Karin Bouwmeester works as Sustainability Expert in the private equity team of the Dutch pension fund investor PGGM Investments. She has 20 years experience in the financial sector. At development financial institutions FMO and Proparco she worked as investment manager infra/energy. Here, sustainability was an integral part of her day-to-day work with focus on SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). At the private banking division of ABN AMRO she had the opportunity to specialize in sustainability, broaden the scope of investable SDG’s and explore other asset classes, most importantly listed equities and corporate & sovereign bonds.