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DNB Regulatory Solutions

Navigate Mandatory ESG and Climate Risk Regulations with Ease

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Dutch pension funds are facing pressure in 2025 from ESG risk assessment and reporting requirements.

More than ever, these organizations are looking for support to develop compliance strategies. Under mandatory regulations from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and SFDR rules, all funds are expected to integrate ESG factors into their risk management frameworks and broadly disclose their approach, including annual reports and on their website.

To address these regulatory requirements, pension funds need reliable, high-quality ESG and climate data – and a partner with deep expertise in the Dutch regulatory landscape. Morningstar Sustainalytics delivers the data and insights you need to navigate ESG obligations with confidence.


OUR SOLUTION
Putting Sustainability to Work

Morningstar Sustainalytics has built its comprehensive datasets with a focus on quality through decades of experience assessing and supporting adherence to European Regulations in ESG across the investing landscape.

We offer data across an array of ESG, EU Taxonomy, Impact, Controversies and Climate solutions, which can be used to enable your organization to navigate regulatory mandates with our flexible delivery methods.

BENEFITS
How We Can Help

Risk Management

Identify and assess climate and ESG risks with data, scenario analysis, and tools to test ESG policies via custom screens against material risk indicators.

Reporting and Disclosure

Streamline regulatory reporting with ESG ratings, portfolio insights, and exclusions data. Convert analysis into SFDR and DNB-aligned reports using Morningstar Direct Climate Risk Analytics.

Active Ownership and Engagement

Implement and report on engagement strategies using our stewardship frameworks and outcomes-based engagement data with Morningstar Sustainalytics Stewardship Services.

Regulatory Supervision

Morningstar Sustainalytics offers ESG risk data, governance insights, and policy support to help pension funds meet DNB expectations and build compliant ESG frameworks.

Alignment to International Commitments

Morningstar Sustainalytics provides taxonomy alignment data, SFDR reporting solutions, CSRD information, and climate analytics to help Dutch pension funds align with the Paris Agreement and meet EU regulatory requirements.

FEATURES
Our Metrics

Morningstar Sustainalytics offers a comprehensive suite of data to support your organization’s compliance strategy for managing the DNB Regulatory Requirements.

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Environmental Risks

From Scope 1–3 emissions and climate-sensitive sector exposure to physical risk scenarios, EU Taxonomy alignment, and financed emissions, gain the insights you need to assess, disclose, and act on environmental risk.

  
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Social Risks

From labor practices and workforce diversity to customer protection, inclusion, and social impact metrics, access the data you need to assess social risks, measure outcomes, and align with evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

  
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Governance Risks

Track board-level ESG oversight, executive incentives, stewardship activity, and ESG integration across governance, lending, and risk policies. Leverage our data to evaluate governance effectiveness and ensure alignment with sustainability goals.


Thought Leadership

From Reform to Responsibility

See the blog co-authored with AF Advisors that provides an overview of the Dutch Pension market as it transitions to a defined contribution model under ESG mandates. With increased scrutiny from regulators like DNB, asset owners must take a more active role in aligning investments with participants' long-term goals and sustainability values—making data, governance, and ESG risk management more critical than ever.

Related Solutions
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Climate Risk Analytics

Convert ESG and Climate Analysis into regulatory reports.


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Stewardship Services

Robust frameworks and company level data to help pension funds implement ESG stewardship policies.


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