With GDV-Questionnaire on Sustainable Investment

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With its total investments of 1.9 trillion euros, insurers are among the largest institutional investors in Germany. A significant part of this is indirectly invested via funds. In this respect, the entrusted asset manager plays an important role in the implementation of the insurers' net zero targets. Therefore, for the first time, the GDV has drawn up a non-binding ESG questionnaire that allows insurers to examine the sustainability competence…

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The Insurerverband GDV has published a questionnaire to determine the sustainability competence of asset managers. With the help of 17 questions, insurers should be able to gain an impression of the relevant experience of potential asset managers. The insurance industry likes to be an ideal partner for the sustainable transformation of the economy, but individual providers are always critical of their role in the business with fossil energies.