Responsible investment Archieven - Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development

Candriam Sustainable Investment Seminar

30/09/2025

Candriam invites you to join us in Amsterdam as we explore the power and potential of Sustainable Investing. Let’s come together to chart a course for a more sustainable future amidst these turbulent times. Programme Sustainable Investment Seminar 13:00 Welcome […]

Nickel initiative: A multi-stakeholder approach to ESG in supply chains

Auteur: Freek van Til, Project Manager Responsible Investment & Sustainability, VBDO - 22/07/2025

Please note: This article was published as part of the VBDO AGM Engagement Report 2025 – Weighing the anchor. What the Nickel Initiative entails In 2024, VBDO, in collaboration with Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN), launched the Investor Initiative on Responsible Nickel […]

Confronting your own policy: Menzis

Auteur: Desiree Wareman, Manager Treasury & Asset Management & Ruben Colen, Specialist Treasury & Asset Management at Menzis - 16/07/2025

VBDO spoke with Desiree Wareman, Manager Treasury & Asset Management, and Ruben Colen, Specialist Treasury & Asset Management, from Menzis about the process Menzis has set up to screen individual investments for sustainability. Please note: this article was published as […]

Seminar Investing in Child Well-being in Business and Finance

28/10/2024

NB. This event is supported by Unicef. This seminar is organised under the ‘Work, No Child’s Business’ program. The event aims to help companies and investors better understand the scope of children’s well-being within business practices and investment frameworks. It […]

Allow my generation a pension to live for

Auteur: Maarten Busch, Project Manager Sustainability & Responsible Investment, VBDO - 21/06/2024

I belong to Generation Z and won’t retire for another 40 years. Still, I am seriously concerned. On Tuesday, June 4, a motion by the VVD, BBB and SGP against “activist or idealistic” investing was adopted. The motion requests the […]

Seminar Bottom Line! – Responsible investing in the energy transition

29/02/2024

There is no doubt we need to accelerate the transition from fossil to renewable energy. But how do we ensure that we make this transition as fair as possible, with the lowest possible negative impact on people and nature? A […]

Investors call for global, binding regulations on plastic

08/11/2023

An international coalition of nearly 30 institutional investors, led by the Dutch Association of Sustainable Investors (VBDO), sent a letter to members of the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) governments. The letter calls on the HAC to maintain an ambitious approach […]

Romie Goedicke TNFD biodiversiteit UNEP FI

Romie Goedicke on the TNFD and biodiversity

Auteur: Romie Goedicke, Co-Head Nature, UNEP FI - 12/09/2023

Romie Goedicke Co-Heads the nature thematic at the UNEP Finance Initiative. She also leads the work on nature-related risk and disclosure and manages the work on mainstreaming and capacity building. In these ways, she supports the work on the alignment […]

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. […]

Investors with US$10 trillion AuM call on corporates to drastically ramp up action on plastics

04/05/2023

185 investors with US$10 trillion in combined assets under management, have signed a statement demanding companies adopt a more radical approach to reduce their reliance on plastics. They are calling for intensive users of plastic packaging – such as FMCGs […]

Living off the wind? Invest in sustainable energy

Auteur: Mart van Kuijk, Project Manager Sustainable Investment, VBDO - 04/01/2023

With the current developments in the energy market, sustainable investment in wind and solar energy does not seem like a bad idea. But there is a lot of choice and this can be opaque, especially for novice investors. ‘Sustainable investing […]