Rabobank's Sustainability Strategy

Olaf Brugman, Rabobank's Head of Sustainability Expertise, talks about what sustainability means for the bank and how the bank is on a mission to develop sustainability education via policies, standards, trainings, and education to help clients make informed sustainable choices. He talks about the major role the financial industry is taking in ESG and its implementation and how Rabobank is doing things differently.

Susan Hansen and Petra Mannessen join us to discuss the challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuels. In this episode we'll touch upon our efforts to reduce reliance on oil and gas and on the role that Rabobank wants to play to help our clients in this transition. 

Rabobank plays an important role in protecting human rights across the globe. In this episode we talk to Johan Verburg, who has 25 years of experience in driving change in Human Rights policies. He discusses Rabobank's involvement in the protection of human rights in countries such as Brazil, China and India. Currently, the bank has measures to safeguard the working conditions and wellbeing of our clients and suppliers 'workers. However, we can still improve, and become more transparent towards our clients and society at large.

In this episode, we are joined by Luke Disney, the head of Rabobank Sustainability and Climate, as he discusses Rabobank's road to the Paris Agreement. We discuss how the bank plans to align to the targets set by the Paris Climate Accords and how the execution is done at client level. The episode also discusses how financial institutions plan to execute these targets, especially how Rabobank is pioneering in many areas of climate-related issues.

The transition to a circular economy requires an acceleration, as our global challenges increasingly demand more attention. In this episode, we discuss with our guest Bjorn Arts the basic concepts of circular economy, the Netherlands' role in transitioning to a circular economy, and the challenges it faces. We also talk about how this concept can be applied on a global level, especially in large countries such as the US and China, and what role Rabobank can play to help this transition.

Food transition is a global problem that was brought into wider discussion once the meat and dairy industries' impact on climate became known. Join Bas Ruter, Head of Food Transition within Rabobank, as he talks about Rabobank's strategy for transitioning to more sustainable food supply chains, its role in Rabobank's Sustainability Policy Framework, and the risks involved. He also discusses how young talent within the bank has a major role to play and can contribute to making an impact at Rabobank.