Ratings, reports and Signatories

Achmea signed the Paris Pledge for Action in 2015. The signatories expressed their support for the climate agreement signed during the COP21 meeting in Paris (the Paris Agreement). In doing so, organisations, including Achmea, confirm their commitment to a safe and stable climate in which the rise in temperatures is limited to well below 2 degrees Celsius.

In 2019, together with other financial institutions, Achmea committed itself via the financial sector’s climate commitment to the climate goals contained in the Dutch National Climate Agreement. The parties involved agree to measure and report on the carbon content of the relevant loans and investments. In addition, they undertake to publish action plans that contribute to reducing carbon emissions.

Achmea Bank is an official signatory (May 2022) to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking - the sustainability framework for the banking sector, developed through a collaboration between banks worldwide and the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). By signing the Principles, we aim to be ambitious in our sustainability strategies, and to integrate and embed sustainability at the heart of our business, all over the guidelines enable banks to remain at the forefront of sustainable finance. More information on the Principles for Responsible Banking can be found on the UNEP FI website.

Achmea has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI encourages the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the investment process and the exercise of responsible ownership through the equity portfolio. Here you will find the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

In 2021, Achmea signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge. This is an initiative of a group of European financial institutions that work together under the EU Business and Biodiversity Platform based on a desire to prevent further loss of nature and biodiversity around the world.

The Dutch Green Building Council is a national organisation that works to make the built environment future-proof. Achmea Interne Diensten has signed the DGBC’s Paris Proof Commitment. In doing so, we align ourselves with ambitious targets to make our own properties more sustainable more quickly and to reduce energy consumption by two thirds, and with that the associated carbon emissions.

Achmea has signed the Global Investor Statement on Climate Change.