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The market for sustainable produced products and energy is increasing, and a large number of sustainable investments turn out to be profitable on the longer term. Still, a lot of entrepreneurs who use production methods that cause none or hardly any damage to humans and the environment experience difficulties finding capital.

Profundo increases its research on financing possibilities for those companies who operate on a sustainable basis, for example within the timber and paper industry. Through consultations with banks, pensionfunds and property managers we seek for innovative possibilities for financing sustainable investments.

Date	Projects
29 November 2006 Banks, Sustainable investments	The do's and don'ts of Sustainable Banking Manual on sustainable banking, developed in cooperation with the BankTrack network. Client: BankTrack Document(s): Press release BankTrack: New publication: 'The Do's and Don'ts of Sustainable Banking', 29 November 2006 Manual da rede BankTrack: O que Fazer e Não Fazer em um Banco Sustentável, 29 noviembre 2006 (in Portuguese) Report: O que Fazer e Não Fazer em um Banco Sustentável (Spanish) Manual of BankTrack: The do’s and dont's of Sustainable Banking, 29 November 2006
1 September 2004 Sustainable investments, Sustainable management, Timber	Private financing of sustainably managed forestry projects Research into private financing of sustainably managed forestry projects. Client: DOEN Foundation
25 April 2007 Pension funds, Sustainable investments	Investment policy of PGGM Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the responsible investment policy of the Dutch pension fund PGGM (now: Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn). Client: IKV Pax Christi Document(s): Responsable Investor: Cluster bomb revelations lead to RI benchmark for Dutch pension funds, 19 November 2007
4 February 2009 Sustainable investments, Timber	Financing needs of sustainable forestry companies The objective of this report is to gather more specific information on the financing needs of forestry companies in tropical countries which have achieved FSC certification or are underway to achieve this. To meet this objective, a number of forestry companies and initiatives were approached by telephone and/or email, asking them to answer a number of specific questions Client: FSC Netherlands
19 August 2009 Banks, General, Sustainable investments	The possible roles of finance within the One Planet Food Programme The One Planet Food Programme of the UK World Wildlife Funds seeks to harness the development of the UK food economy to further and integrate WWF’s key priorities: sustainable consumption, resource conservation, and biodiversity protection. Profundo investigated the role that can be played by the UK financial sector in supporting the WWF’s goals of the One Planet Food Programme. Client: WWF United Kingdom
11 November 2008 General, Government regulation, Sustainable investments	Mapping out China’s and Africa’s relationship with Germany and the UK This report aims to provide different teams within the global WWF network with strategic guidance on how best the United Kingdom and Germany can support China, East Africa and the Congo Basin to promote sustainable systems of production, trade and consumption. Client: WWF United Kingdom
25 May 2010 Asset managers, Banks, Pension funds, Sustainable investments, Sustainable management	Reference guide: Asset management and responsible investment in the Netherlands It is important that pension funds are provided with tools to continue their progress in the field of responsible investment. This explorative research was undertaken to find out what SRI services asset managers and service providers offer to pension funds. Client: Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) Document(s): Report Reference guide: Asset management and responsible investment in the Netherlands
1 September 2009 Sustainable investments, Sustainable management	Benchmark Responsible Investing by Dutch investors 2009 The Vereniging van Beleggers voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling (VBDO) has, in coöperation with Profundo, developed a benchmark about the responsible investmentpolicy of 30 Dutch insurance agencies. It's the first time that this type of policy is being researched. Client: Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) Document(s): Report: Benchmark Responsible Investing by Dutch investors 2009