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NB. This event is in Dutch.
During this seminar, we will discuss the most important results from the Responsible Investment by Insurers benchmark 2025 and announce the winner of the Insurers Responsible Investment Award 2025. This year, special attention will be paid to the theme of biodiversity.
The investment policy of insurers is directly related to biodiversity. Loss of ecosystems can lead to asset depreciation, disruption of supply chains and increased claims in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and real estate. Responsible insurers therefore take into account the impact of companies on natural ecosystems in their investment choices. We will discuss this further during the seminar.
Program seminar Responsible Investment by Insurers 2025
14:15 – Walk-in
14:30 – Welcome speech | Angélique Laskewitz, director VBDO & Richard Weurding, general manager, Dutch Association of Insurers
14:40 – Asset management: Improving biodiversity with common sense | Sharon van Herel, CEO, Klaverblad Verzekeringen
15:00 – From agriculture to laboratory: positive impact on biodiversity | Mies Ligtenberg, Impact Lead, a.s.r.
15:20 – HEAL alliance: moving food service companies to offer healthier options | Frank Wagemans, Sr. Engagement Specialist, Achmea IM.
15:40 – Sustainable insurance products focused on health – Scildon
16:00 – Explanation of benchmark results – Maarten Busch, benchmark project manager, VBDO
16:15 – Award ceremony Responsible Investment Awards 2025 – Angélique Laskewitz, director VBDO
16:30 – Drinks
Speakers
- Sharon van Herel, Klaverblad Verzekeringen
Sharon van Herel has been the CEO of Klaverblad Verzekeringen since 1 June 2024. Van Herel made the switch from HDI Global Nederland, where she worked for sixteen years, the last six years as managing director. As CEO of Klaverblad Verzekeringen, Van Herel focuses on healthy growth, sustainability and improving customer satisfaction. She is known as a pragmatic builder with a people-oriented approach and a strong focus on concrete goals. - Mies Ligtenberg, a.s.r.
Mies Ligtenberg works as Impact Lead within the ESG team of a.s.r. Asset Management. In this role, Mies is involved in the development of the impact strategy, the selection of external impact managers and the implementation of the 10% impact target of a.s.r. Mies has 9 years of experience in the financial sector and sustainable asset management. - Frank Wagemans, Achmea IM
Frank Wagemans is Senior Engagement Specialist at Achmea Investment Management. On behalf of Achmea IM and its clients, he enters into dialogue with companies on various ESG themes, such as water use, labor rights and health. Previously, he was Program Manager Responsible Investment at VBDO and worked in various government positions on themes such as environmental policy, water management and climate adaptation. In addition to his work at Achmea IM, he is an external PhD candidate in the field of the impact of sustainable investment and chairman of the Access to Nutrition Foundation - Daniel van den Berg, Scildon
“At Scildon, we love life. We believe it is important to help people become financially and physically fitter,” says Daniel van den Berg. He has campaigned for the Scildon Lifestyle Stop Smoking Death Risk Insurance.
Registration
Registration for this event is closed. Would you still like to attend the event? Send us a request via info@vbdo.nl.
Receive the benchmark
Participants in this seminar will be sent the benchmark by e-mail on the day of the seminar. The Responsible Investment by Insurers benchmark 2023 can be found here.
