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.
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
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.
Access to health care in exceptional times
Investors finance the different links that together form the global production chains for medical devices, pharmaceutical and other care-related products. Governments and companies must ensure that these products are available all over the world.
Companies: assess your human rights risks
Many large companies do not yet sufficiently understand their human rights risks, according to Cedric Scholl.
Impact investing, to get guilt-free burgers
While there’s nothing unhealthy about eating moderate amounts of meat, the meat’s dirty secret is that it is not particularly great for our environment. So, we started investing in Kerry, specialized in plant-based food ingredients, explains Marek Troszczynski van Genderen.
A fitting reporting template for synthetic securitisations
Over the recent years important steps have been set by joint European supervisory authorities to stimulate, strengthen and standardize the securitisation market. We very much welcome these changes.
Working together for a living wage
PGGM is joining the Platform Living Wage Financials, a coalition of investors that promotes a living wage. Cedric Scholl explains.
Cow burps and climate change
Dutch DSM has developed a feed supplement that reduces the carbon footprint of cows. It offers PGGM an interesting opportunity to invest with impact, says Marek Troszczynski van Genderen.