a.s.r. partners with UvA to open sustainable investment research centre

Written by Adam Cadle

10/07/2023

a.s.r. and the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are jointly opening the Research Centre for Sustainable Investments & Insurance (RCSII).

With this collaboration, a.s.r. is investing in the further development of knowledge in the field of ESG issues. This fits the ambition to ultimately contribute to a sustainable and liveable world.

Patrick Klijnsmit, director of a.s.r. asset management, said: “a.s.r. is among the best performing companies worldwide in the area of sustainability. At the same time, there are still a lot of ESG issues we are working on; for example, ESG data is often still too unstructured and the amount of ESG data available is increasing rapidly. Alternative and innovative solutions are needed to process and analyse this data. The collaboration with the UvA aims to contribute to solving these kinds of sustainability issues, enriching the knowledge and opportunities of companies operating in the industry.”

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