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NB. This event is supported by Legal & General Investment Management. This webinar explores the critical role water plays in sustaining life on Earth. With only 2.5% of the planet’s water usable for human consumption, climate change is intensifying the […]
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Webinar Investing in Water
12/09/2024
HUMAN 2024
07/10/2024
HUMAN is a partnership between EY, CNV International, and ABN AMRO that promotes human rights. The theme of HUMAN 2024 is the regulation and implementation of the Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The OECD Due Diligence guideline contains a […]
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Seminar Benchmark Responsible Investment by Dutch Pension Funds 2023
05/07/2023
We are pleased to announce the publication and presentation of the VBDO Benchmark Responsible Investment by Pension Funds in the Netherlands 2023. The annual VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds is a household word in the pension world. Every year the […]
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Webinar – Unraveling biodiversity for investors
25/09/2023
This webinar is organised in collaboration with WWF. The urgency of biodiversity loss is in parallel with the complexity of what biodiversity entails. Please join us for this webinar in which we seek to unravel biodiversity in investment decision-making. Christine […]
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AGM Engagement Seminar 2023
05/06/2023
VBDO has been a loyal visitor to general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs, or AVA’s in Dutch) for more than a quarter of a century. Every year we ask board members of 40 Dutch-listed companies, questions and commitments to promote sustainable business […]
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Online expert session Deforestation and financial decision-making
21/12/2022
NB. The language of this event is English Online VBDO expert session Deforestation and financial decision-making: what can investors do? Forests are the lungs of the world and play an important role in mitigating CO2 emissions. They are a vital […]
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HUMAN – Access to Remedy
13/12/2022
NB. There is no recording available for this event. However, its speaker presentations can be found on this webpage. Every year, VBDO organizes the human rights event HUMAN, in collaboration with EY, CNV International and ABN AMRO. HUMAN is intended […]
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VBDO Webinar: Plastic Perspectives
02/11/2022
Plastic perspectives: an overview of listed EU+UK FMCGs and grocery retailers’ plastic strategy Note: This webinar is in English On November 23rd, VBDO presented her most recent study on plastic footprints, ambitions and plastic lobbying in listed European and UK […]
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Antimicrobial resistance in the food and agriculture sector
07/04/2022
In this webinar hosted by VBDO and World Animal Protection, experts on responsible investment, public health and animal welfare will discuss AMR and the food and agriculture sector, its effect on public health and biodiversity, what risks AMR poses to […]
Read morePresentation of AGM engagement results and report 2022
22/04/2022
We have been a loyal visitor to general shareholders’ meetings (AGMs) for more than a quarter of a century. Every year, we ask critical questions to the directors of around 40 Dutch, listed companies, in order to promote sustainable business […]
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Ocean sustainability – Expert session
14/04/2022
Webinar recording This year’s World Ocean Day, on 8 June, is asking for awareness and support to protect at least 30% of the world’s lands, waters, and oceans by 2030. Safeguarding at least 30% through a network of highly protected […]
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Tax Transparency Seminar 2021
16/09/2021
NB. This event is hosted in Dutch. The seminar focuses on sharing the results of the Tax Transparency Benchmark 2021. We hope that through this seminar companies, investors and advisors can further implement the theme. Program (tbd) 15:30 – 15:40 […]
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