The Dutch Federation of Pension Funds (Pensioenfederatie) is calling on the European Commission to better align public and private investment in climate resilience.
The call is set out in its response to the Commission’s consultation on climate resilience, which highlights how physical climate risks are increasingly relevant for long-term investors.
In its submission, the federation made three recommendations aimed at mobilising private institutional capital for climate resilience and adaptation.
These include setting clear expectations around the role of private capital in public-private projects, deploying targeted risk-mitigation instruments such as guarantees and blended finance, and involving institutional investors at an early stage to ensure projects are investable.
The recommendations are based in part on the article Unlocking Domestic Investment Opportunities: Aligning Public Goals with Pension Fund Realities by the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM).
Pensioenfederatie highlighted that pension funds invest for the long term and must achieve good returns for their participants.
“They can only invest in projects with a solid risk-return profile, legal certainty and predictable cash flows,” it said.
“Their private investments can thus complement public investments in climate resilience,” it stated.
The European Commission will present its climate resilience framework in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The federation said it remains in dialogue with European and Dutch policymakers to ensure that the perspective of private institutional investors is properly considered.
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