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ABN AMRO Belgium helps social entrepreneurs make a profit and an impact
ABN AMRO Belgium recently teamed up with the non-profit organisation Ashoka to help social entrepreneurs make a bigger impact on society. For four months, the bank and a number of other stakeholders will be helping ten participants find even more effective marketing strategies for the innovative concepts they develop. “Our aim is to motivate people to make a difference all on their own.”
Taking time off to help build a better future
Under ABN AMRO’s new collective labour agreement, staff can take five Banking for Better days to make a positive impact on society and help the bank fulfil its purpose – ‘Banking for better, for generations to come’.
Gender equality at the bank: the next step
How do organisations manage to up the number of women at the top? And what can companies do to cater more effectively for female clients? ABN AMRO is working hard in this area, particularly now that the bank has endorsed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles. Maria Anne van Dijk and Nicole Böttger of ABN AMRO are enthusiastic advocates of these guiding principles.
Everyone should be able to bank
Being able to carry out everyday banking transactions is one of the most important prerequisites for full participation in society. Yet for many groups, that participation is anything but a given. ABN AMRO is fully committed to ensuring that the greatest number of people can function with financial autonomy.
ABN AMRO measures whether its energy portfolio is Paris-proof
The Paris climate accord aims to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius. ABN AMRO wants to contribute to these international objectives by measuring, reporting and steering on its Paris-proof portfolio. That’s why the bank has joined forces with a think tank called the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative (2DII) to work out a practical methodology for assessing the bank’s energy portfolio over the long term.
ABN AMRO offices to be Paris-proof in ten years
ABN AMRO has set itself the goal of meeting the objectives set out in the Paris climate accord by 2030 – twenty years earlier than the agreed target date. To be successful, the bank must halve its energy consumption in just ten years’ time. “The best thing about what we’re doing is we’re proving it can actually be done.”