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We aim to stop banks from financing harmful business activities and promote a banking sector that contributes to just societies and a healthy planet.
ABN Amro head offices in Amsterdam. Photo: Paulbe via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 3.0)ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. Its origins dates back to 1824. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis. ABN AMRO serves retail, private and commercial banking customers in the Netherlands and to a lesser extent in other markets, where it prioritises in serving Dutch companies doing business abroad. It is also active internationally in areas where it claims to have substantial expertise, such as Energy, Commodities & Transportation (ECT) and ABN AMRO Clearing. Its Private Banking activities are focused on the Netherlands, Europe and Asia.
| Website | http://www.abnamro.nl/en/index.html |
| Headquarters |
Gustav Mahlerlaan 10
1082 PP Amsterdam
Netherlands
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| CEO/chair |
Kees van Dijkhuizen CEO |
| Supervisor | |
| Annual reports |
Human Rights Report 2018 Annual integrated report 2018 |
| Ownership |
listed on NYSE Euronext
ABN AMRO Bank is for 56.3% owned by the Dutch State via NL financial investments, with shares being sold in tranches for full return to the market. |
ABN Amro's current sustainability policies can be accessed on their website here.
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. ABN AMRO adopted the Equator Principles in 2009.
ABN AMRO must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
ABN AMRO is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
ABN AMRO is reporting on the implementation here.
