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Submitted by Garry Cronan on October 15, 2007 - 12:04pm. | | | | |

The dominant bank in the Netherlands - serving more than half the population. Market leader in mortgages (26%), small and medium sized enterprises (39%), and the agricultural sector (85%).

The bank serves 9 million clients in the Netherlands and a growing
number abroad.

Global 300 ranking: 
11
Number of members: 
1,551,000
Number of employees: 
50,988
Gender Diversity: 
56% of employees are female
Turnover: 
USD $: 2,147,483,647
Type of Co-operative: 
Co-operative Group
Date founded: 
1898
Operating Countries: 

Netherlands and 37 other countries.

Website: 

www.rabobank.com



Principles

Integrating CSR into our business operations: In 2005, CSR was further embedded in their operations. Other companies even followed their example, for instance when they decided to offer only low fuel consumption leased cars. They were also followed by the market in the decision to use FSC-certified paper. CSR criteria are also applied to the procurement through Rabobank Group Purchasing, known by the Dutch acronym RCI.

Herman Wijffels Prize for Innovation: The Herman Wijffels Prize for Innovation has been established to encourage enterprises to implement sustainable and innovative business practices. In 2005, a record number of 287 businesses submitted an innovative idea or plan.

Quality survey and ratings

  • Swiss Sustainable Asset Management Group (SAM) rating agency in 2005 rated Rabobank the most sustainable bank in Europe and the second most sustainable bank in the world.
  • SiRi, a rating agency of more than 4,000 enterprises worldwide, awarded Rabobank a sustainability rating of 75.5 points, the highest in the Diversified Financials segment.
  • The ACC Award for our Annual Sustainability Report in 2005. The award is an independent, non-commercial prize awarded by the Dutch Association for Environmental Auditors (known by the Dutch acronym VMA) and the Royal Dutch Institute of Registered Accountants (known in the Netherlands as NIVRA).

Community

Rabobank’s sponsoring initiatives set the tone: In November 2005, Rabobank was awarded the SponsorRing Prize for their comprehensive sponsorship policy, as well as two awards for the Museum Bus. In addition, the ReSpons Kids Events Monitor showed that they were the most active sponsor of children’s events.

The Reading and Writing Foundation: The Foundation helps
solve the problem of low literacy. One and a half million people in the Netherlands have difficulty with reading and writing. The Reading & Writing Foundation works with partners such as Rabobank to gain recognition for this social-economic problem and to reduce it.

Rabobank International

  • Ghana: In 2005, Rabobank International financed the construction of 93 bridges in Ghana in collaboration with Rabobank Westland, helping to improve local infrastructures, and hence access to markets, schools and hospitals.
  • Schretlen & Co is supporting, amongst others, Habitat for Humanity (building affordable and safe houses for families in need), the Lizo Nobanda Day Care Centre in Cape Town, South Africa and the Spieren voor Spieren foundation, which promotes the interests of people with a muscular disease.
  • Terra Fina (launching as Amrep) was established in 2005 as an alliance of the Rabobank Foundation, ICCO and Oikokredit. Terra Fina’s objective is to identify the need for micro-credit and combat poverty more effectively. The alliance is preparing loans in four African countries: Mali, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

‘World in Your Hands’ communication programme: The programme serves to highlight the activities of the Rabobank Development Program (RDP) to its staff, members and clients. In the framework of the programme, 27 members and employees travelled to Honduras, India, China, Tanzania or Egypt in late 2004 and early 2005.



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Rabo Creates Asia Structuring Team - Institutional Investor (subscription)

Submitted by admin on October 9, 2007 - 10:35am. | | |

Rabo Creates Asia Structuring TeamInstitutional Investor (subscription), NY - 2 hours agoRabobank has established a fund derivatives structuring team in Asia and made several hires. Yin Wu, managing director and regional head of equity and fund ...

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Rabobank sees profits drop by 30pc - Irish Independent

Submitted by admin on October 9, 2007 - 7:35am. | | |

Rabobank sees profits drop by 30pcIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoDutch-owned Rabobank has reported a 30pc slump in pre-tax profits at its Irish unit, from €55.8m to €39.3m for the year to the end of December 2006. ...

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Rabobank launches funds derivatives team - FinanceAsia

Submitted by admin on October 9, 2007 - 1:35am. | | |

Rabobank launches funds derivatives teamFinanceAsia, Hong Kong - 4 hours agoBy Nick Ferguson | 9 October 2007 Rabobank has launched its funds derivatives team with the hire of three bankers to work under Yin Wu, who transferred from ...

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Original value burned off by ANZ - The Sheet

Submitted by admin on October 9, 2007 - 1:35am. | | |

Original value burned off by ANZThe Sheet, Australia - 2 hours agoANZ paid Rabobank somewhere between $70 million and $100 million for Origin nine years ago. In today’s market that business appears to be worth nearer to ...ANZ calls off sale of mortgage unit Financial Times (subscription)

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Dutch supermarket chain trials mobile phone payments at the till - ComputerWeekly.com

Submitted by admin on October 8, 2007 - 5:35pm. | | |

Dutch supermarket chain trials mobile phone payments at the tillComputerWeekly.com, UK - 3 hours agoRabobank, KPN, NXP Semiconductors and RFID Platform Nederland are also involved in the trial. The system uses the existing online Pin payment infrastructure ...

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Rabobank sets initial interest rate for bonds - Stuff.co.nz

Submitted by admin on October 8, 2007 - 6:35am. | | |

Rabobank sets initial interest rate for bondsStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 29 minutes agoRabobank Nederland has set the rate on its $900 million capital securities offer which closed fully subscribed. The Dutch-based bank today set an initial ...

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Risk head quits Rabobank - Financial News (subscription)

Submitted by admin on October 8, 2007 - 6:35am. | | |

Risk head quits RabobankFinancial News (subscription) - 26 minutes agoDutch bank group Rabobank has denied the resignation of its global head of market risk is related to the credit crisis, stating that it has been “hardly ...

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Fund assets – latest tally reveals changing trend - Hindu Business Line

Submitted by admin on October 7, 2007 - 10:35pm. | | |

Fund assets – latest tally reveals changing trendHindu Business Line, India - 2 hours agoDo you know that Robeco, the Rabobank-promoted outfit that has struck a joint venture with Canbank Mutual Fund, manages over Rs 7 lakh crore internationally ...

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New Rabobank Report Shows Significant International Interest in US ... - Food Ingredients First (press release)

Submitted by admin on October 6, 2007 - 5:35am. | | |

New Rabobank Report Shows Significant International Interest in US ...Food Ingredients First (press release), Netherlands - Oct 2, 200703/10/07 According to a new report by Rabobank, the United States is the only major wine market showing significant growth in purchases of higher-value ...

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