Environmentally aware and socially engaged

ING wants to help people get on in life, both personally and professionally. ‘Empowering people to stay ahead in life and business’ – that’s the ambition we are striving to achieve at ING. We do so not only by offering our customers the products and services that best suit their needs and by being a good employer for our employees, but also by contributing to initiatives outside of our bank. We do this is through our personal involvement in countless activities that help people to stay ahead in various respects.

Sustainability is a given

We strive to minimise our environmental footprint*. Evidence of that can be found in our office buildings and in our utilisation of resources. We facilitate our employees in allowing their talent to flourish, offer them lots of opportunities for personal and professional growth and create jobs for people who have become isolated from the labour market. Our agile approach to working makes us true pioneers; working at ING feels just like being at home.

_{* Society is transitioning to a low carbon economy. So are our clients, and so is ING. We finance a lot of sustainable activities, but we still finance more that’s not. See how we’re progressing on ing.com/climate.}

Financial Health

Sustainability is also a strong theme in our services. We help our customers to get – and stay – financially fit and we take a critical view of what we are and aren’t prepared to finance. Long-term relationships with our corporate clients and consumers – that’s what we are aiming for. Because we believe that financially healthy people contribute to a healthy economy and stimulate social progress.

Social engagement

ING is a Dutch bank that stays very close to its Dutch roots. That means that we play an active role in society in many different ways. We empower people to stay ahead through sponsorships and the ING Nederland Foundation.

Sponsoring

Culture enriches people, sports connects and nature gives you energy. That’s why we sponsor countless initiatives and activities in the areas of sport, culture, nature and entrepreneurship – not only financially, but also by providing tangible support in the form of knowledge and time.

- Sport: we have been a proud sponsor for 25 years of the Dutch national football teams (our ‘Oranje’) but also amateur football clubs and disability football. We help clubs to become financially fit. We are also active sponsors of golf. We make the KLM Open accessible for everyone and support young people who are keen to learn how to play golf.

- Culture: ING is a sponsor of the Rijksmuseum, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Koninklijk Theater Carré, De Kunsthal Rotterdam, Nationaal Ballet Junior Company and The Streamers among others.

- Nature: We are main sponsor of Natuurmonumenten, the society to protect and preserve the Dutch countryside, and its youth scheme, OERRR.

- Entrepreneurship: In conjunction with the Dutch SME association (MKB-Nederland) we initiated Business Boost and we also support Oranje Handelsmissie Fonds, a Dutch foundation that helps small businesses to organise trade missions.

The ING Nederland Foundation: putting people first

This foundation was established in 2015 to support charities and good causes. The main criterion in qualifying for support from the ING Nederland Foundation is that people come first. The initiatives that we support contribute to society and help to make the Netherlands a better place to live. ING employees with suggestions for a good cause can of course apply for support from the ING Nederland Foundation. We strongly encourage our employees to do their bit for the community, and many of them do – such as by volunteering close to their home or workplace or by visiting local schools as guest lecturers to teach pupils about financial matters during National Money Week. They organise team outings with a community slant, cook at community restaurants (such as Resto van Harte) or volunteer with charity organisations that help the disabled (e.g. De Zonnebloem).

Empowering people to stay ahead

All of our sponsorship and support activities have one thing in common: they make people stronger and help them to get on in life.

Read more about ING’s social engagement

Lead by example

As a sustainable employer, we believe it is important to set a good example. We strongly motivate our employees to dedicate themselves to society. Many are, for example, active as volunteers in the neighborhood in which they live and work; they help people to get their finances in place via Schuldhulpmaatje, teach newcomers the Dutch language (Kletsmaatje) or give guest lectures on financial topics with Bank in de Klas during the Money Week. They also organize team events with a social touch such as cook with Resto van Harte or join De Zonnebloem as a volunteer.