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With the recently adopted Aartsen motion, the House of Representatives is sending a strong signal to the pension sector that it is not up to them to take a political stand by investing in an activist or idealistic manner, but […]
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How should our pension funds invest? Preferably without blinders and with sound financial sense.
Auteur: Jacqueline Duiker, Sr. Sustainability Manager VBDO - 26/06/2024
Our thinking on investment returns has changed
Auteur: Angélique Laskewitz, director at VBDO - 16/04/2024
As part of the publication of the asset manager APG’s annual report, APG interviewed Angélique Laskewitz, director of VBDO. In the interview, she explains, among other things, which steps pension funds can take in the coming years to become more […]
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Balancing between feasibility, reliability and sustainability
Auteur: Guido Evertz, Sustainability Manager & Pavan Gandhi, ESG Advisor for Investments, Unigarant NV - 09/04/2024
We spoke with Guido Evertz, Sustainability Manager, and Pavan Gandhi, ESG Advisor for Investments, from Unigarant NV. (Unigarant NV also acts on behalf of the insurance company UVM Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV; hereafter, the two companies are jointly referred to as ‘Unigarant’). […]
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More investors join as Investor Initiative on Responsible Nickel Supply Chains has kicked-off
18/03/2024
VBDO is thrilled to announce that the inaugural meeting of our Investor Initiative on Responsible Nickel Supply Chains has taken place, marking a significant step forward in our collective mission. With 31 investors wielding a formidable US $2.7 trillion in […]
Read moreInvestors worldwide call for responsible mining practices in Nickel industries
20/02/2024
Publication: Investor statement on responsible EV nickel supply chains
VBDO report highlights need for more holistic approach to biodiversity
06/02/2024
Publication: Biodiversity and Business - Challenges and good practices
VBDO & Rainforest Foundation Norway investor statement on nickel mining and supply chains
11/01/2024
Publication: Investor Expectations Statement on Nickel Supply Chains
VBDO calls on all its members and other institutional investors to sign our investor statement on the requirements for improved social and environmental conditions for the nickel mining industry. Investors expect improved social and environmental due diligence in nickel supply […]
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Integration of biodiversity in SRI policies by pension fund Rail & OV
Auteur: Joël Habets, investment strategist, and Simona Kramer, portfolio manager Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) at Pension fund Rail & OV. - 11/12/2023
Last year Pension Fund Rail & OV published a case study on biodiversity, exploring how institutional investors can include this topic in socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. We spoke with Joël Habets, investment strategist, and Simona Kramer, portfolio manager Socially […]
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Global Sustainable Investment Review finds US$30 trillion invested in sustainable assets
01/12/2023
Publication: GSIA Global Sustainable Investment Review 2022
$30.3 trillion is invested globally in sustainable investing assets. Data published in new GSIA report – Global Sustainable Investment Review 2022 – the 6th edition of this landmark publication. In non-US markets, sustainable investment assets under management (AUM) have increased […]
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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
By no means all Dutch investors are paying attention to biodiversity
24/10/2023
Publication: Unraveling Biodiversity for Investors
Nikko Asset Management joins long list of financials calling for plastic reduction
17/10/2023
Nikko AM is the latest to join a large, worldwide engagement group of investors, becoming a signatory to the investor statement calling out among others for the reduction of single-use plastics. In May this year, a coalition of a little […]
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