Benchmark Archives - Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development

Biodiversity benchmark pilot key results

24/02/2025

Publication: Business & Biodiversity Benchmark (Pilot): Key Results

We are losing biodiversity rapidly: the WWF Living Planet report concludes that one million species are threatened with extinction. Moreover, 81% of European protected habitats have a poor or bad conservation status. As such, we have studied how Dutch financial […]

A Decade of Progress: 9 out of 10 of Companies Now Publish Tax Strategies

10/12/2024

Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2024

After ten years of commitment to enhancing tax transparency, the Tax Transparency Benchmark 2024 reveals that 93% of companies in scope now publish their tax strategies—a significant leap from a little under half (45%) in 2015. This milestone underscores a […]

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Ranking Dutch pension Funds Benchmark 2024

27/11/2024

Publication: Ranking benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2024

Winners of the Responsible Investment by Pension Funds Benchmark 2024 We recently published our benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2024. Our congratulations go out to the leaders in responsible investment among Dutch pension funds: 🏅 Large […]

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VBDO Unveils Ambitious New Pension Fund Benchmark for 2024, Ranking Pension Fund Detailhandel as Top Performer in Responsible Investment

26/11/2024

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2024 - The journey towards a sustainable world

NB. The reports only lists a small ranking of pension funds. A full ranking of all funds an be found on this page. VBDO launches revised edition of pension fund benchmark The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) […]

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Lack of attention for non-material topics because of implementation CSRD

27/06/2024

Publication: AGM Engagement Report 2024 - From Compliance to Leadership

If not labelled as material for new European legislation, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), companies are falling behind with action and reporting on sustainable themes. This became evident from research by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO), […]

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Pension fund BpfBouw takes ABP’s six-year trophy as most sustainable pension fund in the Netherlands

27/11/2023

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2023 - Navigating Uncharted Waters

A comparative study of 49 pension funds by the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) showed bpfBOUW to be the most sustainable fund in the Netherlands; Women remain underrepresented at board tables despite promises made for improvement; On […]

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Philips tops European tax transparency rankings

21/11/2023

Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2023 - A comparative study of 116 EU stock-listed companies

The Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) will present the latest, European edition of the Tax Transparency Benchmark on 21 November 2023; Philips proves most transparent about tax payments among Dutch companies, Repsol scores highest among European companies (Dutch […]

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Dutch insurers face double challenge

06/09/2023

Publication: Benchmark on Responsible Investment by Insurers in the Netherlands 2023 - Confronting Climate Risks: A dual challenge

The number of climate disasters is increasing rapidly. Dutch insurers feel this climate risk on two sides: the opportunities and risks of their investments and rising costs due to claims payments, according to research by the Association of Investors for […]

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Dutch listed companies fail to address biodiversity

29/06/2023

Publication: AGM engagement report 2023 - Moving Forward Together

VBDO (Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development) today unveiled the key findings of its annual general meeting (AGM) engagement report. The report sheds light on crucial insights gained through VBDO’s engagement activities with 33 Dutch-listed companies on biodiversity. It […]

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VBDO Tax transparency report 2022 voorkant

Repsol and NN Group score highest on European tax transparency ranking

08/12/2022

Publication: Tax Transparency Benchmark 2022 - A comparative study of 78 Dutch and 25 EU stock-listed companies

The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) presents on 8 December 2022 a new, European edition of the Tax Transparency Benchmark; Repsol most transparent regarding tax among EU companies, NN Group scores highest among Dutch companies; Almost a […]

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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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Pension funds in the Netherlands outperform insurers on climate change

24/01/2022

Publication: Dutch Institutional Investors and Climate Change - Institutional investors are taking action, but are they doing enough to win the race towards net zero?

Climate change has been on the agenda of Dutch pension funds and insurers since the Paris Climate Agreement. But are they doing enough to prevent an abrupt transition? The short answer is ‘no’, according to new research by the Association […]

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