Netherlands
Dutch pension funds in the firing line over ESG performance link
With the country shifting to the right, Dutch pension funds are facing mounting political pressure over their climate stance.
PGGM’s Andrea Palmer on decarbonising real estate: ‘Most buildings we will be using in 2050 are already built’
Net Zero Investor sat down with Andrea Palmer, responsible investment lead for PGGM's Global Real Estate Portfolio to find out how the Dutch pension fund manager reduces its carbon footprint
Shell AGM: shareholders back new energy transition strategy
Shareholders have voted to reject a climate resolution put forward at this year’s AGM whilst backing Shell’s energy transition strategy but calls for more transparency on short-term targets dominated the meeting
Asset owners call out Shell’s LNG expansion plans
Oil giant Shell is putting Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) at the heart of its expansion plans but ahead of its AGM, asset owners warn it is failing to meet Paris targets
Shell’s lead investor to back climate resolution
MN, Climate Action 100+ lead investor for Shell has confirmed that it will back a climate resolution put forward at this year’s AGM
Pension academic calls for common reporting standard on emissions in Dutch portfolios
While most major pension funds have now adopted net zero targets, a common measure of emissions at portfolio level is still lacking argues Arun Muralidhar, who has examined the carbon footprints of Dutch pension fund portfolios
Dutch pension industry lobbies coalition talks on climate
Coalition talks in the Netherlands could pose headwinds for the country´s energy transition. Leading representatives of the Dutch pension industry are now urging to make climate a priority
Dutch pension giant joins forces with co-operatives to bet on North Sea wind
Europe’s largest pension fund, the Dutch public sector fund ABP plans to open its North Sea energy development Noordzeker to more than 700 energy cooperatives
Green hydrogen: the ‘champagne’ of the energy transition?
As part of Net Zero Investor’s first instalment in a climate solutions series, Aysha Gilmore takes a deeper look at the case for investing in hydrogen
Not all roads lead to Paris: PFZW on navigating climate risks and engagement strategies
Colin Tissen, advisor responsible investment at PGGM, the asset manager for Dutch pension fund PFZW explains why the fund has opted to drastically cut its investments in fossil fuels