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Jeroen Dijsselbloem (former Dutch minister of finance) and Maurice Oostendorp (Volksbank CEO) looking at new bank logo on the facade of the bank's headquarters at the Croeselaan 1 in Utrecht. Photo: Jascha Hagendoorn via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 4.0] About De Volksbank
De Volksbank is a Dutch retail bank, providing various banking products and services for individuals and small businesses. The bank offers savings, payments, investments, asset management, mortgages, loans, and disability and term life insurance, as well as online and mobile banking services. It operates under the four brands, including ASN Bank, BLG Wonen, RegioBank, and SNS bank. The bank was formerly known as SNS Bank and changed its name to de Volksbank in January 2017. In 2013 SNS Bank was nationalised making the Dutch state the only share holder of de Volksbank. De Volkbank's headquarters are located in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
| Website | https://www.devolksbank.nl/home.html |
| Headquarters |
Croeselaan 1
3521 BJ Utrecht
Netherlands
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| CEO/chair |
Martijn Gribnau CEO |
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| Annual report | Annual report 2020 |
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De Volksbank is owned by the Dutch state via NLFI, a Dutch government agency. |
| Complaints and grievances |
De Volksbank's complaints handling procedure can be accessed here. |
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De Volksbank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:- Basel Convention
- Climate Statement Dutch Banking Association (NVB)
- Code Banken (Dutch Banking Code)
- De Spitsbergen ambitie
- Dutch Banking Sector Agreement on International Responsible Business Conduct regarding Human Rights
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Environmental and Social Policy 2014
- Finance for Biodiversity Pledge
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol
- Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF)
- Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
- Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
- UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework
- UNEP Finance Initiative
- United Nations Global Compact
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De Volksbank uses the same policies as its subsidiary ASN Bank. Therefore, ASN Bank policy documents, as mentioned below, apply to de Volksbank as well. De Volksbank's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
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