Several external parties have reviewed and rated Van Lanschot Kempen on its sustainability policies and reporting. Their ratings are available on this page.
Overview
| ESG Rating Agency | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
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Agency that measures company’s resilience to long-term, industry material sustainability risks | AA On resilience to ESG risks | - | |
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Research agency that assesses companies on sustainability |
B- rating |
C+ rating |
C+ rating |
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Organisation that assesses companies on climate policies and results | C rating | F rating (due to van Lanschot Kempen not responding) |
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Research agency that assesses companies on sustainability | 1st place in sector mid-sized diversified financials | 1st place in sector mid-sized diversified financials | |
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Instrument of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate that assesses Dutch companies on transparency in the field of sustainability | 8th place out of 486 companies | 10th place out of 487 companies* | |
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Solution that scores company’s governance practices** | Governance: 1 (June 2021) Board Structure: 1 Compensation: 3 Shareholder Rights: 6 Audit & Risk Oversight: 3 |
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Research agency Vigeo Eiris assesses companies on sustainability | 4sth place in sector out of 97 companies with 62 points | 3rd place in sector out of 98 companies with 60 points | |
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Organisation that assesses the integration of ESG in the investment process of financial | A and A+ score For Kempen's responsible investment policy and process |
A and A+ score For Kempen's responsible investment policy and process |
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Benchmark that assesses the tax policy of multinationals | 21st place out of 78 companies (with 24/40 points) |
18th place out of 77 companies (with 26/35 points) | 16th place out of 77 companies (with 23/35 points) |
* Ranking in 2019; the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy commissions this study into the transparency of CSR reporting among the approximately 500 largest companies every two years.
** QualityScore uses a numeric, decile-based score that indicates a company’s governance risk relative to their index or region. A score in the 1st decile (QS:1) indicates relatively higher quality governance practices and relatively lower governance risk, and, conversely, a score in the 10th decile (QS:10) indicates relatively higher governance risk. Companies receive an overall QualityScore and a score for each of four pillars: Board Structure, Compensation/ Remuneration, Shareholder Rights, and Audit & Risk Oversight.
Fair Bank Guide
The Dutch Fair Bank Guide (Eerlijke Bankwijzer) is an initiative on the part of six NGOs to benchmark the ESG policies of the largest banks in the Netherlands. We support the intention of the Dutch Fair Bank Guide, but we question the chosen method. For that reason from 2019 onward we decided - in line with other Dutch Banks and the Dutch Banking Association (NVB) - to stop participating. Since the beginning of 2022, Van Lanschot Kempen has decided to re-engage in dialogue with the Fair Bank Guide. Van Lanschot Kempen would like to be completely transparent about its own sustainability ambitions and policies and therefore opts for dialogue with external parties. In the future, we are therefore participating in the surveys of the Fair Bank Guide. We hope to include the Fair Bank Guide in the sustainability mission that we share with our clients.
Want to know more?
Please contact us via sustainability@vanlanschotkempen.com.