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ABN AMRO Foundation helps broaden disadvantaged children’s horizons
Each year, ABN AMRO Foundation deploys 7,000 ABN AMRO employees to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds. By actively working to level the playing field of opportunity for these youngsters, these volunteers are helping the bank fulfil its purpose: ‘banking for better, for generations to come’. “But it’s not just the horizons of these children which we’re broadening – it’s those of the bank’s employees, too.”
Tuning in to women investors
An analysis conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has shown that women now account for 32 percent (over USD 70,000 billion) of the world’s wealth. Each year, they add another USD 5,000 billion to that total. Women are playing an increasingly prominent role in amassing, preserving and passing on wealth. What still needs to be done, and which barriers should be removed to further unlock this financial potential?
Richard Reporting: What’s CEO Robert Swaak’s take on the bank’s sustainable strategy?
In Richard Reporting, Richard Kooloos, Head of Group Sustainability, drops in on colleagues to find out how they are personally making sustainability a reality. This time he talks to Robert Swaak, CEO of ABN AMRO, who took over from Kees van Dijkhuizen in the middle of the coronavirus crisis.
ABN AMRO Public Affairs: the bank’s link with The Hague and Brussels
The ABN AMRO Public Affairs Department focuses on active political stakeholder management. The department liaises with Dutch MPs and government ministers, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Dutch Permanent Representative in Brussels. Their discussions focus on developments with a direct or indirect impact on ABN AMRO and its clients, as well as initiatives to which ABN AMRO can make constructive contributions thanks to its experience and expertise.
New ABN AMRO guidelines for meat and dairy industry
The production of animal protein presents many sustainability challenges involving animal welfare, working conditions and greenhouse gas emissions. Myrthe Haase and Marieke Abcouwer, both of whom work for ABN AMRO’s Central Risk Management Department, have drawn up new guidelines with which clients in this sector must comply.
Accelerating the sustainability shift with Sustainability Linked Loans
ABN AMRO wants to help its clients making the transition to a sustainable future. Acting as both a lender and adviser to a wide range of large corporates, the Bank is perfectly positioned to making a major contribution in this area. Sustainability Linked Loans (SLLs) are contingent on borrowers meeting tangible sustainability objectives, offering them modest interest rate reductions if they show measurable progress during the life of the loan.