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VBDO Unveils Ambitious New Pension Fund Benchmark for 2024, Ranking Pension Fund Detailhandel as Top Performer in Responsible Investment

26/11/2024

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2024 - The journey towards a sustainable world

NB. The reports only lists a small ranking of pension funds. A full ranking of all funds an be found on this page. VBDO launches revised edition of pension fund benchmark The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) […]

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Startgreen Capital new VBDO member

15/11/2024

The VBDO welcomes impact fund manager Startgreen Capital as its latest member. The organization informs us: “Because we have been building a sustainable economy with our Article 9 funds since 2006, we are delighted to join the VBDO. As a […]

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Plastic Nightmare

Auteur: Maarten Busch, Project Manager Sustainability & Responsible Investment, VBDO - 15/11/2024

I walk past the same shop again, where every day, the candy packages are neatly sorted by colour. The display case shows me an explosion of colours and single-use packaging. As a child, I was, just like its current visitors, […]

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Polestar Capital joins VBDO

05/11/2024

The VBDO welcomes asset manager Polestar Capital as the newest member of VBDO. The organization lets us know: “As Polestar Capital, an asset manager with a 100% impact focus, we are delighted to join the VBDO. Polestar Capital develops and […]

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Biodiversity Credits: Last Step to Nature Restoration or False Solution?

Auteur: Freek van Til, Project Manager Responsible Investment & Sustainability - 30/10/2024

Biodiversity conservation is essential, but the question of how companies should manage their impact on nature remains a contention. One of the options discussed is the purchase and sale of certificates, so-called biodiversity credits, similar to the voluntary carbon credits […]

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Perpetual roundtable discussion: Making sense of the transition

05/11/2024

This event is organised by Perpetual, a member of VBDO. Investors don’t want to be precisely wrong; how can they be roughly right? Join Harald Walkate and Andrew Parry for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion on the pressing sustainability challenges facing […]

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Benchmark Responsible Investment by Dutch Pension Funds 2023

02/10/2024

Benchmark Duch Pension Funds Key findings Female board representation remains low In the 2015 benchmark report, it was reported that only 16% of Dutch pension fund board members were women. In this year’s research, this percentage has risen to 32%. […]

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Webinar Key Insights on Biodiversity

20/09/2024

This event is organised by VBDO, with support from PWC. Its spoken language is English. Biodiversity plays a crucial role in supporting ecosystems that drive our economies. This session will delve deeper into this: we will discuss the unique challenges, […]

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Seminar EV Energy Transition VBDO BlackRock

Seminar Investing in the (EV) Energy Transition

20/09/2024

NB. This event is in the past and was supported by BlackRock. The energy transition is one of our time’s most pressing societal issues. The transition to a sustainable energy supply and EV industry is crucial to limit global warming […]

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