From glass ceilings to factory floors
Dutch banks’ actions on gender
Triodos Bank NV
Dutch banks fail to act on gender equality
Dutch banks still have far to go to realise gender equality in both their internal operations and their client and investee relationships. This is the conclusion of a new study SOMO conducted for the Fair…
Plastic Finance
How Dutch financial institutions enable shale gas to fuel the plastic soup disaster
Dutch banks spend millions on lobbying
Dutch banks spend millions on lobby through their own channels, through interest groups like the Association of Dutch Banks (VNB) and through lobby organisations in the Netherlands, the EU and worldwide. At the same time,…
A Structural problem in the shadows
Lobbying by banks in the Netherlands
SOMO shifts Dutch banks towards more transparency on their lobbying activities
In reaction to SOMO’s new report ‘Taking lobbying public‘, Dutch banks have pledged to increase their transparency. The report found that banks are still not making all the required information about their lobbying activities available…
Taking Lobbying Public
The Transparency of Dutch Banks’ Lobbying Activities
Real World Economics: Food prices and speculation
The year 2011 started once more with alarming figures on rising prices of basic food commodities. Rising food prices are often disastrous and literally murderous for poor people. Financial deregulation in many ways augments the…
Investing Responsibly: A Financial Puzzle
The limited scope of Sustainable Asset Management
