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10 april 2023
Amsterdam as a centre for
Sustainability and Finance
Reiniera van Pallandt
Financial Sector Advisor to the City of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Sustainable City
The Mayor of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Sustainable City
Sustainable Energy
Climate Ambitions 40% CO2 reduction in 2025 compared to 1990 level Amsterdam Municipal organization climate neutral in
2015 – buildings, public lighting and public transport
using sustainable energy or carbon setoffs Now already trams, metros and public lighting working
on green electricity from Waste to Energy Plant 30% of cities energy is generated from renewable energy
by 2025 Part of Clinton Global Initiatives; Connected Urban
Development – investing in smart work centers and
green data centers Establishment of Amsterdam Climate Office - monitor
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Sustainable Mobility
Mobility Ambitions
40% of all transport movements done by bicycle,
60% in city center Focus on electrical transport; cars, scooters, taxis
and hydrogen buses Considering environmental zone for cargo transport Encourage car sharing City together with multinationals set up plan to
reduce rush hour kilometers by 10% in next 2 years
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Sustainable Buildings
Building Ambitions
Amsterdam Municipality climate neutral by 2015 All new buildings climate neutral by 2015
Climate neutral; no use of fossil fuels for heating or
compensation
Houses have some sort of own energy generating
capacity
Current buildings 40% CO2 reduction by 2025
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Sustainability and finance
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Assets Under Management in Sustainable Investment StrategiesSource: EUROSIF –European Social Investment Forum-, European SRI Study 2008
Region or country Total SRI (Bln Euro’s)
Europe 2,665
United States 1,917
Canada 334
Australia 41
Japan 6
Total 4,963
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Amsterdam as a location of expertise for Sustainability and Finance
A Strong Track Record in Sustainable investing and associate businesses….
ASN Bank (1960), largest microfinance fund worldwide
ABN AMRO leading founder of Equator Principles
PGGM and APG world’s largest CSR investors
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Amsterdam as a location of expertise for Sustainability and Finance
…Leads to the presence of a strong support Industry and NGO’s…
SRI Rating Agencies, such as Sustainalitics (Dutch Sustainability Research Institute)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Headquarters and conference in Amsterdam
TBLI located in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam as a location of expertise for Carbon Trading
Dutch market share of 20% of worldwide carbon
trading market (total of 40 billion Euro) Energy exchange (APX) Energy derivatives exchange (Endex) Physical clearing and settlement of Hydrocarbon
contracts
Expertise in legal, finance and insurance expertiseAmsterdam world leader in construction, standardization
and certification of carbon emission rights
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The creation of….The Centre for Sustainability and Finance
Participants: Government, NGO’s, Private Financial Institutions
Role: Expertise centre Organiser of conferences and seminars Link between government and corporates NGO engagement platform Education and knowledge centre Communication centre
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Centre
Finance & Sustainability
CFS Board
CFS Director
CFS Operations
AcademiaUniversities
Duisenberg School of Finance
European Centre for Corporate Engagement
Not for profitPoint CarbonCarbon Expo
EurosifDutch Banking AssociationHolland Financial Centre
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Equator Principles
Governmental body'sUNEP-FI
UN Global CompactMinisteriesSupervisors
City of Amsterdam
Financial sectorDe Brauw Blackstone
WestbroekDeloitteKPMG
RabobankABNAMRO
INGFortis
SNS ReaalPGGMABP
Robeco
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Summary
Amsterdam is a Green Capital
Amsterdam is a centre for sustainability and finance
To bundle our ambitions, we are creating the Centre
for Finance and Sustainability
QUESTIONS?