Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a global database containing information on the impact of organisations on the environment, such as greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and water consumption. The aim of the CDP is to improve the transparency of environmental impact data and support sustainable business practices by helping companies to measure, monitor and reduce harm to the environment.
Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF)
Via the exchange of information, the PBAF aims to contribute to a harmonised approach to assessing and measuring the financial sector’s impact on biodiversity.
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
The objective of the PCAF is, via the exchange of information, to develop and enhance an open-source method for measuring the carbon footprint of investments and loans.
Climate Action 100+
Achmea has joined the Climate Action 100+ initiative. This is an investor initiative aimed at ensuring that the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases implement the necessary measures to combat climate change.
Dutch Association of Insurers
Achmea is a member of the Dutch Association of Insurers, the national sector organisation for non-life and life insurance companies. Via this association, we conduct conversations with the government (at both Dutch and European level), other (sector) organisations, supervisory authorities, social organisations and the media. Together with other members and stakeholders we work via this association on solutions to problems relating e.g. to retirement services or social security, but also to home security or the consequences of climate change. necessary measures to combat climate change.
Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association (DUFAS)
Achmea Investment Management B.V. is a member of DUFAS. DUFAS drew up a Code for Asset Managers in 2014. This code contains ten basic principles relating primarily to putting the interests of clients, a sound governance structure for asset managers and investment funds and a high degree of transparency on performance and fees first.
Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO)
The VBDO is the association for Dutch investors that focus specifically on creating a sustainable society. The aim is to represent the interests of those institutional and private investors that wish to contribute to sustainable development.
Platform Living Wage Financials (PLWF)
The PLWF is an alliance of financial institutions that encourage and monitor the companies in which they invest to bring an end to the practice of not paying a living wage in the clothing industry’s global supply chain.
Access to Nutrition Foundation (ATNI)
The Access to Nutrition Foundation is an independent NGO that encourages private companies to contribute to addressing global food problems. Achmea IM is a signatory of the Access to Nutrition Index Investor Statement.thing industry’s global supply chain.
Healthy Markets Initiative
Achmea has decided to participate in the Healthy Markets Initiative. This is an initiative for institutional investors to engage with supermarkets on promoting healthy food.
Healthy Markets Initiative
Achmea has decided to participate in the Healthy Markets Initiative. This is an initiative for institutional investors to engage with supermarkets on promoting healthy food.
Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA)
Achmea joined the Net Zero Insurance Alliance in 2021.The NZIA is an initiative of the United Nations in which insurers work together on scientifically based standards and methods to measure the carbon footprint of insurance portfolios and to set reduction targets for this. Participants in the NZIA commit to insurance portfolio that have net-zero CO₂-emissions no later than 2050.lthy food.
Principles for responsible investment (PSI)
The insurance industry and the United Nations (UNEP FI) have laid down global agreements on sustainable insurance in the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI). Achmea is one of the initiators who signed the PSI in 2012. Wherever we can, we exert our influence for a better environment, ofhuman rights and good governance. The PSI help us to deal with social, ecological and governance risks. These include among others: the ageing population, more expensive healthcare, extinction of plants and animals, the growing gap between rich and poor and climate change. In our annual report we render account of how we implement the PSI.
Energy Efficient Mortgage Netherlands Hub (EEM NL Hub)
Achmea has been a member of the Energy Efficient Mortgage Netherlands Hub since 2021. This is an alliance that includes mortgage providers, investors and service institutions from the mortgage sector. The EEM NL Hub was set up to interpret regulations on sustainability, such as the EU Taxonomy and the goals of the Paris Agreement, and to apply them to the Dutch mortgage and housing market. Its objective is to develop a clear standard for green mortgages.