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.

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05 nov 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Tomra: an investment in circularity that yields high returns

An investment in the global market leader in reverse vending machines yields good returns and helps make the world economy more circular, writes Philippe Kiewiet de Jonge.

28 jun 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Towards a framework for Sustainable Finance

Dutch pension funds can offer valuable expertise to an expert group that will advise the European Commission on a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, writes Brenda Kramer.

28 jun 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

PGGM: strengthening fiscal integrity

A sustainable tax policy should be embedded in a broader framework of responsible investing, says Niels Krook.

15 may 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Annual report responsible investment 2017 published

The Annual Responsible Investment 2017 report has been published and we are proud of the results. In the report we show the impact of the investments of our clients and discuss the most important developments and dilemmas in 2017. Eloy Lindeijer reflects.

14 may 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Pushing frontiers of impact measurement

Together with UBS Asset Management, City University of New York and Harvard University we are developing a new methodology for measuring impact, that enables us to compare companies on impact per euro invested. IPE (Investment & Pensions Europe) wrote about the developing of the new method.

07 may 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Allocating impact: why and how

PGGM reconnects investments to real world economic, social and environmental needs and aspirations. Our vision: in five to ten years it will be standard practice to characterise all our investments by their effects on society. IPE (Investment & Pensions Europe) published a commentary about the why, what and how.

05 apr 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Solving food challenges with pension capital

Our investment in Corbion, a company known for innovative food solutions, is a typical impact investment: it provides financial returns while delivering solutions to strengthen food security, says Marek Troszczynski van Genderen.

22 mar 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Impact investing in pharma: what do we measure?

How does a patient benefit from the use of a new medicine? Does he live longer, does quality of life improve relatively? And does the new drug contribute to the affordability of our care system? Martin Eijgenhuijsen reflects on an impact project.