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To illustrate our broad expertise, covering many different economic sectors, commodities, sustainability themes and countries, this page gives an overview of the different projects executed by Profundo over the years. In the menu, you can filter the projects by thematic area. Each project is described briefly and where available the project portfolio - such as reports, brochures or presentations - is provided. Attention is also given to the exposure generated by the project in the media, in politics and elsewhere.

We analyse the financial parameters of companies and assess how companies and their financiers could be affected in different scenarios by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks related to deforestation, climate change emissions, human rights abuses, resource depletion, health impacts and other sustainability issues.

We analyse the various human rights and other sustainability risks in international commodity supply chains and identify what different stakeholders can do to foster sustainable development of value chains in agriculture, forestry, livestock, energy, fisheries and mineral sectors.

We analyse how companies are financed by banks, shareholders and others financiers, to assess what financiers could do to foster sustainable corporate practices. Also, we dig into ownership structures and the schemes companies have set up to minimise tax payments.

We assess and benchmark responsible investment and credit policies of banks and investors and we advise on how policies can be improved and implemented through screening, voting, engagement and exclusion strategies.

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Greenpeace Netherlands

The carbon footprint of Dutch pension fund ABP

Since 2015, Dutch pension fund ABP provides an insight in the carbon footprint of its listed equity investments. However, ABP does not report on the footprint of several of its other investments, although these asset classes are also covered by the Platform Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) methodology. This research set out to both calculate ABP’s attributable emissions for three significant asset classes – corporate bonds, sovereign bonds, and real estate – and to calculate the attributable emissions from its equity investments in further detail using the PCAF methodology. ABP only includes scope 1 and scope 2 emissions in its carbon footprint calculations and does not provide a detailed sector level disclosure of its emissions. This research therefore additionally researched scope 3 emissions and identified emissions per sector.

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Report: ABP’s carbon footprint: Trend analysis per asset class and sector

Publicity

Cable ABC: 全球第五大养老基金ABP对化石燃料投资不降反增

Corporate Adviser: Major pension firm increases fossil fuel investments

Financial News: Green campaigners target Europe’s biggest pension fund

O&G links: World’s 5th largest pension fund ABP increases fossil fuel investments

Pensions & Investments: Groups call on ABP to halt new investments in fossil fuels

Private Equity News: Europe’s biggest pension fund targeted by green campaigners

Webwire: World’s 5th largest pension fund ABP increases fossil fuel investments

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