External assurance
We have asked EY to audit the annual accounts and to perform a review of the Report of the Management Board section of this integrated report and an audit of the Materiality Assessment. The scope of the review on this report is limited to the chapters ‘FMO at a glance’, ‘External environment’, ‘Our business model’, ‘Our strategy’, ‘Our performance’ and ‘How we report’. The review is conducted in accordance with Dutch Standard 3810N.
External commitments
PROJECT AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS | ||
Project/Committee | Role | |
Association of European Development Finance Institutions, European Financing Partners, Interact Climate Change Facility | FMO is a member | |
Corporate Governance Development Framework | FMO is a signatory | |
Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on International Responsible Business Conduct regarding Human Rights | FMO is a signatory | |
Five Voluntary Principles of Mainstreaming Climate Change Actions | FMO is a signatory | |
Global Impact Investors Network (GIIN) | FMO is a member | |
IIRC Business network | FMO is a member | |
Institutional Integrity Forum or Transparency International Netherlands | FMO is a member | |
Natural Capital Coalition | FMO is a member | |
Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken | FMO is a member | |
NpM Platform for Inclusive Finance | FMO is a member | |
Platform Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) and the Dutch Carbon Pledge | FMO is a signatory | |
Sustainable Development Goals Charter | FMO is a signatory | |
Other positions | Name | Role |
Arise (private equity investment holding company) | Linda Broekhuizen | Member of Supervisory Board |
Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) | Linda Broekhuizen | Member of Supervisory Board |
Foundation for Banking Ethics Enforcement | Linda Broekhuizen | Member of the Appeals Commission |
Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion (NCH) | Linda Broekhuizen | Member of the Board of Directors |
PwC's Global Insurance Captive, L&F | Peter van Mierlo | Chair of the Audit Committee (until December 15, 2018) |
Peter van Mierlo holds no positions as referred to in article 2:132a of the Dutch Civil Code.
Linda Broekhuizen holds no positions as referred to in article 2:132a of the Dutch Civil Code.
Fatoumata Bouaré holds no positions as referred to in article 2:132a of the Dutch Civil Code.
International principles
FMO follows a number of guidelines and principles, which helps us to improve the quality of our work and standardize our reporting.
IFC Performance Standards |  |
OECD Guidelines |  |
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |  |
International Labour Organization |  |
Integrated Reporting |  |
Global Reporting Initiative |  |
UN Principles for Responsible Investment |  |
Equator Principles |  |
Natural Capital Declaration |  |
UN Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance |  |
International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation – the FATF Recommendations |  |
For our own operations, we maintain the following standards: |  |