Robert C. Klijn
Raadhuisstraat 37, Heemskerk, 1961 GN, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 6 525 877 25 (m)
E-mail: robert.klijn@fairimpact.nl
Nationality: Dutch
Born: July 26,1967
Profile
Experienced and dedicated consultant specializing in environmental, social and governance
(ESG) issues, with an extensive network of high-level contacts in a broad range of organizations.
Proven entrepreneurial ability to build, market and drive forward successful new businesses.
Strong track record in working with institutional investors.
Respected committee member.
Work experience
From 2010 Managing Director, ESG specialist with Fair Impact (self-employed)
Fair Impact is an ESG consultancy that gives organizations insight into the
consequences of their activities concerning ESG issues.
Founded ESG consultancy company Fair Impact in 2010 with the aim to
bring together and inform investors and companies on ESG issues.
Spending majority of time on representing research providers and inviting
speakers for events.
Spending smaller part of time on advising how to implement ESG into the
investment process or corporate strategy.
Representing research providers
Sold many licenses for several ESG research providers to asset
managers, banks, companies and universities.
Introducing banks, investors and companies in the Benelux, France,
Germany, the Nordic countries, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and New
York.
Events
Organized five successful Responsible Investment Corporate Access
(RICA) conferences in Amsterdam and Zurich together with business
partner Tradinfo.
Organized successful conference on the Helsinki stock exchange on
behalf of the Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) Initiative.
Attendees are CEOs, CFOs, IROs, CSR managers, institutional asset
owners and asset managers, representatives of banks, family offices and
ESG experts.
Organized Breaking Financial Barriers conference in Amsterdam.
Organized four successful round table meetings on responsible
investment together with former business partner Double Dividend.
Advising investors and corporates
Advised KPMG on ESG research providers.
Gave workshop From ESG to ROE for an equities management team of
RobecoSAM.
Gave workshop on the impact of the asset management agenda on ESG
themes of Delta Lloyd Group.
Advising Legal & General Nederland and Add Value Fund on integrating
ESG in their investment process.