All cases

• Verification of bank balance sheets
• Verification of investment policies
• Verification of stock indices
• Verification of ethical or sustainable savings products
• Verification of ethical or sustainable investment products
• Verification of insurance products
• Verification of solidarity investments and impact investments

Non financial audits

• Verification of social aim, ethical code and good governance
• Carbon reduction programme verification

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Verification of bank balance sheets

Van Lanschot Bankiers. Verification of the compliance of all loans and reinvestments with the responsible banking and investing principles and guidelines that the bank imposes on itself. View all previous certificates for an evolution of the certification: 2013 - 2012 - 2011

 

Verification of investment policies

Kempen Capital Management. Verification of the compliance of the non-financial aspects of the investment processes with the Van Lanschot's responsible investment policy. View all previous certificates for an evolution of the certification: 2013 - 2012

Verification of stock indices

Ethical Europe Equity Index. Forum ETHIBEL is appointed by Solactive AG to execute the independent monitoring and certification of the Ethical Europe Equity Index concerning its conformity with the non-financial aspects of the rulebook and the due diligence of the Index composition process.
 

Ethical US Equity Index. Forum ETHIBEL is appointed by Solactive AG to execute the independent monitoring and certification of the Ethical US Equity Index concerning its conformity with the non-financial aspects of the rulebook and the due diligence of the Index composition process.
 

Finvex Sustainable & Efficient Europe 30 Index. Forum ETHIBEL is appointed by Finvex Group to execute the independent monitoring and certification of the Finvex Sustainable & Efficient Europe 30 Index concerning its conformity with the non-financial aspects of the rulebook and the due diligence of the Index composition process.
 

Verification of ethical or sustainable savings products

SpaarPlus savings account of VDK Spaarbank. Verification of the socio-ethical reinvestment of the total amount of savings obtained throught the structural partnership between VDK Spaarbank and Trias, Wereldsolidariteit, Incofin, Broederlijk Delen, Hefboom, Welzijnszorg en Fairfin. The account was launched on 1/07/2013 to replace the savings accounts Wereldsparen and Solidariteitssparen, which were equally audited and certified by Forum ETHIBEL.
 

Verification of ethical or sustainable investment products

ShelteR Invest – VDK Sustainable Flex Fund, an investment fund managed by ShelteR Invest and distributed by VDK Spaarbank. Forum ETHIBEL verifies and certifies the conformity of the investment fund with it investment criteria. 

 

A series of structured bonds based on the Ethical Europe Equity Index, issued by BNP Paribas Fortis. In addition to the certification of the Ethical Europe Equity Index (see above), Forum ETHIBEL audits and certifies the conformity of the reinvestment of the full deposit of the savings component with predetermined socio-ethical criteria. The full list of criteria can be found in the certificates:

Collective certificate of the BP2F SRI Note Series for 2013. Applicable to the:
BP2F SRI Note 2020 | 2020/2 | 2020/3 | 2020/4 | 2020/5 | 2020/6 | 2021
 

Collective certificate of the BP2F SRI Note Series for 2014. Applicable to the: 
BP2F SRI Note 2020 | 2020/2 | 2020/3 | 2020/4 | 2020/5 | 2020/6 | 2021
BP2F SRI Lock Note 2021 | 2021/2 | 2021/3
BP2F SRI Coupon Note 2022 | 2022/2 | 2022/3 | 2022/4 | 2022/5

BNP AI (NL) Autocallable SRI Note 2021

BNP AI (NL) Autocallable SRI Note 2021/2

BNP AI (NL) Autocallable SRI Note 2021/3

BNP AI (NL) Autocallable SRI Note 2021/4

BP2F SRI Social Business Note 

 

A structured bond based on the Ethical Europe Equity Index, issued by BGL BNP Paribas. In addition to the certification of the Ethical Europe Equity Index (see above), Forum ETHIBEL audits and certifies the conformity of the reinvesment of the full deposit of the savings component with predetermined socio-ethical criteria. The full list of criteria can be found in the certificate.

A series of structured bonds based on the Ethical Europe Equity Index, issued by AG Insurance and BNP Paribas Fortis. In addition to the certification of the Ethical Europe Equity Index (see above), Forum ETHIBEL audits and certifies the conformity of the reinvesment of the full deposit of the savings component with predetermined socio-ethical criteria. The full list of criteria can be found in the certificates:

Collective Certificate of the Smart Invest Bon SRI Series for 2014. Applicable to:
Smart Invest Bon SRI Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Smart Invest Bon SRI 90 Europe Booster 1

 

SecurAsset (LU) Responsible Coupon Note 2022, a structured bond based on the Ethical Europe Equity Index, issued by SecurAsset and distributed by VDK Spaarbank. In addition to the certification of the Ethical Europe Equity Index (see above), Forum ETHIBEL audits and certifies the conformity of the reinvesment of the full deposit of the savings component with predetermined socio-ethical criteria. The full list of criteria can be found in the certificate.

 

Verification of insurance products

AG Insurance (Belgium). By order of AG Insurance several sustainable portfolios are monitored and verified.

 

ASR Nederland. Verification, advice and certification of several portfolios.

 

 

Ethias. Forum ETHIBEL verifies whether Ethias is correctly implementing its Ethical Investment Code in the DIBISS (the former RSZPPO) portfolio and the multi-employers fund Global 21, among others. As an example, you will find the certificate for Ethias Global 21 portfolio when clicking on the icon.

 

Verification of solidarity investments and impact investments

Funds For Good. Verification of the financial and operational aspects.

 

Verification of social aim, ethical code and good governance

Ethical label Solid’R. At the request of RESsources asbl (the network of social-economycompanies enterprises, operating in the field of recovery and recycling of textiles) a verification is conducted regarding the compliance with the specifications of the ethical label SOLID’R by the members:

Aide Salvatorienne

Apides

Centre d'Entraide de Jette

De Bouche à Oreille

La Fol'Fouille

La Poudrière

Le Goéland

Oxfam Magasins du Monde

Oxfam Solidarité

Ressourcerie Le Carré 

Terre

Wereld Missie Hulp

 

Opnieuw & Co and the social report. Audit of the correct application of ‘dialogical’ procedures within the recycling centre and the setting out of performance indicators and benchmarks in a coherent way. On the other hand, the correctness, the relevance and the correct processing of data is checked. View all previous certificates for an evolution of the certification: 2012 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016. 

 

Carbon reduction programme verification

CO2logic. Verification of the financial and content-specific aspects of a carbon bookkeeping, both in terms of compensation mechanism and awareness raising. Verification of the reinvestment of collected funds, in terms of conformity with the own Code of Conduct.
 

CompenCO2. Verification of carbon bookkeeping and compensation mechanisms.

 

 

 

Read also:

• Minimum technical conditions for certification of funds with CSR principles
• Belgian savings and investment products with Ethibel certificate
• What is the meaning of an Ethibel certificate?
• Additional information and contact