnerships with select strategic donors in Europe (including the private sector) and is in charge of Mergers and Acquisitions for the organization.
Henri presently sits on the board of three foundations and two companies and also sits on the steering group led by PWC & the Dutch Accounting Association on the Introduction of Integrated Reporting in the Netherlands.
H. van Eeghen
Bestuurslid
Statutes
Download the statutes of the VBDO here. Please note the statutes are only available in Dutch language.
Mission and vision
According to VBDO, the ideal society is a sustainable society that meets everyone's needs, now and in the future. A just distribution of attention for social, ecological and economical values is a necessity for a sustainable society. Each individual and each company contributes in its own way to the preservation and development of this equilibrium.
VBDO believes that the capital markets determine whether a sustainable society stands a chance. This is why VBDO has chosen the capital markets to spread its vision of a sustainable society. The two parties in the capital markets that VBDO deals with are the (private and institutional) investors and the companies in which are invested.
With specific actions, VBDO tries to convince both parties in the capital market to be more sustainable. Concern for people and environment will create a better world for our children and grandchildren. That is VBDO's vision.
Annual General Meeting VBDO
Every June VBDO organizes its annual general meeting (AGM) in Utrecht. Members come together with the board, management and staff. The commitment of our members has been the key to our success and our uniqueness.
Vacancies
Employees
Angélique Laskewitz
Executive Director
Angélique Laskewitz is managing director of VBDO, the Investors Association for Sustainable Development in the Netherlands as of March 1st.
Since 1991, Laskewitz held various change management, HR and governance-related management and consulting roles at financial services providers such as RVS, AMEV, Fortis Bank Netherlands, BNP Paribas Fortis and ASR Netherlands. As a sideline she started her own consultancy practice ALMC in 2002.
Laskewitz studied Dutch law at the University of Groningen.
Angélique Laskewitz
Executive Director
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Fatima Achouitar
Manager Finance and Operations
Dee Timmermans
Manager PR & Communications
Dee Timmermans
Manager PR & Communications
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Lucienne de Bakker
Projectmanager Responsible Investment
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Hester Holtland
Projectmanager Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Hester is projectmanager Sustainability and Responsible Investment at VBDO. Among other projects, she coordinates the AGM (Annual General Meeting) -season, where the VBDO engages with Dutch listed companies in the period around their annual general meeting with the aim to create a more sustainable company strategy.
Hester studied history and International Relations at the University of Utrecht. During her master she specialized in financial speculation on de commodity markets and did an internship at the Dutch think-tank of international relations, Instituut Clingendael.
Hester Holtland
Projectmanager Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Vicky van Heck
Senior Projectmanager Sustainability and Responsible Investment
In her role as Project Manager at VBDO, Vicky is responsible for engaging Dutch listed companies to develop sustainable solutions. She does this through position papers on priority themes, benchmarks and individual company engagement activities. Prior to joining the VBDO, Vicky worked as a management consultant at PwC for five years. Vicky studied business economics and laws.
Vicky van Heck
Senior Projectmanager Sustainability and Responsible Investment
Jacqueline Duiker
Senior Projectmanager Responsible Investment
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Jacqueline Duiker
Senior Projectmanager Responsible Investment
Xander Urbach
Projectmanager Sustainability & Responsible Investment
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Xander Urbach
Projectmanager Sustainability & Responsible Investment
VBDO international
VBDO has strong connections with its sister organisation Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum).
Eurosif's vision is to make the European financial market sustainable. Its member affiliates are corporate investors, financial service providers, trade unions and NGOs.
Eurosif has developed the European Transparency Guidelines (ETG). Only the funds that signed Euosif's ETG are mentioned on its leading website, and external parties are able to find the funds that comply to Eurosif's strict demands on transparency and sustainability for investment funds.
