Gerrit is a Responsible Investment Manager at Aegon Asset Management, where he supports clients in developing, enhancing and implementing responsible investment policies, monitors ESG and RI policy and regulatory developments, and advises on external reporting. Gerrit is also chair of Aegon’s Climate Change Working Group, which is tasked with evaluating new climate developments affecting investment, insurance and other business activities. He has spent over 10 years providing advice to investors, governments and industry around the world on the opportunities and risks associated with energy, climate change, sustainability and the transition to net-zero economies.