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VBDO wishes you all a healthy, blessed and sustainable 2023

02/01/2023

On December 22, the VBDO team experienced a wonderful, and warm ending to an eventful and successful VBDO year. Together we enjoyed the annual  VBDO Christmas dinner, hosted by and at our director Angélique’s home at the dining table (dress […]

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Emiek Heemstra and Florine Kits van Heijningen join VBDO team

20/12/2022

Two new project managers, Florine Kits van Heijningen and Emiek Heemstra recently joined the VBDO team. We are excited about working together with them towards a more sustainable future. Emiek Heemstra ‘During my studies in International Development Studies and my […]

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Freek van Til and Stijn Scholten strengthen VBDO team

23/09/2022

Since September two great persons have joined our team, Stijn Scholten en Freek van Til. It is with great pleasure we introduce them to you. Freek van Til For several years I have been working on sustainability, in the broadest […]

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VBDO uses new platform for research

13/04/2022

Every year, VBDO publishes among other research its pension fund benchmark, a comparative study of the 50 largest Dutch pension funds. They answer 50 questions, for which they have to substantiate the answers with documentation. This yields an average of […]

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VBDO’s Impact

02/04/2022

In this video founder Piet Sprengers tells about the origin of the association. Current director Angélique Laskewitz and loyal members further elaborate on our impact over the past 25 years and VBDO’s current importance.

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VBDO welcomes FAIRR as newest member

02/03/2022

The FAIRR Initiative is a $48 trillion collaborative investor network that is free to join. FAIRR works with institutional investors to define the material ESG issues linked to intensive livestock and fish farming systems, supports them with collaborative engagements and […]

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Sustainable investing by pension funds does not yet translate into a sustainable world

01/11/2021

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2021

Nine Out of ten pension funds make use of exclusion, ESG integration and engagement when investing. Sustainable investment has thus become the undeniable standard within the sector. Nevertheless, there is still much to be achieved in terms of concrete implementation, […]

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AGM Report 2018: Act Together

27/06/2018

Publication: AGM Report 2018: Act Together

Management Summary Conclusion In conclusion, all 35 companies in the scope of this report have made important steps towards implementation of the selected themes this year. Concerning Natural Capital and Living Wage, incremental progress can be reported. Most notably, this […]

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AGM Report 2017: Walk the Walk

27/06/2017

Management Summary Conclusion Overall, 38 companies within the scope have made significant progress on the themes selected by VBDO (natural capital, living wage, Sustainable Development Goals) in the last year. Encouraging progress is shown on natural capital, a theme that […]

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