The Platform Living Wage Financials (PLWF) has expanded from eight to eleven members. The addition of two major Dutch banks ABN AMRO and ING and Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi enables the PLWF to expand its overall reach to more […]
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Principles of Sustainable Finance for students
February 4, in CIRCL, Amsterdam, VBDO-director Angélique Laskewitz will make the opening statement at the book presentation ‘Principles of Sustainable Finance’ by Dirk Schoenmaker and Willem Schramade. Principles of Sustainable Finance explains how the financial sector can be mobilized for […]
Read morePensioen fund does not speak up against forced labour
Publication: Dutch Pension funds and forced labour – Speak up!
Five international banks committed to fight climate change
On the occasion of COP24, which is taking place this year in Katowice, Poland, until December 14th, five leading banks team up in pledge to align lending portfolios with global climate goals. ING, BBVA, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered and BNP Paribas committed […]
Read moreHet groene boegbeeld gaat weg
VBDO-directeur Angélique Laskewitz vandaag in Het Financieele Dagblad: Het groene boegbeeld gaat weg, maar hoe duurzaam is Unilever eigenlijk? Afzwaaiend Unilever-ceo Paul Polman wordt geroemd om zijn duurzame koers. Maar hoe duurzaam is het bedrijf nu eigenlijk? En houdt opvolger […]
Read moreVBDO: acceptation SDGs is slow
Publication: Pension Funds and Sustainable Development Goals: Be smarter, speak louder, push harder!
Principles for Responsible Banking launched for public consultation
The UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and 28 banks launched the Principles for Responsible Banking for public consultation at the end of November 2018. The principles will determine the role and responsibilities of the banking sector in shaping a […]
Read moreNew ranking: 4 in 10 companies ‘failing’ on human rights
Publication: CHRB Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2018 Key Findings
Tax Transparency Seminar 2018
The seminar will focus on sharing the results of the Tax Transparency Benchmark 2018, the latest standards will be presented and the current level of tax transparency of companies in the Netherlands will be interpreted. Through this seminar, we want […]
Sign upABP winner VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment Pension Funds
Publication: VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2018
Waiting with climate policy has a high price
Waiting with climate policy has a price. Anyone who hesitates now runs the risk of causing problems for banks, insurers and pension funds later on. This is what De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) says in its semi-annual risk analysis this week. […]
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Today, a group of Dutch financial institutions launched the ‘Platform Living Wage Financials’ (PLWF). This platform was created to improve the poor working conditions in the textile industry, where wages are often too low to live on. Founders ASN Bank, […]
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