• One-third of the asset managers surveyed by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) indicate that they see the complexity of the energy transition as their biggest challenge; • To date, the current investments required still fall short […]
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Asset managers struggle with energy transition complexity
08/03/2023
Publication: Asset managers facing the energy transition: An overview of challenges, opportunities & required actions
Repsol and NN Group score highest on European tax transparency ranking
08/12/2022
Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2022 - A comparative study of 78 Dutch and 25 EU stock-listed companies
Supermarkets and FMCGs are not taking responsibility to reduce plastic
23/11/2022
Publication: Publicatie: Plastic Perspectives - An overview of the plastic activities of European and UK grocery retailers and FMCGs
Still limited number of impact investments by Dutch pension funds
10/11/2022
Publication: Pension Funds and Impact Investing 2022 - Time to move the needle
Dutch pension funds increasingly focus on biodiversity
01/11/2022
Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2022 - Reflection: beyond the benchmark
Biodiversity found to be important theme for Dutch listed companies
30/06/2022
Publication: AGM engagement report 2022 - Keep Up
For 85% of Dutch companies conservation of biodiversity is seen as important; Financial institutions in particular are putting pressure on companies for improvement; Only 26% of the companies surveyed have concrete objectives for preserving biodiversity. Biodiversity finally on the agenda […]
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24/01/2022
Publication: Dutch Institutional Investors and Climate Change - Institutional investors are taking action, but are they doing enough to win the race towards net zero?
VBDO applauds growing Dutch tax transparency and use of GRI 207: Tax standard
02/12/2021
Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2021 - A comparative study of 77 Dutch listed companies
Child labour, an underexposed topic for the Dutch financial sector
16/11/2021
Publication: Child labour and Dutch institutional investors: a study on incorporating child labour in responsible investment
Sustainable investing by pension funds does not yet translate into a sustainable world
01/11/2021
Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2021
Many Dutch insurers lack climate policy
20/10/2021
Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investments by Insurers in the Netherlands 2020
Biodiversity integration in the Dutch financial sector: Why it’s critical to be proactive and invest in nature
14/10/2021