SDI AOP has won the Pensioen Pro Award 2021 in the responsible investment category

Every year, Dutch Financieele Dagblad and Pensioen Pro (platform for pension professionals) hand out the “Pensioen Pro Awards”. These are awards granted for pioneering work in the pension sector. The SDI AOP has been nominated in the responsible investment/ESG category and was selected as the winner.

To be eligible for this prize, a candidate must be nominated. A professional jury selects the ultimate winner. The jury consisted of Marike Knoef, Martijn Euverman, Loranne van Lieshout, Stefan Lundbergh and Hedwig Peters. From the short list of entries (SDI AOP, LifeSight PPI, Pensioenfonds Horeca en Catering and Pensioenfonds KPN) the SDI AOP was chosen as the winner. Other prizes were awarded to ex-Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Wouter Koolmees, among others. He received the Pension Pro Award for his 'exceptional contribution to the sector'. The jury praised him for his role in drawing up the pension agreement. Pension fund Provisum won the prize for Pension Fund of the Year for the second time in a row.

The opinion of the jury:

"The SDI AOP is a great joint initiative for ESG standardization. The jury is impressed by the collaboration in data management and the link to SDGs, and the initiative to open up the platform to asset owners, allowing investors to focus on engagement instead of managing the data. This platform can mean a lot to the industry!"

Link to the full article of Pensioen Pro (Dutch).