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Richard Reporting - Sustainable Finance Desk one year on
In ‘Richard Reporting’, Head of Sustainable Banking Richard Kooloos visits a range of colleagues to find out what they’re achieving in the sustainable arena. His interviewees this time are Hein Brekelmans and Julia van Boven at the Sustainable Finance Desk.
Circular financing gives aeroplane parts a second life
With cost efficiency and sustainability goals driving decision making, airlines are relying more and more on existing spare parts to maintain and service their fleets. Based in the Dutch town of Delft, APOC Aviation is giving spare parts reclaimed from decommissioned aircraft a new lease of life. ABN AMRO recently financed part of this new circular business’s working capital to help it fulfil its growth ambitions.
Social enterprise Happy Tosti wins the incentive prize
In 2014, Sam Holtus and Jasper Kool, both graduates of the hotel and catering school in Scheveningen, launched a lunch restaurant in The Hague. From day one, their focus has been on quality products and service, and a strong restaurant brand concept offering jobs to people with an occupational disability. In an effort to boost social entrepreneurship, ABN AMRO launched the Social Incentive Scheme in 2017 to lend a helping hand to up-and-coming social entrepreneurs. Happy Tosti is the third company to receive €10,000 from the scheme.
Cancer & Work Health Impact Bond
Some 40,000 employees are diagnosed with cancer each year. Although they obviously have other things on their mind than their job in the initial phase, most do want to return to work after treatment. Yet going back to work can sometimes be a challenge if you’ve had cancer, as fatigue, reduced concentration and memory problems are common side-effects of treatment. Sadly, one quarter of all those diagnosed end up losing their jobs.
In the picture: human rights course at Circl
For many of us, the term “human rights” evokes war-torn or faraway countries. But human rights violations can occur closer to home, too. The human rights course teaches staff where the bank stands and what its longer-term objectives are.