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Responsible investment by pension funds? Still too noncommittal

03/10/2017

Publication: Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2017 | Investing for the future

View the adjusted scores on the Benchmark Pension Funds here. The 11th edition of the VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds shows that the trend towards a growing responsible investment portfolio has continued this year. Pension funds increasingly incorporate environmental and social criteria […]

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Sustainability Performance of Dutch Stock Listed Companies

03/07/2017

Publication: Walk the Talk: Sustainability Performance of Dutch Stock Listed Companies | AGM Report 2017

This report contains the results of VBDO’s engagement with 38 Dutch stock-listed companies around their Annual General Meeting. This year we focused on three themes; natural capital, paying a living wage, and the embracement of the Sustainable Development Goals by […]

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Benchmark Responsible Investment by Insurance Companies 2017

27/06/2017

Publication: Benchmark Responsible Investment by Insurance Companies in the Netherlands 2017 - Investing for a sustainable world?

Here you can find the adjusted ranking of the Benchmark insurance companies 2017. This report, published by the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO), provides a detailed overview of the current status quo and trends within the responsible investment […]

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AGM Report 2017: Walk the Walk

27/06/2017

Management Summary Conclusion Overall, 38 companies within the scope have made significant progress on the themes selected by VBDO (natural capital, living wage, Sustainable Development Goals) in the last year. Encouraging progress is shown on natural capital, a theme that […]

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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

13/03/2017

Benchmark to drive corporate competition to improve human rights London – The first-ever public ranking of corporate human rights performance launched today, seeking to incentivise companies in a race to the top for the moral and commercial advantages of a strong human […]

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Sustainable Savings and Investments

25/11/2016

Publication: Duurzaam sparen en beleggen 2016

The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) annually examines the composition and size of the Dutch retail and private banking market for sustainable savings and investments. This year’s report is the sixteenth edition and is financed by ABN […]

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One-third Dutch noted companies commit to OECD

25/10/2016

Publication: Commitment to OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by Dutch Stock Listed Companies

According to a report conducted by the Dutch Association for Sustainable Development (VBDO), assigned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 18 of 60 researched Dutch multinationals publicly commit to the OECD Guidelines. With 24 more companies that have expressed their […]

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AGM report 2016: Next Steps in Embedding Corporate Responsibility

27/06/2016

Publication: AGM report 2016: Next Steps in Embedding Corporate Responsibility

Management Summary Conclusion Sustainability is gaining momentum. The policies and transparency of Dutch listed companies regarding sustainability themes such as natural capital, social inclusion, living wage and tax have improved over the past years. Dutch listed companies are increasingly focusing […]

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Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2015

29/10/2015

Publication: Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2015

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VBDO Sustainable Remuneration Guide

18/01/2010

Publication: VBDO Sustainable Remuneration - A guide for linking sustainable goals to executive incentives

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