Hans ten Cate and Bert Heemskerk
A sustainable position in the market
Rabobank wishes to be a committed bank in the thick of society, working on the sustainable development of prosperity and well-being.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is gradually working its way into the core of our business operations.
For instance, 2007 was the first year in which we considered a number of CSR aspects in many of our lending decisions and in which we started to formulate specific policies for ten sectors (production chains) that have a major social and environmental impact, like soy. In addition, we substantially extended our range of sustainable investment products and developed innovative products in other sectors. Our real estate company, Rabo Bouwfonds, made a robust start in incorporating CSR into its large real estate portfolio. We also took action to exclude dubious companies from our pension fund’s investments and are taking steps towards achieving carbon-neutral business operations.
Six new case studies reflect the social issues Rabobank meets.
These six case studies are:
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