AMSTERDAM, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Dutch pension fund PFZW

has ended its relationship with wealth manager BlackRock ( BLK ) in an

overhaul of its investment portfolio aimed at prioritising

sustainable investments, it said on Wednesday.

The Netherlands' second-largest pension fund has selected

756 companies to invest in and has sold its stakes in over 2,600

other companies in recent months.

"For the next five years, we aim for a better balance

between our need for good returns, acceptable risks and

sustainability," PFZW spokesperson Ellen Habermehl told Reuters.

The overhaul led to the selection of seven wealth managers,

including Robeco, Schroders, UBS and Lazard, but not BlackRock ( BLK ).

BlackRock's ( BLK ) Dutch office did not immediately respond to a

request for comment.

While many U.S. and other multinational companies have

shifted away from sustainable business models since the

re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump, some of the biggest

Dutch pension funds still consider sustainability is the best

long-term approach.

In an interview with Dutch newspaper NRC, the fund's

investment manager PGGM said its decision to end its

relationship with BlackRock ( BLK ) was due in part to its reluctance to

support sustainability resolutions at shareholder meetings.

The fund wants to avoid that its own votes at these meetings

conflict with those of the wealth managers it works with.

"Otherwise things get very complicated," PGGM investment

expert Sander van Stijn told NRC.

PFZW has around 250 billion euros ($293 billion) in total

assets, with around 50 billion euros invested in shares.

The country's largest pension fund ABP, which holds 544

billion euros in total assets, last year said it would cut

investments with a large climate impact, while directing more

money to companies and projects that help to improve society and

the environment.

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