PGGM extends corporate governance strategy

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NETHERLANDS - Dutch superfund, the EUR 50bn PGGM, has become the latest pension scheme to back a corporate governance initiative by Hermes.

The Zeist-based pension fund for healthcare and social workers has committed EUR50m to the Hermes European Focus Funds, with an additional EUR50m investment to be awarded over the year. PGGM - cons...

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