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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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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.

21 mar 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Sustainable finance is gaining momentum

A European initiative Sustainable finance is gaining momentum. And gladly so. Last week the European Commission presented its action plan Financing Sustainable Growth. Eloy Lindeijer reflects.

20 mar 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

What is the social impact of a medicine?

PGGM has received the results of two impact measurement projects that we’ve set up with two pharmaceutical companies. These data can help us to become a better impact investor, writes Martin Eijgenhuijsen.

09 feb 2018
Blog
Assetmanagement

Working with the Impact Management Project

PGGM has mapped the investment portfolio by its effects on people and planet. A learning experience, according to Piet Klop and Cedric Scholl.