Investments
The working group comprises PGGM, NIBC, ING, TKP Investments, Delta Lloyd, MN, Aegon and the AFM, and is chaired by DNB. It examined whether government policy, supervision and financial regulations are regarded as an impediment to investments, in an effort to find out why the mobilisation of sustainable finance is lagging. The transition to a sustainable economy in the Netherlands demands significant investments. According to a study by McKinsey consultancy (2017), the Netherlands will have to make estimated additional investments of up to EUR 10 billion in order to reach the 2040 Paris Climate Agreement goals. This does not even include investments in other sustainability areas such as biodiversity and the circular economy. The financial sector plays a key role in mobilising such investments.