Sustainability
Active ownership
For direct investments in investee companies, we may engage with our investee companies on a wide array of strategic, financial and ESG topics, where we have the mandate from our clients. Global controversies can trigger strategic or collaborative engagements (together with other financial institutions) with selected companies in which we invest.
Engagement
In 2025, we engaged directly with 90 companies on environmental, social and governance themes. Since companies can be engaged on several themes at once and on both awareness and change issues, the total number of engagements was 97.
When it comes to collaborative engagements, we typically assess which collaborations fit best with our values and engagement targets on a case-by-case basis. For our climate efforts, we joined several initiatives, most notably the Climate Commitment of the Dutch Financial Sector; The Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative; Climate Action 100+; and the Dutch Climate Coalition. This shows our commitment to becoming a net-zero investor by 2050.
For our biodiversity efforts, in selected strategies we engage with investee companies flagged by our data providers on biodiversity metrics (Please see the ESG policy and process documents in the fund library for the funds this applies to). In addition, we apply more specific nature-related metrics to identify and manage our impact on biodiversity and ecosystems within our discretionary AuM. We also joined collaborative engagements via Nature Action 100 Action 100
Read more on our engagement approach in our Stewardship and Engagement Policy:
When it comes to collaborative engagements, we typically assess which collaborations fit best with our values and engagement targets on a case-by-case basis. For our climate efforts, we joined several initiatives, most notably the Climate Commitment of the Dutch Financial Sector; The Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative; Climate Action 100+; and the Dutch Climate Coalition. This shows our commitment to becoming a net-zero investor by 2050.
For our biodiversity efforts, in selected strategies we engage with investee companies flagged by our data providers on biodiversity metrics (Please see the ESG policy and process documents in the fund library for the funds this applies to). In addition, we apply more specific nature-related metrics to identify and manage our impact on biodiversity and ecosystems within our discretionary AuM. We also joined collaborative engagements via Nature Action 100 Action 100
Read more on our engagement approach in our Stewardship and Engagement Policy:
Voting
Voting at shareholder meetings of investee companies is an important tool in our stewardship and active ownership activities. Shareholder resolutions can put pressure on companies, such as encouraging the clarification or enhancement of net zero targets.
We vote for our direct investments in our investee companies in our credit and equity funds, our Mercier Van Lanschot Funds and Van Lanschot Kempen Mandate Fund World Equity. In addition, we advise on and implement the voting solution for our Fiduciary clients, in line with their voting policy.
In 2025, we voted at 533 different company meetings, with 16% of our votes cast against management.
Our voting records are published in full here.
We vote for our direct investments in our investee companies in our credit and equity funds, our Mercier Van Lanschot Funds and Van Lanschot Kempen Mandate Fund World Equity. In addition, we advise on and implement the voting solution for our Fiduciary clients, in line with their voting policy.
In 2025, we voted at 533 different company meetings, with 16% of our votes cast against management.
Our voting records are published in full here.
There’s a saying in Dutch, Kom verder, it means many things and it’s our business philosophy. It captures the way we work with clients but also the way we steer our investee companies to deliver shareholder value through active engagement.
Capital at risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance provides no guarantee for the future.