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About
Website http://www.asnbank.nl/
Headquarters
Bezuidenhoutseweg 153
2594AG The Hague
Netherlands
CEO/chair Arie Koornneef en Stefanie Fernández van Leeuwen-Leenman
Directors
Supervisor
De Nederlandsche Bank
Ownership

ASN bank is a subsidiary of De Volksbank N.V. (formerly SNS bank), which has been owned by the Dutch state since its rescue in 2013.

ASN Bank, founded in 1960, is a Dutch sustainable bank, and is part of the Volksbank N.V. ASN Bank aims to be a leader in sustainable banking in the Netherlands. In its investment and lending decisions, the bank pays strong attention to issues around climate, human rights and biodiversity.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

ASN Bank's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

Links

Duurzaamheid

(ASN Bank Sustainability webpage)

Klimaat

(ASN Bank Climate webpage)

Biodiversiteit

(ASN Bank Biodiversity webpage)

Beleidsdocumenten duurzaamheid

(ASN Bank sustainability policies webpage)

Human rights policy

Bank policy
2024-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Climate policy

Bank policy
2024-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Sustainability Criteria Guide ASN Bank

Bank policy
2024-02-29 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Biodiversity policy

Bank policy
2023-12-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on water scarcity

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2020-07-20 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on plastic

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2020-03-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Biomass policy

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2019-05-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Animal welfare policy

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on transport and mobility

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2017-06-14 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Beleid over goed bestuur en ethisch handelen van ondernemingen

Bank policy
2015-06-23 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Issuepaper Afvalverwerking

Bank policy
2009-03-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on investments in supranationals

Bank policy
2008-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank
ASN Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Statement Dutch Banking Association (NVB)Tags: climate change | transparency
Code Banken (Dutch Banking Code)Tags: bond issuance
De Spitsbergen ambitieTags: climate change
Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on International Responsible Business Conduct regarding Human RightsTags: human rights
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Finance for Biodiversity PledgeTags: biodiversity | corporate social responsibility
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Klimaatakkoord NetherlandsTags: climate change | corporate social responsibility
Natural Capital DeclarationTags: sustainable development | finance | natural resources | corporate social responsibility
Paris Pledge for ActionTags: climate change
Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF)Tags: biodiversity | corporate social responsibility
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)Tags: carbon | corporate social responsibility
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Science Based TargetsTags: climate change | corporate social responsibility
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
News
BankTrack
Partners
Blog
External
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

De UvA en de HvA zochten naar een duurzame bank en kwamen uit bij … de ING

De Universiteit en Hogeschool van Amsterdam stappen over naar de ING. Bij de aanbesteding zou duurzaamheid centraal hebben gestaan. Hoe kwamen ze dan toch bij de minst duurzame bank van Nederland uit? Duurzame banken maakten bij voorbaat al minder kans, zeggen experts.
BankTrack mentioned
2025-06-19 | Follow The Money
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banken en milieugroepen willen hetzelfde, maar staan tegenover elkaar

Banks and environmental groups want the same, but disagree (in Dutch)
BankTrack mentioned
2023-05-21 | Het Financieele Dagblad
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Dutch pension funds, insurers and banks not yet Paris-proof

The climate plans of the Dutch financial sector are totally insufficient to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and they do not reflect the seriousness and urgency of the climate crisis. This is evident from new research by the Fair Finance Guide Netherlands
2021-09-30 | Amsterdam | Fair Finance Guide Netherlands
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks called upon to take action to protect biodiversity ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming

Civil society organizations urge banks to adopt stringent “No Go” policy for biodiversity rich areas
2021-05-26 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

ING clients switch to Triodos, ASN after CEO's massive pay raise

2018-03-12 | NL times
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Going Dutch: What’s in the new Dutch banking sector agreement on human rights?

2016-11-10 | Ryan Brightwell – BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

ASN Bank works towards living wage in the garment industry

2016 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

First six banks sign Paris Pledge to avoid finance for coal

Ethical banks from Bolivia, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and the United States become the first in industry-wide push
2015-09-03 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Taking Lobbying Public

The Transparency of Dutch Banks’ Lobbying Activities
2013-12-17 | Amsterdam | SOMO
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

BankTrack mentioned
2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Financiers search for sustainable future

BankTrack mentioned
2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

New governance rules represent missed chance for Equator Principles to take bold steps forward on transparency and accountability
2010-07-01 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Investeringen banken: meer fossiel dan duurzaam

2010-05-19 | Amsterdam | Milieudefensie et al.
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Top financial institutions invest over US$43 billion in producers of cluster bombs

