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Unigarant new member of VBDO

03/12/2024

The VBDO welcomes insurer Unigarant as the newest member of the VBDO. The organization informs us: “As an insurer, investor and employer, we feel the responsibility and have the duty to contribute to a sustainable future. We not only insure […]

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Startgreen Capital new VBDO member

15/11/2024

The VBDO welcomes impact fund manager Startgreen Capital as its latest member. The organization informs us: “Because we have been building a sustainable economy with our Article 9 funds since 2006, we are delighted to join the VBDO. As a […]

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Polestar Capital joins VBDO

05/11/2024

The VBDO welcomes asset manager Polestar Capital as the newest member of VBDO. The organization lets us know: “As Polestar Capital, an asset manager with a 100% impact focus, we are delighted to join the VBDO. Polestar Capital develops and […]

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Allow my generation a pension to live for

Auteur: Maarten Busch, Project Manager Sustainability & Responsible Investment, VBDO - 21/06/2024

I belong to Generation Z and won’t retire for another 40 years. Still, I am seriously concerned. On Tuesday, June 4, a motion by the VVD, BBB and SGP against “activist or idealistic” investing was adopted. The motion requests the […]

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Future publications

01/06/2024

On the form below you can indicate which future publications are of interest to you. We will then email them directly to you on the publication date.    

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Univé newest member of VBDO

10/05/2024

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Univé as the newest member of the VBDO. With this, Univé underlines its importance in society. Erik de Boer, Director of Finance & Risk at Univé: “As a non-profit cooperative, we help […]

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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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The purpose of finance and investment – Episode 1: The origins of finance and investment

05/04/2022

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. This is especially true now when private markets also begin to suffer the consequences of […]

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