Press Release: ABN AMRO wins Investor Award at The Circulars 2018
January 22 2018 - 05:00PM
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ABN AMRO wins Investor Award at
The Circulars 2018
ABN AMRO has won the Award for
Circular Economy Investor at 'The Circulars 2018', the world's
leading circular award program, which recognizes companies, public
organizations and NGOs that contribute to a circular economy. CEO
Kees van Dijkhuizen accepted this prestigious award today at the
World Economic Forum in Davos. The Circulars is an initiative of the World Economic Forum and the Forum
of Young Global Leaders, run in collaboration with Accenture
strategy.
"It is an honour to accept this award on behalf of
ABN AMRO. This recognition means a tremendous amount to all of us
at the bank, as we want to have an active role in supporting the
transition to a circular economy. But even more importantly, it is
an endorsement of the positive impact the financial community can
make in empowering the change makers driving circularity," said
Kees van Dijkhuizen, CEO of ABN AMRO, when accepting the award.
Circularity as the new
norm
The Dutch government wants to get the Dutch economy running fully
on sustainable resources by 2050. If the Netherlands is to live up
to this ambition, consumers as well as thousands of small and large
companies will have to make the switch to a new business model. ABN
AMRO believes that there's no time to waste to get started. The
bank wants to be an action leader in the transition to the circular
economy and aims to empower pioneering individuals and companies
that want to make circularity the new 'norm'.
"We strongly believe in making meaningful impact.
For companies who are adopting a circular business model, ABN AMRO
provides support and new financing models. By 2020, it is our goal
to finance circular business assets of one billion euros through at
least 100 circular financing deals in all sectors. The total
emission reduction is to be at least one million tonnes of
CO2", emphasizes
Van Dijkhuizen. "We are proud to have been awarded with an Investor
Award and will continue our efforts in this area".
ABN AMRO has been awarded with an Investor Award
as a result of its clear ambition to facilitate the transition to a
circular economy. ABN AMRO was selected as the Winner by a high
profile selection of judges from the circular economy and the
finance industry. The judges identified ABN AMRO's holistic and
detailed circular economy strategy and leadership, as well as their
clear focus on financing of new business models and innovative
technologies, as some key differentiators in selecting them as a
Winner of the category.
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Source: ABN AMRO via Globenewswire
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