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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
CEO/chair Martijn Gribnau
CEO
Supervisor
De Nederlandsche Bank
Annual report Annual report 2021
Ownership

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.

Stakeholders may raise complaints via the OECD National Contact Points (see OECD Watch guidance). Advice on specific cases may also be requested from the NVB's Advisory Panel on Responsible Banking.

Related Dodgy Deals

De Volksbank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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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
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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
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Progress on Dutch bank sustainability policies but improvements still needed

2020-10-27 | Fair Finance International
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Dutch banks fail to act on gender equality

Dutch banks still have far to go to realise gender equality in both their internal operations and their client and investee relationships. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by SOMO for the Fair Bank Guide on the performance of seven Dutch banks.
2020-03-12 | SOMO
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Staatsbank De Volksbank nog steeds niet klaar voor verkoop

(article in Dutch)
2019-11-12 | RTL Z

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annual reports
2022-03-11 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-03-11 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
ngo documents
2021-09-30 00:00:00

Climate change commitments of financial institutions active in the Netherlands

2021-09-30 00:00:00 | Fair Finance Guide Netherlands
csr policies
2021-05-10 00:00:00

Biodiversity Policy

2021-05-10 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
other documents
2021-03-21 00:00:00

PBAF Common Ground Paper

2021-03-21 00:00:00 | Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials
annual reports
2021-03-15 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-03-15 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
ngo documents
2020-10-27 00:00:00

Beoordeling van het krediet-en beleggingsbeleid van acht Nederlandse bankgroepen

2020-10-27 00:00:00 | EerlijkeBankwijzer/Fair Finance International
annual reports
2020-03-05 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-03-05 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
annual reports
2019-03-07 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-03-07 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
annual reports
2019-02-27 00:00:00

Human Rights Report

2019-02-27 00:00:00 | Volksbank
ngo documents
2018-11-27 00:00:00

Still Undermining our Future?

Fair Finance Guide Netherlands
2018-11-27 00:00:00 | Amnesty International, FNV, Milieudefensie, Oxfam Novib, PAX, Profundo and World Animal Protection
bank documents
2018-04-04 00:00:00

Sustainability ratings

2018-04-04 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-03-31 00:00:00

ASN human rights policy

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-03-31 00:00:00

ASN policy climate change

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
annual reports
2018-03-01 00:00:00

Annual Report 2017

2018-03-01 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-02-27 00:00:00

Sustainability statement

2018-02-27 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2016-12-13 00:00:00

ASN Bank sustainability criteria 2016

2016-12-13 00:00:00 | de Volksbank
bank documents
2016-03-31 00:00:00

Carbon Neutral Infographic

2016-03-31 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2015-06-23 00:00:00

ASN Bank policy on good governing and ethical handling of companies

2015-06-23 00:00:00 | de Volksbank

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Voluntary standards

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

Investment policies

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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2021-05-10 00:00:00

Biodiversity Policy

2021-05-10 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-03-31 00:00:00

ASN human rights policy

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-03-31 00:00:00

ASN policy climate change

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2018-02-27 00:00:00

Sustainability statement

2018-02-27 00:00:00 | De Volksbank
csr policies
2016-12-13 00:00:00

ASN Bank sustainability criteria 2016

2016-12-13 00:00:00 | de Volksbank
csr policies
2015-06-23 00:00:00

ASN Bank policy on good governing and ethical handling of companies

2015-06-23 00:00:00 | de Volksbank

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