Voting and Engagement
Our conviction
As a sustainable investor, we vote and engage to help foster sustainable and inclusive growth so that our clients, stakeholders and society as a whole can thrive.
Engagement
Engaging is central to our approach and we act in accordance with two key principles:
PRINCIPE "GEEN ERNSTIGE AFBREUK DOEN”
Kwaliteitscontroles om controverses op te sporen en met bedrijven in dialoog te treden om mogelijke tekortkomingen zo nodig te verbeteren
beoordelen van bedrijven die zijn blootgesteld aan controverses
beslissen om in dialoog te treden en/of de positie te verkopen
“Best practices” delen met het oog op een duurzame, inclusieve groei
VERDEDIGING VAN WAARDEN EN OVERTUIGINGEN
Vaststellen welke belangrijke onderwerpen proactief moeten worden aangepakt om waarden en overtuigingen binnen de drie ESG-dimensies te verdedigen:
Milieu, met inbegrip van klimaatverandering
Sociaal, in het bijzonder mensenrechten
Governance, met inbegrip van deugdelijk bestuur
Engagement priorities
Here are our environmental, social and governance engagement priorities:
Environment
Net zero – alignment with Paris Agreement
Focus on scope 3 emissions reduction
Social
Digital rights
Due diligence on social rights in supply chains
Conflict affected and high risk areas
Unionisation and union busting
Governance
ESG board oversight
Integration of ESG risks in the enterprise’s risk management
Board composition
Tax equity and avoidance
Engagement priorities
Here are our environmental, social and governance engagement priorities:
Environment
Net zero – alignment with Paris Agreement
Focus on scope 3 emissions reduction
Social
Digital rights
Due diligence on social rights in supply chains
Conflict affected and high risk areas
Unionisation and union busting
Governance
ESG board oversight
Integration of ESG risks in the enterprise’s risk management
Board composition
Tax equity and avoidance
Collaborative and individual
We are members of a variety of organisations that facilitate collaborative engagement. Please see our collaborations page for more information. We also pursue engagements ourselves and have a clear engagement escalation process.
Companies and countries
We engage with companies to reduce the negative effects of their operations. By setting environmental, social, and corporate governance expectations we seek to guide their policies in a positive direction. Moreover, our proactive approach helps companies to avoid potential controversies.
We favour funding countries that are managed sustainably and engage with countries to improve our knowledge and to help them develop sustainably. Twice a year, we publish country sustainability rankings, which serve as a basis for dialogue with countries.
We engage through open, critical dialogue with the aim of encouraging tangible progress towards sustainability.
Voting
Our voting policy and activity is based on four key principles, set out below:
De bescherming van aandeelhouders
Langetermijnbelangen van aandeelhouders
Gelijke behandeling
Rechten van minderheidsaandeelhouders
Samenwerking tussen aandeelhouders
Deugdelijk bestuur
Efficiënt en onafhankelijk management met als centrale pijlers:
De rol en samenstelling van de Raad van Bestuur
Comités en adviesraden
Het vermijden van belangenconflicten
Transparantie en integriteit van informatie
Betrouwbare, duidelijke, uitvoerige en tijdige:
Financiële overzichten
Beleidslijnen voor bezoldiging
Verantwoordelijkheid op sociaal en ecologisch vlak en inzake goed bestuur
Als verantwoordelijke aandeelhouder laten we onze stem horen om ons wereldwijde ESG-engagement kracht bij te zetten. Concreet zetten we ons in voor:
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aanbevelingen van de TCFD
'Netto nul' tegen 2050 of eerder
aanbevelingen van de OESO over sociale en milieuverantwoordelijkheid
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We proactively use our shareholder responsibility to contribute to our sustainable goals. We vote to reinforce our engagement priorities and in accordance with our fundamental ESG analysis.
We systematically engage in dialogue with companies regarding our voting activity in the following areas:
Renumeration
Remuneration – the policy and report should be aligned with long-term sustainability
Separation
Separation of CEO/Chairman roles
Independence
Independence of the board of directors
Protection for shareholders
Respect for the 'one share, one vote, one dividend' principle and protection against anti-takeover mechanisms
Climate
Say on Climate and climate change policy
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We proactively use our shareholder responsibility to contribute to our sustainable goals. We vote to reinforce our engagement priorities and in accordance with our fundamental ESG analysis.
We systematically engage in dialogue with companies regarding our voting activity in the following areas:
Renumeration
Remuneration – the policy and report should be aligned with long-term sustainability
Separation
Separation of CEO/Chairman roles
Independence
Independence of the board of directors
Protection for shareholders
Respect for the 'one share, one vote, one dividend' principle and protection against anti-takeover mechanisms
Climate
Say on Climate and climate change policy