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In the shadows of the corona crisis a climate and a biodiversity crisis are revealing themselves at breakneck speed. Around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades. Earlier we published an article calling […]
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Biodiversity and the Financial Sector
18/09/2020
Biodiversity and the Financial Sector – Part 2: Investor perspective
15/09/2020
Webinar highlights Measuring and managing biodiversity; the financial and the real-world approach The awareness that biodiversity underpins all of society and therefore needs preserving is growing rapidly. Moreover, it is becoming increasingly clear that the loss of biodiversity will affect […]
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VBDO celebrates 25 years of sustainability
08/09/2020
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you! Today she is celebrating her silver anniversary and has already accomplished more than most in a lifetime. As a strong, independent association, we have been committed to a more sustainable and responsible […]
Read moreBiodiversity and the Financial Sector – Part 1: Company perspective
03/09/2020
Webinar Highlights In the first webinar of the biodiversity series organised by VBDO, the scientific (represented by the WUR) and business (represented by Robeco) perspectives were presented. During the webinar, we explained that biodiversity forms the foundation of human society […]
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Corona crisis has a major impact on shareholders’ meetings
Auteur: Mart van Kuijk, Project Manager Sustainable Investment, VBDO - 25/08/2020
This year, the start of the shareholders’ meeting (AGM) season coincided with the start of the corona crisis. This certainly had a major impact on the AGMs. Not only in the way in which companies gave substance to the crisis […]
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Fight child labor: a sustainable investment
25/08/2020
Children are not supposed to work. They have the right to enjoy good education, the right to play and to be a real child, in a safe environment. VBDO is organizing a digital seminar together with the Alliance Work: No […]
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Sustainable investing by private individuals more than doubles
07/08/2020
Publication: Studiegids duurzaam beleggen voor particulieren via banken
Financial sector action needed to tackle biodiversity crisis
Auteur: Jacqueline Duiker (VBDO), Romie Goedicke (IUCN NL) - 03/08/2020
What do a conservationist, a sustainable investor and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) have in common? In the recent report, ‘Biodiversity and the financial sector: a cross-pollination’, DNB and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) show that loss of biodiversity poses […]
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More than 50 commitments to sustainability by companies despite COVID-19
09/07/2020
Publication: AGM engagement report: Momentum - 25 Years of Engagement
Tax Transparency Seminar 2020
25/06/2020
The seminar focuses on sharing the results of the Tax Transparency Benchmark 2020. We hope that through this seminar companies, investors and advisors can further implement the theme. Speakers Astrid Durgaram – Senior Legal Counsel, ABP Alan McLean – Executive […]
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Online training series beef production & supply chains – Part 3 – Risk identification, tools and corporate engagement
25/06/2020
This is the final part of a three part series of webinars for investors organized by IUCN NL, WWF Netherlands and VBDO on the impact of beef production and supply chains. Beef production is one of the main causes of […]
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SUSTAIN-Africa gains traction on environmental, social and governance criteria for the banking sector in Tanzania
Auteur: Romie Goedicke, Lead on sustainable finance and business engagement UICN NL - 23/06/2020
The Sustainability and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa (SUSTAIN-Africa) just published its progress report for 2018-2019 summarizing the main achievements of this IUCN-led programme to date. IUCN NL is one of the partners of this initiative. Starting in […]
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