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VBDO presents the 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 […]
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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
Let PostNL pay a fair price for delivery
Auteur: Mart van Kuijk & Hester Holtland, Project Managers Sustainable Investment, VBDO - 26/11/2021
We have seen serious situations in parcel delivery for a number of years, with the new low on Monday morning being raids by the labor inspectorate at PostNL in Belgium. This once again revealed serious abuses, including parcel deliverers who […]
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We all invest in child labour
Auteur: Hester Holtland, Senior Project Manager Sustainability & Responsible Investment - 19/11/2021
Child labour is an important issue within the Dutch financial sector. And although in some cases it can also be a material risk, child labour is primarily about the ethical aspect. Nobody wants to invest in child labour. And yet […]
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Child labour, an underexposed topic for the Dutch financial sector
16/11/2021
Publication: Child labour and Dutch institutional investors: a study on incorporating child labour in responsible investment
Webinar on sustainable investing for pension funds (CACEIS)
14/11/2021
NB. The spoken language of this webinar is Dutch. This event was hosted by CACEIS. Together with De Nederlandsche Bank we discussed the results of their jointly released survey on responsible investing. The webinar provides answers to questions such as: […]
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Discussion between the VBDO and Athora Netherlands – Insurer joins Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA)
Auteur: Jan Willem de Vaal, Sustainability manager at Athora Netherlands, Ruud Hadders, Responsible Investment Officer at Actiam - 10/11/2021
During the past year, VBDO together with WWF brought the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) to the attention of the Dutch financial sector. The members of the NZAOA commit themselves to a transition of their investment portfolio to net-zero […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Expert session Child labour and the financial sector
02/11/2021
We are pleased to announce the final expert session in this series on child labor and institutional investors. During this webinar, VBDO project manager Sara Heinsbroek will present the main results of our latest report on child labor in responsible […]
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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
Biodiversity integration in the Dutch financial sector: Why it’s critical to be proactive and invest in nature
14/10/2021