Mr Kris Douma | Head of Responsible Investment and Active Ownership
Mn Services N.V. | The Netherlands

Mr Kris Douma, Head of Responsible Investment and Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V.

Mr. Kris Douma (1961) joined Mn Services as Head of Responsible Investment & Active Ownership in April 2007. Before that he worked 15 years at Dutch FNV trade unions, lastly as head of strategy and consultancy at FNV Bondgenoten, the largest Dutch trade union. From January 2003 till November 2006 he was a Member of Parliament for the Dutch Social Democratic Party (PvdA) and was actively involved in discussions on globalisation, the Doha round of the WTO, ILO, CSR and corporate governance. Mn Services is the fiduciary manager for 15 Dutch and 3 UK pension funds, with €75 assets under management (AUM). The major clients of Mn Services are signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. At Mn Services, Mr. Douma advises the pension funds on their responsible investment policy, coordinates responsible investment in all asset classes and holds the shareholder rights in approximately 2000 companies worldwide, responsible for exclusion, voting, engagement and legal actions. He is actively involved in a number of joint investor initiatives like the Sudan Engagement Group, the group of companies and investors that recently develop ‘the guidance for responsible business and investment in high risk and conflict affected areas’ and the Public Policy Network.

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Appearances at this years' conference:

Day Two: 28 March 2012


@ 11.30
Panel discussion: Reconsidering the case for commodity investments for the responsible investor

  • What issues exist for the responsible investor making an investment in commodities? 
  • Is the global commodity bull rush fuelled by fundamentals or speculation? What is the impact of increased investor flows on prices and supplies?
  • Market distortion, food inflation and poverty - implications for the responsible investor

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