Climate

Throughout history, humankind has undergone shifts in its energy and fuel sources: from wood to coal to other fossil fuels like oil and gas. Similarly, food production and manufacturing have undergone their own transitions, with emissions from livestock, fertilizers and industrial processes contributing to green house gases. Each transition has seen companies move with the times while others lag behind.

Today, the challenge is the speed at which the next transition needs to take place. To limit global warming, investments in renewable energy, battery systems, electrification, sustainable agriculture, and innovative manufacturing technologies are crucial. The scale of the challenge is vast, but it presents an equally immense opportunity.

Our role

At Van Lanschot Kempen, we recognise both the risks and opportunities of climate change. We are committed to the Dutch Climate Agreement ('Klimaatakkoord'), aligning our efforts with the Paris Agreement. Our role is to support our clients in capitalising on the opportunities presented – whether through investing assets and loaning green mortgages. We've set several targets to help combat climate change across our business: for our discretionary assets under management, our mortgages and our own operations.

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Our climate strategy and action plan

We our committed to help limit climate change. In this document we explain how we make our commitment actionable.

Luc Aben, employee at Van Lanschot Kempen, standing on a platform next to a Thalys train, photo by Frederik Beyens

Our climate change policy

To prepare for the transition towards a low-carbon economy, we upgraded our climate change policy in 2024.

CEZ: engaging to reduce emissions

We successfully engaged with Czech utility company CEZ - one of the ten largest listed utility companies in Europe - together with other investors from Climate Action 100+ on reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

Malaysia Airport: flying cleaner

Thanks to our engagement and in collaboration with the regulator MAVCOM (Malaysian Aviation Commission), Malaysia Airport became the first airport in Asia to incentivise airlines to reduce their emissions.

Exclusion policy

We believe that coal mining and tar sands have an adverse impact on climate change, and that companies shouldn’t be involved in such activities. That’s why we have an exclusion policy when it comes to certain fund managers.