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
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Post-corona recovery catalyst for green bond market
The market for green bonds is recovering now that countries are combining economic recovery and sustainability, writes Wilfried Bolt.
PGGM’s Private Equity Annual Responsible Investment Report 2019 is published
PGGM is committed to investing responsibly.
Forests as building blocks for a climate neutral economy
Trees are our natural allies in coping with the current climate and biodiversity crisis, Brenda Kramer thinks.
Economic recovery and pension investing in the EU
The EU High Level Forum on Capital Markets Union delivered its final report in extraordinary circumstances. PGGM CIM and member of HLF Eloy Lindeijer shares his main take aways.
Listed companies that take up their social responsibility
In this Corona crisis Dutch DSM shows why it has made a name as a responsible company that understand societal needs, Marek Troszczynski van Genderen writes.
Let’s look beyond the crisis: what do you see?
The corona crisis is compelling us to ask fundamental questions: how can we make our world sustainable so that we don’t stumble from crisis to crisis? Brenda Kramer on the EU taxonomy.
Impactful companies: stable investment in times of crisis
PFZW investments in listed companies that have been selected for both their societal and financial returns perform relatively better than the broader index, Martin Eijgenhuijsen and Dirk-Jan Verzuu conclude.