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Romie Goedicke Co-Heads the nature thematic at the UNEP Finance Initiative. She also leads the work on nature-related risk and disclosure and manages the work on mainstreaming and capacity building. In these ways, she supports the work on the alignment […]
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Romie Goedicke on the TNFD and biodiversity
Auteur: Romie Goedicke, Co-Head Nature, UNEP FI - 12/09/2023
ASN’s strategy to net positive biodiversity in 2030
Auteur: Roel Nozeman, Head of the biodiversity team, ASN Bank & Programme Director, Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) - 22/08/2023
ASN Bank is the first bank globally to set itself the goal to realise an overall net positive effect on biodiversity in 2030 with the total of its investments. We talk about ASN’s strategy to reach this goal, how pension […]
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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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Seminar Biodiversity
19/09/2023
This event is organized by VBDO member AXA, supported by VBDO. Biodiversity is in decline at the fastest rate in our history. Our financial system depends on biodiversity, yet at the same time it contributes to this decline. Investors and […]
New VBDO AGM sustainability thema 2023 is advocacy & lobbying
20/01/2023
Every year, the VBDO asks material questions (engagement) to the directors of around 40 Dutch-listed companies to promote sustainable business operations. We ask these questions during general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs) in response to three themes in environment, social and good […]
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VBDOs AGM priority themes for 2023
20/01/2023
Since 1995 we have been a loyal visitor to general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs). Every year, we ask critical questions to the directors of around 40 Dutch, listed companies, to promote sustainable business operations. During the engagement process, the most material […]
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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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Presentation of AGM engagement results and report 2022
22/04/2022
We have been a loyal visitor to general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs) for more than a quarter of a century. Every year, we ask critical questions to the directors of around 40 Dutch, listed companies, in order to promote sustainable business […]
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Biodiversity integration in the Dutch financial sector: Why it’s critical to be proactive and invest in nature
14/10/2021
Publication: Biodiversity integration in the Dutch financial sector: Why it’s critical to be proactive and invest in nature
Investor Engagement Guide on Biodiversity and Mining
27/09/2020
Publication: Investor Engagement Guide on Biodiversity and Mining
Biodiversity and the Financial Sector – Part 3: Policy Perspective
18/09/2020
Webinar highlights Previous webinars illustrated a failure of the market to effectively address loss of biodiversity. Asset managers struggle with having a mandate to embed biodiversity in investment decisions, and even if they do then it is not clear cut how to measure the biodiversity footprint of […]
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18/09/2020
In the shadows of the corona crisis a climate and a biodiversity crisis are revealing themselves at breakneck speed. Around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades. Earlier we published an article calling […]
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