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NB. This workshop is in Dutch. It’s organized by the VBDO in collaboration with Triodos Bank as part of the Sustainable Weekend in Utrecht. Investing is the new saving. But how do you start investing? And how do you ensure […]
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Workshop: How to invest sustainable
10/07/2021
The role of financial institutions and governments in Dutch climate adaptation
29/06/2021
Publication: Making the Netherlands climate adaptive: The role of financial institutions and governments
Dutch asset owners must make 1.5°C pledges to catch up with European peers
Auteur: Mart van Kuijk, Project Manager Sustainable Investment, VBDO & Nicolas Poolen, Green Finance Advisor, WWF-NL - 17/05/2021
While the Netherlands is seen as a leader in responsible investing, only one Dutch asset owner has joined the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance. Only three Dutch asset owners have, at the time of writing, disclosed that they will limit […]
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Delivering Climate Resilience Through Financial Disclosures
Auteur: Jacqueline Duiker (VBDO), Paul Smith (UNEP FI) - 25/02/2021
Current disclosure frameworks provide a solid basis for financial institutions to assess climate risks. However, the climate resilience goals recently outlined at the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 require these frameworks to also integrate real world resilience. Even in the best-case […]
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Why Tax Governance is a critical issue in RI and how investors can advance on tax issues in a post-covid world
15/04/2021
This event is hosted by Responsible Investor as part of the RI ESG week. Responsible Investor is excited to launch RI Netherlands 2021, a free-to-air online event taking place 12-16 April. The event will bring together Dutch regulators, investors, asset […]
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(Tax) Governance Code: Institutional investors can enforce responsible tax payment from companies
03/02/2021
Taxes are crucial to maintaining and developing public services. Public services we all depend on in the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why, since 2015, the OECD has been calling for companies to make their tax payments to governments publicly available, […]
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Guide for conservation organisations: how to engage the financial sector?
27/01/2021
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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Three degrees of warming is not an option for long-term investors
Auteur: Nicolas Poolen (WWF-NL) & Mart van Kuijk (VBDO) - 18/12/2020
Since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, the United Nations has published an annual report on the state of climate change. Not unexpectedly, the report again paints a shocking picture; “The earth is becoming three degrees warmer, despite current climate […]
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Voting for sustainability seen by pension funds as an important tool, despite limited application
12/11/2020
Publication: Proxy Voting for Sustainability - Research among Dutch Pension Funds
Presentation Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2020
04/11/2020
On October 26th 2020, Angélique Laskewitz, VBDO’s executive director van de VBDO presented the foremost results from and the publication of our Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2020 – From Boardroom Governance to Portfolio Implementation: […]
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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% […]
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Presentation Benchmark Responsible Investments by Pension funds in the Netherlands 2020
26/10/2020
Nb. This event is in Dutch. The benchmark will be published in English. The presentation of the Benchmark Responsible Investments by Pension funds in the Netherlands 2020 will take place this year during (the live broadcast of) the Financial Investigator’s […]