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Wake-up call 70 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Majority of clothing and agricultural companies failing to do enough to prevent child labour Prada, Starbucks and Kraft Heinz among companies scoring poorly Leading companies include […]
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New ranking: 4 in 10 companies ‘failing’ on human rights
12/11/2018
Publication: CHRB Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2018 Key Findings
Tax Transparency Seminar 2018
22/11/2018
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 […]
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ABP winner VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment Pension Funds
11/10/2018
Publication: VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2018
Waiting with climate policy has a high price
09/10/2018
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. […]
Read moreLaunch Platform Living Wage Financials (PLWF)
27/09/2018
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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Investing with an eye for the environment
19/09/2018
More and more market parties offer sustainable investment products. A good thing, according to Xander Urbach of the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). He observes that the sustainable goals and a good return go well together. The […]
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Dutch business sector embraces Sustainable Development Goals
27/06/2018
Publication: Act Together - Sustainability Performance of Dutch Stock Listed Companies - AGM Report 2018
The largest listed companies in the Netherlands embrace the Sustainable Development Goals. Research by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VDBO) at 35 Dutch listed companies shows that important progress was made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in […]
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AVA Engagement Seminar
27/06/2018
On Wednesday 27 June, the AGM engagement seminar 2018: Act Together was organized at BNP Baribas in Amsterdam by VBDO. VBDO’s latest AGM report – ‘Act Together’ – was presented by Angélique Laskewitz to Robert van Kerkhoff of BNP Paribas […]
Read moreDutch Pension funds show insufficient attention for Living Wage
21/11/2017