Mission 2030: Making real estate more sustainable

It's simple: we are all producing too much CO2. This enormous volume of carbon emissions contributes to global warming. To limit the rise in global temperatures, we need to drastically reduce carbon emissions. That's why world leaders at the Paris Climate Change Conference in 2015 agreed to keep global warming to under 2° Celsius by 2030.

In the Netherlands, buildings are responsible for 40% of the country's total carbon emissions. ABN AMRO finances more than 10% of the country's total built environment, so we have the power to make a significant impact. Want to find out how we are working to reduce carbon emissions?

The energy label shows how energy-efficient a building is compared with similar buildings. There are different categories, ranging from A (ultra-efficient) to G (very inefficient). An energy-efficient home is well insulated, has double glazing or even has solar panels. The more energy-efficient your building is, the less carbon it emits.

ABN AMRO finances more than 10% of the total built environment in the Netherlands. Raising all of these buildings to an average energy label A would result in an enormous reduction in carbon emissions. Want to know how much?

The buildings in the Netherlands that ABN AMRO finances produce around 6 million tonnes of CO2 a year. By making these homes and offices more sustainable, we and our clients will gradually reduce carbon emissions – and may even bring this figure down to around 4 million tonnes a year. That's a reduction of around 2 million tonnes, which is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions produced by around 800,000 cars! Together with our clients, we can make a difference.