APG has achieved the second-highest score in ShareAction’s global ranking, which evaluates the performance of major international asset managers in responsible investing. This is revealed in the Point of No Returns report published today by the UK-based NGO.
In its biennial report, ShareAction assesses the world’s largest asset managers across four key areas: governance and stewardship, climate change, biodiversity, and social issues. Out of the 76 global asset managers evaluated, APG and Robeco are the only two to receive an A grade. Robeco tops the list with an overall score of 76 percent, closely followed by APG at 75 percent.
Ambitious responsible investment policies
According to Claudia Kruse, Managing Director of Responsible Investment (RI) Strategy & Partnership at APG, the high score can be attributed to two main factors. “A group of fifteen colleagues coordinated by the RI Execution team and RI Strategy & Partnership worked closely together to complete the survey and gather and submit the necessary data and documentation to ShareAction. In addition, APG is actively implementing its clients’ responsible investment policies, including ABP’s biodiversity policy, which aims to preserve nature and protect vulnerable ecosystems, as well as a new engagement policy. APG committed itself also to various sector initiatives, such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and a platform advocating for living wages in global supply chains (Platform for Living Wage Financials).”
While the report is critical of the progress made by many asset managers, the Netherlands performs above average. It is the only country with three asset managers—Robeco, APG, and Achmea (ranked ninth)—represented in the top 10. Kruse adds, “In the international context, Dutch pension funds generally have ambitious responsible investment policies, which influences the broader market. The Netherlands is truly recognized as a leader in this area.”
Driving change
ShareAction is dedicated to promoting rigorous standards for responsible investing and driving change within the investment sector to make these standards the global norm. The organization collaborates with asset managers, policymakers, and individual investors to ensure that investment decisions contribute to social justice, environmental protection, and a healthier society.
Read the full Point of No Returns 2025 report.