Climate Archieven - Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development

Seminar Climate Engagement

21/05/2025

NB. This event is supported by L&G, Asset Management. Climate change is not a distant threat; it is an urgent reality. Investors, companies and civil society all have a role to play in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. […]

Dutch insurers face double challenge

06/09/2023

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Insurers in the Netherlands 2023 - Confronting Climate Risks: A dual challenge

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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A company that stays silent now agrees to fossil subsidy

27/06/2023

Can striving for an inclusive and sustainable Netherlands go hand in hand with providing fossil subsidies? VNO-NCW thinks so. Last week, VNO-NCW signed a letter published in de Volkskrant calling for the provision of fossil fuel subsidies. Adjusting the rules […]

Seminar Benchmark Responsible Investment by Dutch Insurers 2023

06/09/2023

NB. This event will be hosted in Dutch During the seminar, we will present the main results of our benchmark responsible investment by insurers: Responsible Investment by Insurance Companies in the Netherlands 2023 – Confronting climate risks: a dual challenge. […]

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?

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 […]

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We would have loved to have been at the COP

Auteur: Mart van Kuijk, Project Manager Sustainable Investment, VBDO - 09/11/2021

Currently, the COP26 in Glasgow is in full swing. I look back on a year of campaigning with WWF NL to bring the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) to the attention of Dutch asset owners. The goal of our […]

Expert session: How investors can make their Net-Zero commitments work

30/11/2021

Join our online expert session on how investors can make their Net Zero commitments work. Current Net Zero strategies won’t be enough to meet the Paris Climate Agreement. The gap between Net-Zero and Real-Zero is too significant and relies mostly on offsets and unproven technologies […]

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

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, […]

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Many Dutch insurers lack climate policy

20/10/2021

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investments by Insurers in the Netherlands 2021

The Dutch insurance sector is becoming more sustainable every year. However, there is still considerable room for improvement when it comes to sound climate policy and active shareholdership. This is apparent from research into the performance of the responsible investment […]

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From risk management to real impact

Auteur: Hester Holtland, Senior Project Manager Sustainability & Responsible Investment - 28/07/2021

In theory, it makes sense if the impact of your portfolio on the real world is in line with your investment policy. This means, for example, that CO2 emissions are not only reduced in our own portfolio, but that these […]

VBDO signs letter Kirsten Schuijt WWF to Mariëtte Hamer

28/07/2021

On May 17, Kirsten Schuijt, general director of WWF Netherlands, sent a letter to Mariëtte Hamer, with an appeal to combat the biodiversity crisis. She mentions 5 main points: Cut nitrogen emissions by half by 2030; Making the North Sea […]

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. […]

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