Sustainable finance is gaining momentum
A European initiative Sustainable finance is gaining momentum. And gladly so. Last week the European Commission presented its action plan Financing Sustainable Growth. Eloy Lindeijer reflects.
Our insights
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.
Our articles
What is the social impact of a medicine?
PGGM has received the results of two impact measurement projects that we’ve set up with two pharmaceutical companies. These data can help us to become a better impact investor, writes Martin Eijgenhuijsen.
Working with the Impact Management Project
PGGM has mapped the investment portfolio by its effects on people and planet. A learning experience, according to Piet Klop and Cedric Scholl.
Human rights: responsibility and opportunity
There is value in exploring the concept of human rights: it will make us smarter investors, says Jelena Stamenkova-van Rumpt.
Engaged on every water front
Investments in solutions to water scarcity can be made worldwide, far away, and close to home, says Piet Klop.
Very high GRESB score for real estate
The real estate portfolios managed by PGGM have been measured against the annual GRESB sustainability yardstick again. The result is a more and more sustainable real estate portfolio, writes Mathieu Elshout.
SDGs: towards a common set of impact indicators
PGGM and other Dutch investors and companies propose indicators to measure the impact of their assets to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The circular economy a very relevant development for financiers
In June a document was published on a new development within our worldwide economy: the circular economy, which is defined as an economy that maintains the value of its resources by designing products that remains valuable throughout and after their lifecycle.