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ABN AMRO’s new home base: green and socially impactful
All the bank’s premises will have earned an energy label A by 2023 and will be Paris-proof by 2030. In line with these objectives, a project to redevelop the ABN AMRO offices at Foppingadreef in Amsterdam is set to launch in 2022. The premises, which will soon serve as a home base for nearly 11,000 employees, will be energy-efficient, redesigned to be as circular as possible and play a social and community role.
ABN AMRO and gender equality: welcome to the new normal
Banks were originally founded by men, for men. Thankfully, times are changing, but there’s still a lot of work to do to achieve gender equality – particularly in the financial sector. As a signatory to the Women’s Empowerment Principles, ABN AMRO is examining its services through a gender lens and engaging with stakeholders on this important issue.
More focus on financial inclusion and resilience for elderly and vulnerable clients
Whether we’re working from home, shopping, reading the news or filing a tax return, we’re harnessing the power of the Internet to do more these days. Clients, too, can do more of their banking online now than ever before. Because of this trend, though, fewer clients are visiting bank branches. This, in turn, has resulted in closures. So what about those for whom the digital world is more a maze than a tool? How can they continue to do their banking?
ABN AMRO launches Sustainable Impact Fund
ABN AMRO has created a new investment fund focusing on businesses committed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, inclusive society. The new ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund will help the bank give a financial boost to the energy transition, circular business and social initiatives. After merging with the Energy Transition Fund and the Social Impact Fund, the new fund will grow in value to EUR 425 million, making it a serious player in the Northwest European market.
Controversial activities: where does ABN AMRO draw the line?
ABN AMRO’s aim is to accelerate the sustainability shift. That’s why the bank is helping its business clients make the change. Some companies, though, are involved in activities ABN AMRO wants nothing to do with, like the manufacture of cluster munitions or cigarettes. All these activities have been included on its exclusion list. ABN AMRO does not accept companies involved in such activities as clients – either as account holders or borrowers.