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Masterclass Responsible mining, the role of financial institutions: How to raise the bar?

03/10/2018

It is a great pleasure to invite you to attend the masterclass regarding responsible mining for financial institutions that we organize in cooperation with IUCN NL. Mineral mining portrays a complex picture as it is closely linked to environmental issues, […]

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VBDO Platform Consultation 29 November

29/11/2018

Welcome to the VBDO Platform Consultation for institutional members on 29 November. This time the platform is dominated by the Sustainable Development Goals. On the agenda: Workshop: Taking leadership on the SDGs By: Francesca Sharp (ICAEW) The ICAEW, Institute of Chartered […]

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Launch Platform Living Wage Financials (PLWF)

27/09/2018

Today, a group of Dutch financial institutions launched the ‘Platform Living Wage Financials’ (PLWF). This platform was created to improve the poor working conditions in the textile industry, where wages are often too low to live on. Founders ASN Bank, […]

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Investing with an eye for the environment

19/09/2018

More and more market parties offer sustainable investment products. A good thing, according to Xander Urbach of the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). He observes that the sustainable goals and a good return go well together. The […]

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VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds

11/10/2018

VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds: How sustainable do we want to be (and can we be)? VBDO director Angélique Laskewitz presents the newest VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds on Pensioen Pro BeleggersBeraad 2018. She will discuss with Pensioen Pro about the state […]

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Institutional investors stop with tobacco

25/07/2018

According to Hester Holtland of the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development, reputation damage plays an increasingly important role in the exclusion of tobacco. ‘We are seeing more and more institutional investors who stop investing in tobacco.’ Read the […]

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Dutch business sector embraces Sustainable Development Goals

27/06/2018

Publication: Act Together - Sustainability Performance of Dutch Stock Listed Companies - AGM Report 2018

The largest listed companies in the Netherlands embrace the Sustainable Development Goals. Research by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VDBO) at 35 Dutch listed companies shows that important progress was made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in […]

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AGM Report 2018: Act Together

27/06/2018

Publication: AGM Report 2018: Act Together

Management Summary Conclusion In conclusion, all 35 companies in the scope of this report have made important steps towards implementation of the selected themes this year. Concerning Natural Capital and Living Wage, incremental progress can be reported. Most notably, this […]

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AVA Engagement Seminar

27/06/2018

On Wednesday 27 June, the AGM engagement seminar 2018: Act Together was organized at BNP Baribas in Amsterdam by VBDO. VBDO’s latest AGM report – ‘Act Together’ – was presented by Angélique Laskewitz to Robert van Kerkhoff of BNP Paribas […]

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Whitepaper Natural Capital Expeditions

25/04/2018

Publication: Whitepaper Natural Capital Expeditions

A White Paper has now been issued based on the results of the Expeditions Finance & Natural Capital. VBDO, CREM and NextGreen have combined their expertise for the realization of the White Paper and the Expeditions. There has also been close […]

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Connecting Finance and Natural Capital: A Supplement

24/04/2018

Publication: Connecting Finance and Natural Capital: A Supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol

End of april 2018 the VBDO, together with the Natural Capital Coalition and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance, launched ‘Connecting Finance and Natural Capital: A Supplement to the Natural Capital Protocol’ in Hong Kong. The guidance provides guidelines for the […]

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Climate policy Dutch pension funds aimed at further warming

13/12/2017

Publication: Dutch Pension Funds and Climate Change: Now is the time

Direct risks for portfolios remain underexposed Research of VBDO together with AXA IM among 38 institutional investors shows: 18% have quantitative target reduction of CO2 emissions 26% exclude polluting companies More focus on combating climate problem than relief consequences Fewer […]

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