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ING has worked hard over the years to build a power generation lending book that’s 60% renewables, outperforming by far the most ambitious climate goal of the Paris Agreement.
Read news item“The first quarter of 2022 was marked by the terrible invasion of Ukraine, which is having a devastating impact on people’s lives and is threatening international stability and security,” said ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk. “Our first priority is to support our colleagues and their families, our clients and the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and surrounding countries."
At ING, we’re deeply saddened and concerned by the brutal violence we’re witnessing in Ukraine.
ING has become a shareholder in EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy that supports start-ups, commercially attractive technologies and provides education. EIT InnoEnergy is supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.
Reassessing our economic and market forecasts to reflect the impact of the war in Ukraine and look at how central banks are likely to respond to the prospect of weaker growth and surging inflation in Europe.
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine grow and tough sanctions against Russia has the potential to significantly tighten commodity markets. Russia is a commodities powerhouse, with it being a key supplier of energy, metals and agri.
COP26 was described as the 'last best chance' to save the planet. Countries' climate plans still don't add up enough to meet the Paris Agreement; the final text does not sufficiently address the financial needs of the most vulnerable countries. That said, COP26 was far from pointless.
Each year, the world's capital market participants – issuers, investors and bankers – vote for the banks and people that impressed them most. ING was named the most impressive investment bank for financial institutions SRI/green capital markets.
Read news item“I’m pleased with our results in the third quarter,” said ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk. "We saw continued lending growth in mortgages, whereas loan demand from businesses was influenced by the economic effects of the Covid pandemic. We saw strong fee growth in account package fees, investment products and lending."
All eyes are on Glasgow for the long-awaited global climate meeting known as COP26, which is taking place from 31 October to 12 November. ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk has referred to it as a ‘moment of truth’. The world is watching to see whether world leaders will align their countries’ emissions reduction strategies with what’s needed to meet global climate goals.
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.
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.
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.
“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."