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In aflevering 23 spreken Marloes en Aldert met Arjan Berkhuysen en Tim van Hattum (WUR). Klimaatverandering met een stijgende zeespiegel en extreem weer, verstedelijking en dalende biodiversiteit gaan de ruimtelijke inrichting van Nederland bepalen. Arjan en Tim werken aan een denkrichting, die laat zien hoe Nederland er over honderd jaar uit kan zien als je op natuur gebaseerde oplossingen (nature-based solutions) centraal stelt. Nieuwsgierig in wat voor Nederland jouw kleinkinderen straks leven?

Particularly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, infrastructure debt proved to be resilient as an asset class – appealing to a broad section of institutional investors in form of pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. Despite lockdowns shutting down businesses and many aspects of society, specific sectors such as renewables, telecommunications and utilities continued to perform through the provision of essential services.

In aflevering 20 van ESG (Even Samen Gevat) spreken Marloes en Aldert met Harm Edens. Wie kent hem niet? Maar behalve BN’er is hij ook een gepassioneerde voorvechter van een duurzame samenleving.

Private assets have come to the fore as a viable alternative for investors looking for returns that were not available in public markets. Investing in private assets may involve concessions on the liquidity of the investments, but their illiquidity premium and the breadth of the asset class can be seen as offsetting factors. Find out more in our white paper, ‘Allocating to private assets in open-ended funds’

Discussions about food and its impact on climate change often concern the value chain from fork to plate – and even more often focus on the production side – but eliminating food loss and waste can make an equally notable contribution. Addressing this major issue requires solutions that range from basic common sense to innovative packaging, transport and storage.

In aflevering 19 van ESG (Even Samen Gevat) gingen Marloes en Aldert op bezoek bij Minke en Peter van Wingerden. Zij zijn de initiatiefnemers van de Floating Farm, een drijvende stadsboerderij in de Rotterdamse haven.

For investors eyeing stable long-term income from a broad and diverse asset class, infrastructure debt can be a resilient solution. It has been as robust in times of crisis – witness its performance during the pandemic – as across economic cycles. Its secret? Infrastructure provides services that are in demand whatever the economic climate.

In aflevering 18 van ESG (Even Samen Gevat) hebben Marloes en Aldert een dubbelgesprek met Anita de Horde van de Finance for Biodiversity Foundation en Tim Bertels van Darel. Beiden waren al eerder te gast én namen in 2022 deel aan een COP.

Delivering legislation, regulation and standards that foster sustainable and a more equitable development is central to tackling sustainability issues. One impediment is corporate lobbying designed to mitigate or even thwart effective policy changes. We urge other investors to join us in ramping up engagement with companies on this important topic.

With sea levels continuing to rise, coastal flooding is already a considerable – and growing – economic threat to low-lying regions. A recent academic study – presented at the latest conference of the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Finance (GRASFI) – looks into whether investors account for and hedge this hazard by exploiting country exposure to such floods.