PE industry is gradually producing better ESG data
Our latest PGGM’s Private Equity Responsible Investment Report 2020 describes our effort to improve the quality of ESG reporting by our General Partners, says Christine Winslow.
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Here we are pleased to demonstrate how we try to find an answer to all these questions, what dilemmas we face in doing so, the results we achieve, and where we could possibly encounter difficulties. We share the lessons we learn, the new insights we gain and, above all, we look towards the future.
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Investments now all about impact measurement
Measuring and explaining the impact of investments is rapidly increasing in importance, explained Geraldine Leegwater at the presentation of the PGGM Asset Management Annual Report 2020.
We need big names like Danone for sustainability push
More big corporations need to become ‘B corp’ with a high standard of social and environmental performance, Marek Troszczynski van Genderen writes.
EU bonds ideally suited for pension funds
The joint European debt issuance to finance the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic gives pension funds a new instrument for both interest rate hedging and generating social revenue, say Joris Schoenmakers and Wilfried Bolt.
A great EU export success: sustainable finance
Is there such a thing as a ‘Brussels Effect’ when it comes to acceptance of rules on sustainable finance, wonders Michel de Jonge.
Agriculture: risks and opportunities for our climate
In a series of blogs, Brenda Kramer who represents the Dutch pension sector in the expert group which develops the EU taxonomy on sustainable finance, focusses on different sectors. This blog is about agriculture.
Pensions benefit from stronger EU capital market
On 24th September 2020, the European Commission presented the new action plan for strengthening the capital market union. On behalf of the Dutch pension sector, PGGM has actively contributed to this plan, according to Michel de Jonge and Nick Jansen.
The unintended consequences of sovereign ESG benchmarks
ESG benchmarks can have unintended negative effects on emerging markets countries who are in need of capital to finance their development, Jeroen Verleun thinks