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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Biodiversity found to be important theme for Dutch listed companies
Publication: AGM engagement report 2022 - Keep Up
Pension funds in the Netherlands outperform insurers on climate change
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
Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2021 - A comparative study of 77 Dutch listed companies
Child labour, an underexposed topic for the Dutch financial sector
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
Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2021
Many Dutch insurers lack climate policy
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
Publication: Biodiversity integration in the Dutch financial sector: Why it’s critical to be proactive and invest in nature
Increased commitments on sustainable performance of companies, transparency is lacking
Publication: AGM engagement report - Setting the pace
Every year, the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) visits the shareholders’ meetings of the largest Dutch, stock-listed companies to obtain commitments on sustainable performance. This is based on extensive research into (non) sustainable performances of these companies. […]
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Publication: Making the Netherlands climate adaptive: The role of financial institutions and governments
Eumedion, VEB and VBDO: during virtual AGM offer shareholders the possibility to speak live, ask questions and make comments
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Joint call leading up to the AGM season 2021 Eumedion, the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) and the Vereniging van Effectenbezitters VEB (VEB) (Association of Stockholders) see that physical shareholders’ meetings are undesirable in the coming months so […]
Read moreGuide for conservation organisations: how to engage the financial sector?
Publication: NGO Guide: 6 steps to engaging financial institutions
Financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and pension funds hold leverage over the companies and governments they provide money to for projects and activities affecting people and nature. This makes them an important ally for conservation organisations. But how […]
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