Now that climate change is on the agenda of all pension funds, biodiversity will follow as an ESG theme that deserves more attention. More than a third of the Dutch pension funds indicate this in the annual comparative study by […]
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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
Pension funds in the Netherlands outperform insurers on climate change
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
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 2021
Increased commitments on sustainable performance of companies, transparency is lacking
30/06/2021
Publication: AGM engagement report 2021 - 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. […]
Read more DownloadVBDO calls on companies to be transparent about subsidies and tax exemptions
03/12/2020
Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2020 - A comparative study of 77 Dutch listed companies
Dutch pension funds challenged to translate sustainable policy into practice
26/10/2020
Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investments by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2020
Each year, the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) examines the performance of the responsible investment policy of Dutch pension funds (supported by FNV). The benchmark assesses the 50 largest pension funds in the Netherlands, together accounting for 92% […]
Read more DownloadMore than 50 commitments to sustainability by companies despite COVID-19
09/07/2020
Publication: AGM engagement report: Momentum - 25 Years of Engagement
Tax Transparency Benchmark 2019
29/11/2019
Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2019
Benchmark Responsible Investments by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2019
18/11/2019
Publication: Benchmark Responsible Investments by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2019
Benchmark Responsible Investment by Insurance Companies in the Netherlands 2019
09/10/2019