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Still limited number of impact investments by Dutch pension funds

10/11/2022

Publication: Pension Funds and Impact Investing 2022 - Time to move the needle

Dutch pension funds appear to have difficulty incorporating impact investing into their investment policy, according to research by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO), among 44 of the largest Dutch funds. The results come from the VBDO’s recent […]

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Dutch pension funds increasingly focus on biodiversity

01/11/2022

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2022 - Reflection: beyond the benchmark

Now that climate change is on the agenda of all pension funds, biodiversity will follow as an ESG theme that deserves more attention. More than a third of the Dutch pension funds indicate this in the annual comparative study by […]

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Presentation theme study Impact Investing

10/11/2022

Theme study Impact Investing On November 10, VBDO presents her most recent study on Impact Investing in illiquid markets for Dutch pension funds, in collaboration with Achmea Investment Management and WWF. You may pre-order a digital copy of the report […]

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Presentation Benchmark on responsible investment by pension funds in the Netherlands 2022

31/10/2022

We are pleased to announce the publication and presentation of the VBDO Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2022. The annual VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds is a household name in the pension world. Each year, the […]

Does the SFDR help with the choice for sustainable investment?

18/08/2022

New legislation has been in force within the European Union since March 2021. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) aims to get more money for positive impact. By demanding greater transparency from providers of financial products, it is expected that […]

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EU Tax Transparency Benchmark

VBDO starts with new EU study tax transparency

17/08/2022

Every year, VBDO, with the support of PWC, examines the degree of sound tax policy at around 75 Dutch companies. Since 2015, tax transparency has started to play an increasingly important role. Last year, the average score even reached a […]

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VDO agm report 2022

Biodiversity found to be important theme for Dutch listed companies

30/06/2022

Publication: AGM engagement report 2022 - Keep Up

For 85% of Dutch companies conservation of biodiversity is seen as important; Financial institutions in particular are putting pressure on companies for improvement; Only 26% of the companies surveyed have concrete objectives for preserving biodiversity. Biodiversity finally on the agenda […]

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The purpose of finance and investment

VBDO publishes podcast: The purpose of finance and investment

05/06/2022

The worlds’ severe challenges on sustainable development call for financial decision-making from investors on capital markets, CFO’s within companies and governmental policymakers, to meet them. Especially now, at a point in time when private markets are also beginning to suffer […]

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The purpose of finance and investment – Episode 5: Transforming finance

27/05/2022

The world’s severe challenges to sustainable development call for financial decision-making from investors in capital markets, CFOs within companies, and governmental policymakers, to meet them. Especially now, at a point in time when private markets are also beginning to suffer […]

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The purpose of finance and investment – Episode 4: Managing for value

26/05/2022

The world’s severe challenges to sustainable development call for financial decision-making from investors in capital markets, CFOs within companies, and governmental policymakers, to meet them. Especially now, at a point in time when private markets are also beginning to suffer […]

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The purpose of finance and investment – Episode 3: An evolving approach to value

25/05/2022

The world’s severe challenges to sustainable development call for financial decision-making from investors in capital markets, CFOs within companies, and governmental policymakers, to meet them. Especially now, at a point in time when private markets are also beginning to suffer […]

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The purpose of finance and investment – Aflevering 2: An evolving approach to risk

24/05/2022

In the five-part podcast series, The Purpose of Finance and Investment, ten finance and sustainability experts help us explore and rethink some of our financial decision-making’ most fundamental guiding principles. Listen to episode 2, in which Mathijs van Dijk, Scientific […]

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