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ING in largest-ever sustainability linked loan
18 February 2021ING has acted as joint sustainability coordinator together with Santander in the largest sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF) ever issued.
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22 September 2021
ING makes another stride to decarbonise the shipping industry
ING has joined over 150 shipping industry leaders to urge world governments to deliver the policies that will supercharge shipping decarbonisation and make zero-emissions shipping the default choice by 2030.
17 September 2021
ING publishes first integrated climate report
ING today published our first integrated climate report, which for the first time gives one overview of all of the elements of our climate action approach.
12 August 2021
ING awarded for outstanding leadership in sustainable bonds and loans
ING is a two-time winner at Global Finance’s inaugural 2021 Sustainable Finance Awards, taking the top spot in the categories for Outstanding Leadership in Sustainable Bonds and in Sustainable Loans in the highly competitive Western Europe region.
09 August 2021
ING posts 2Q2021 net result of €1,459 million
“I’m pleased with another set of resilient results in the second quarter,” said ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk. “Fee income of €855 million was in line with the strong result in the first quarter, while net interest income and in particular our liability margin remained under pressure."
16 June 2021
Global awards for green bonds and commodity finance
Each year, the world's capital market participants – issuers, investors and bankers – vote for the banks and people that impressed them most. Given the growing prominence of environmental, social, governance (ESG) funding, this year, GlobalCapital magazine created a separate category for socially responsible investment (SRI) and green bonds at its annual awards. ING was named the most impressive investment bank for financial institutions SRI/green capital markets.
14 June 2021
ING closes Russia’s largest-yet sustainability-linked loan
In another first for ING, we closed a $1.25 billion sustainability-linked pre-export facility agreement with the world’s largest potash producer, Russia’s Uralkali. It is the country’s biggest-yet syndicated sustainability-linked loan and the first in the CIS and Eastern Europe mineral fertilisers market.
ING Awarded Best Bank for Transaction Services in Western Europe 2020 (Euromoney)
15 July 2020ING has won three Excellence 2020 awards announced today by Euromoney magazine including Western Europe’s Best Bank for Transaction Services. ING was also named the Netherlands’ Best Bank as well as Poland’s Best Bank for the third year in a row.
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07 June 2021
ING Leads Landmark Green Loan for Sustainability-focused District Energy Company Enwave Acquisition
Acquisition financing for IFM Investors and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board incorporates C$410 million of green loans.
26 May 2021
Greening the way
When it comes to climate action, ING has a strong track record and is a pioneer in many areas of sustainable finance. But we can, and want to, play an even bigger role in helping our clients transition to a greener future.
10 May 2021
ING posts 1Q2021 net result of €1,005 million
“ING delivered a strong performance in the first quarter of 2021. The sharp rebound in net profit compared to the year-earlier period was driven by a good increase in fee income and lower risk costs,” said ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk.
03 May 2021
Sustainability-linked success
For a solution that didn’t even exist four years ago, the sustainability-linked finance business is booming. More and more companies are seeing the benefits of linking their financing to their efforts to protect the planet and its people.
25 March 2021
ING to appoint Andrew Bester as head of Wholesale Banking and member of the Management Board Banking
ING announced today that Andrew Bester will be appointed member of the Management Board Banking and head of Wholesale Banking. Andrew takes up his position on 6 April 2021, succeeding Isabel Fernandez, who stepped down effective 31 December 2020.
25 February 2021
ING appoints Anne-Sophie Castelnau global head of Sustainability
Anne-Sophie Castelnau has been appointed ING’s global head of Sustainability per 1 April 2021. She will succeed Amin Mansour, who fulfilled the role on an interim basis. Anne-Sophie is currently head of Wholesale Banking for ING in France.