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Letter Boudewijn de Blij 1 June 2014

Meeting the legal requirements is not enough

In the March issue of Alliance, Anthony Tomei takes a dim view of foundation accountability. He argues that accountability is an operational matter: the trustees should decide whether or not it is a good idea …

Opinion Boudewijn de Blij 1 March 2010

Investors’ perspectives – Connecting mission and investment policy

In March 2007, a Dutch TV programme revealed that the Dutch Cancer Foundation had some of its capital invested in cigarette companies and that quite a few pension funds were invested in companies manufacturing landmines …