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We want to pass on our knowledge to our suppliers
Sustainable procurement is crucial for ABN AMRO. It helps the bank reduce its carbon footprint, buy responsible products and comply with standards it also expects suppliers to comply with. Chief Procurement Officer Jan Stoop: ‘I sometimes worry when I hear people saying “we plan to” or “we’re going to”. We need to take action now.’
There are very few places where we can talk to each other so freely
You wouldn’t normally share your experiences with a competitor, but the agri-sector businesses that participated in the Round Table on Sustainability, recently organised for clients of Agri Commodities Clients, are an exception. Guy Hogge, Global Head of Sustainability at Louis Dreyfus Company, and Lies Dieben, CSR Officer at Nidera, look back on this event. ‘You don’t dictate how we should do things.’
Green parking at TT Circuit Assen
The world’s biggest motorcycle parking lot is now the greenest. More than 21,000 solar panels have been installed on the roof of the parking lot at the TT Circuit in Assen, generating enough energy to supply about 2,000 families with a year’s worth of power. ABN AMRO is one of the three financers of this project.
How ex-convicts benefit from a Social Impact Bond
In the Netherlands, some forty thousand adults are incarcerated every year. Once they’ve sat out their sentence, a mere 20 per cent of former inmates find a long-term job and many of them become repeat offenders. A Social Impact Bond set up by ABN AMRO, the Ministry of Security and Justice, Start Foundation and Oranje Fonds is going to help former inmates find work and reduce recidivism.
‘The difference lies in the impact’
There’s a new investment option available in the world of sustainable funds: the FMO Privium Impact Fund. Why is this good news for investors? Yvonne Bakkum, Director of FMO Investment Management, founded by development bank FMO, explains how the fund works and how it makes an impact.
Richard (re)tweets: ‘We really struck a chord’
Head of Sustainable Banking Richard Kooloos ranks his favourite tweets and retweets once every three months. This quarter’s picks: jobs for young people, an extraordinary banker almost awarded, buildings that bind, and fifty shades of green.