PME, the €45bn Dutch metal industry scheme, said it will improve its ESG policy by linking 10% of its assets directly to United Nations sustainability targets over the next five years.
Together with the €382bn civil service scheme ABP and the €185bn healthcare pension fund PFZW, PME is the third large scheme in the Netherlands linking a substantial part of its investment portfolio to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Read More
The UN Sustainable Development Goals, agreed by world leaders in September 2015, have captured the imagination of many in the European institutional investment community. While some have expressed their intention to make investments in line with the goals, others have been more critical. Read More
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