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Providing a living wage remains one of the greatest challenges facing today’s global economy. A challenge that encompasses economic, social, and environmental dimensions. In April 2025, the International Labour Organization (ILO) took a historic step with the launch of its […]
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Webinar Living wage and Just transition
10/11/2025
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 Investing in Child Well-being in Business and Finance
28/10/2024
NB. This event is supported by Unicef. This seminar is organised under the ‘Work, No Child’s Business’ program. The event aims to help companies and investors better understand the scope of children’s well-being within business practices and investment frameworks. It […]
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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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Webinar Investing in Water
12/09/2024
NB. This event is supported by Legal & General Investment Management. This webinar explores the critical role water plays in sustaining life on Earth. With only 2.5% of the planet’s water usable for human consumption, climate change is intensifying the […]
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HUMAN 2024
07/10/2024
HUMAN is a partnership between EY, CNV International, and ABN AMRO that promotes human rights. The theme of HUMAN 2024 is the regulation and implementation of the Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The OECD Due Diligence guideline contains a […]
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Seminar Benchmark Responsible Investment by Dutch Pension Funds 2023
05/07/2023
We are pleased to announce the publication and presentation of the VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2023. The annual VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds is a household word in the pension world. Every year the […]
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Webinar – Unraveling biodiversity for investors
25/09/2023
This webinar is organised in collaboration with WWF. The urgency of biodiversity loss is in parallel with the complexity of what biodiversity entails. Please join us for this webinar in which we seek to unravel biodiversity in investment decision-making. Christine […]
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AGM Engagement Seminar 2023
05/06/2023
VBDO has been a loyal visitor to general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs, or AVA’s in Dutch) for more than a quarter of a century. Every year we ask board members of 40 Dutch-listed companies, questions and commitments to promote sustainable business […]
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Online expert session Deforestation and financial decision-making
21/12/2022
NB. The language of this event is English Online VBDO expert session Deforestation and financial decision-making: what can investors do? Forests are the lungs of the world and play an important role in mitigating CO2 emissions. They are a vital […]
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HUMAN – Access to Remedy
13/12/2022
NB. There is no recording available for this event. However, its speaker presentations can be found on this webpage. Every year, VBDO organizes the human rights event HUMAN, in collaboration with EY, CNV International and ABN AMRO. HUMAN is intended […]
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VBDO Webinar: Plastic Perspectives
02/11/2022
Plastic perspectives: an overview of listed EU+UK FMCGs and grocery retailers’ plastic strategy Note: This webinar is in English On November 23rd, VBDO presented her most recent study on plastic footprints, ambitions and plastic lobbying in listed European and UK […]
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