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.
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Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to Net Zero
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.
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Rabobank’s role in protecting human rights across the globe
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.
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Rabobank's Road to Paris
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.
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Transitioning into a Circular Economy
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.
Rabobank’s Sustainability department aims to increase awareness of Rabobank’s sustainability topics, initiatives, policies, products, and services that align with achieving Sustainable Development Goals. In season 1 of Rabobank’s sustainability podcast series, topics such as circular economy, food systems transition, agriculture, biodiversity, and energy will be discussed with Rabobank content experts. Together with the experts, we learn how and why Rabobank supports these goals and how Rabobank employees can contribute to the mission of growing a better world together.
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