Activists call on governments and financial institutions to stop explosive investments
2010-04-14 | Geneva, Switzerland | Netwerk Vlaanderen/ IKV PaxChristi
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Dutch banks call for clear agreements on sustainable energy

2009-11-26 | Amsterdam | Eerlijke Bankwijzer
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

ASN Bank adopts Equator Principles, bank invests in increasingly larger sustainable projects

2009-11-25 | The Hague
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Beleggen

De beperkte toepassing van MVO-beleid op het belegde vermogen
2009-02-02 | Amsterdam | SOMO
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New website guides Dutch consumers in choosing sustainable bank

2009-01-22 | Utrecht | Milieudefensie
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Financial institutions vote more in favour of climate

2008-11-05 | Amsterdam | Milieudefensie
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks shun harmful investments

New report shows examples of pioneering banks
2008-06-11 | Brussels | Netwerk Vlaanderen
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Milieudefensie publishes Climate Performance Index 2007 of Dutch Banks

ABN Amro climate laggard, Triodos and ASN climate leaders
2007-06-09 | Amsterdam | Milieudefensie
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Dutch Bank Divests Holdings in J'lem Light Rail, Cites Settlements

2006-12-03 | Haaretz
Resources
Documents
Links

Human rights policy

Bank policy
2024-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Climate policy

Bank policy
2024-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2023

Annual report
2024-06-04 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Sustainability Criteria Guide ASN Bank

Bank policy
2024-02-29 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Biodiversity policy

Bank policy
2023-12-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2022

Annual report
2023-06-05 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-04 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-13 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Guidance on Biodiversity Target Setting for PRB signatories

Other document
2021-06-24 00:00:00 | UNEPFI

PBAF Common Ground Paper

Other document
2021-03-21 00:00:00 | Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-07-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on water scarcity

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2020-07-20 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on plastic

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2020-03-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2018

Annual report
2019-06-24 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Biomass policy

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2019-05-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Common ground in biodiversity footprinting methodologies for the financial sector

Other document
2018-11-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank, CDC Biodiversité, ACTIAM en Finance in Motion

Animal welfare policy

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2018-03-31 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual Report 2017

Annual report
2018-03-29 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2016

Annual report
2017-06-30 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Policy on transport and mobility

(Document in Dutch)
Bank policy
2017-06-14 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual report 2015

Annual report
2016-03-01 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Letter from ASN Bank to BankTrack on signing the Paris Pledge

Correspondence
2015-09-03 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Beleid over goed bestuur en ethisch handelen van ondernemingen

Bank policy
2015-06-23 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual Report 2014

Dutch only
Annual report
2015-06-16 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Annual Report 2013

Social and environmental performanceEconomic and financial results
Annual report
2015-03-23 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

ASN 2012 Annual Report

Financial results and social and environmental performance
Annual report
2013-01-01 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Worldwide investments in Cluster munitions, a shared responsibility

NGO document
2012-06-20 00:00:00 | IKV Pax Christi & FairFin

Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions - June 2012 update

A shared responsibility
NGO document
2012-06-10 00:00:00 | FairFin and IKV Pax Christi

Bankers Oath Netherlands

Other document
2011-02-01 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

Correspondence
2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack

Commissie Code Banken

Other document
2010-09-09 00:00:00 | Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken

Summary Table 'Hall of Fame and runners-up'

NGO document
2010-04-01 00:00:00 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, IKV PAX Christi

Issuepaper Afvalverwerking

Bank policy
2009-03-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Aandelen in klimaatverandering / Shares in climate change (in Dutch, with English summary)

NGO document
2008-11-05 00:00:00 | Milieudefensie

Policy on investments in supranationals

Bank policy
2008-06-18 00:00:00 | ASN Bank

Investing in climate change: Dutch banks compared

NGO document
2007-06-09 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth Netherlands - Milieudefensie
Accountability
Grievances

ASN Bank is an Equator Principles signatory. While the Equator Principles have no official grievance mechanism, complaints relating to this bank's financing of Equator Principles projects can be filed through our own website www.equator-complaints.org.

This page evaluates ASN Bank's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring

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Good Moves

Good moves

Year:

2016

ASN Bank works towards living wage in the garment industry

In 2016 ASN Bank made a commitment to work towards realisation of a living wage among its investee companies, beginning with the garment industry. It has set itself the target: "all garment companies in the ASN Investment Universe to have introduced a living wage by 2030." This concerns the fourteen…