Pension and withholding tax: removing obstacles
It is in the interest of pension fund participants that the European Union levies dividend withholding tax more efficiently, Jesse Martens and Niels Krook say.
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
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.
A future with the EU green investment taxonomy
The groundwork for rolling out EU sustainable finance agenda is delivered, write Michel de Jonge and Wessel Mol
Who is afraid of Grey, Green and Red: A story of three zones
Jaap van Dam: What pension funds can and cannot contribute to sustainable development and a framework to help enhancing their contribution.
Getting our hands dirty for a cleaner world
Calls to divest from coal never come with the advice: sell to whom? A true and sustained shareholder dialogue with companies is more effective, argues Han van der Hoorn.