The number of climate disasters is increasing rapidly. Dutch insurers feel this climate risk on two sides: the opportunities and risks of their investments and rising costs due to claims payments, according to research by the Association of Investors for […]
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AGM engagement report 2023 - Moving Forward Together
Dutch listed companies fail to address biodiversity
VBDO (Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development) today unveiled the key findings of its annual general meeting (AGM) engagement report. The report sheds light on crucial insights gained through VBDO’s engagement activities with 33 Dutch-listed companies on biodiversity. It […]
Asset managers facing the energy transition: An overview of challenges, opportunities & required actions
Asset managers struggle with energy transition complexity
• 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 […]
Tax Transparency Benchmark 2022 - A comparative study of 78 Dutch and 25 EU stock-listed companies
Repsol and NN Group score highest on European tax transparency ranking
The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) presents on 8 December 2022 a new, European edition of the Tax Transparency Benchmark; Repsol most transparent regarding tax among EU companies, NN Group scores highest among Dutch companies; Almost a […]
Publicatie: Plastic Perspectives - An overview of the plastic activities of European and UK grocery retailers and FMCGs
Supermarkets and FMCGs are not taking responsibility to reduce plastic
Research among 18 European and UK multinationals shows that supermarkets and FMCGs are predominantly focused on recycling. Companies should aim for more ambitious and concrete targets to effectively reduce plastic use according to Plastic Perspectives, a report by the Dutch […]
Pension Funds and Impact Investing 2022 - Time to move the needle
Still limited number of impact investments by Dutch pension funds
Dutch pension funds appear to have difficulty incorporating impact investing into their investment policy, according to research by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO), among 44 of the largest Dutch funds. The results come from the VBDO’s recent […]
Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2022 - Reflection: beyond the benchmark
Dutch pension funds increasingly focus on biodiversity
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 […]
AGM engagement report 2022 - Keep Up
Biodiversity found to be important theme for Dutch listed companies
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 […]
Dutch Institutional Investors and Climate Change - Institutional investors are taking action, but are they doing enough to win the race towards net zero?
Pension funds in the Netherlands outperform insurers on climate change
Climate change has been on the agenda of Dutch pension funds and insurers since the Paris Climate Agreement. But are they doing enough to prevent an abrupt transition? The short answer is ‘no’, according to new research by the Association […]
Tax Transparency Benchmark 2021 - A comparative study of 77 Dutch listed companies
VBDO applauds growing Dutch tax transparency and use of GRI 207: Tax standard
VBDO presents seventh Tax Transparency Benchmark on December 2nd, 2021; This year, the overall average company score reached an all-time high of 50%, double the score since VBDO first conducted this research in 2015; Six out of 77 companies have […]
Child labour and Dutch institutional investors: a study on incorporating child labour in responsible investment
Child labour, an underexposed topic for the Dutch financial sector
162 million children globally are part of the labour force. For the Dutch financial sector, child labour is an underexposed topic. Two-thirds of the institutional investors surveyed mention child labour in their RI policy, but only 7% of this group […]
Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2021
Sustainable investing by pension funds does not yet translate into a sustainable world
Nine Out of ten pension funds make use of exclusion, ESG integration and engagement when investing. Sustainable investment has thus become the undeniable standard within the sector. Nevertheless, there is still much to be achieved in terms of concrete implementation, […]