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One in four primary school children suffers from money worries
A stressful home life has a highly detrimental impact on children’s learning achievements. Thirty percent of children in the Netherlands experience stress at home, primarily related to financial worries – i.e. seven children in an average classroom of 23. These findings are reported in SEO Economic Research’s annual ‘Inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands’ report, reflecting a survey of over 500 primary school teachers of children in the 8–9-year age range (Group 5). The survey was commissioned by ABN AMRO Foundation and Jeugdeducatiefonds.
Loan for Green Gas
ABN AMRO has played a crucial role in providing a green loan of €120 million to SFP Group.
Nearly one in three households faces immediate financial problems if unexpected costs arise
A growing number of people are open to professional help: ABN AMRO assists five times as many clients in May.
Changemaker Award for Chantal Korteweg, Head of Social Impact & Inclusive Banking
On 4 and 5 June the Financial Alliance of Women met for its Annual Summit, an important event focusing on the power of women in the global economy. The Champions of the Female Economy Awards Ceremony held on the second day included the Changemaker Award, which honours individuals who have made a big impact promoting the cause.
ABN AMRO invests in all-female founded climate-tech fund Blume Equity
Blume Equity is the fifth climate-related fund investment taken on by ABN AMRO Corporate Investments, and an important step in supporting and accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Blume Equity, founded by three female entrepreneurs, is a climate-tech growth investor with an impact lens in disruptive European scale-ups. Through this investment, ABN AMRO will provide capital to businesses that are solving the climate emergency.
ABetterNature wins Partnership Verkiezing 2024 for ABN AMRO
The results have been announced for the Partnership Verkiezing, an annual contest in which young professionals compete by submitting a socially relevant business case. In this edition, ABN AMRO was represented by ABetterNature. The team’s business case aims to restore biodiversity in the Netherlands and won them all three of the awards in this contest.
ABN AMRO is doubling the number of Help with Banking advisers
Society is digitalising at a tremendous pace, and the same goes for online payments. However, not everyone is equally familiar with the use of digital tools. ABN AMRO wants to ensure that everyone can keep up with digital developments and continue to make independent financial decisions online. To make this possible, more than 200 Help with Banking advisers will be on hand every day to offer personal help with banking to anyone who needs it: from online banking to setting up mandates or help taking out insurance. This expansion more than doubles the number of advisers compared to last year.
ABN AMRO participates in De Partnership Verkiezing with case to increase biodiversity
The time has come for another round of the annual 'De Partnership Verkiezing' contest, in which young professionals develop a socially relevant business case. ABN AMRO is represented this year by team ABetterNature, a team aiming to develop a sustainable business case that champions biodiversity in the Netherlands.
Introducing the DGTL Dome with DGTL Festival
ABN AMRO is a partner to DGTL festival, of which the 2024 edition will be held in Amsterdam on 30 and 31 March. One highlight of this year’s festival will be the DGTL Dome interactive art installation — a platform for new and emerging talent and a place where dance, music and visual arts meet. The interactive art installation was initiated by ABN AMRO in collaboration with the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum and DGTL. Together we’re working towards equal opportunities in culture and the arts, and to bridge the gender divide.
ABN AMRO invests in a North European GreenTech growth fund: Nordic Alpha Partners Fund II
ABN AMRO invests in Nordic Alpha Partners Fund II. This fund will invest in the scaling of GreenTech companies in the Nordic and DACH regions. With this investment ABN AMRO provides capital to fast-growing companies that contribute to the transition towards a sustainable economy.
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