We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2022, B. Marttin is the president of the EACB
B. Marttin (Member of the Managing Board)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
B. de VRIES, Rabobank is Chairman of the Green and Sustainable Finance Working Group
B. de VRIES
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2022, B. Marttin is the president of the EACB
B. Marttin (Member of the Managing Board)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
B. de VRIES, Rabobank is Chairman of the Green and Sustainable Finance Working Group
B. de VRIES
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2022, Rabobank is a member of NVB which is a national association member of EBF
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2022, Rabobank is a member of NVB which is a national association member of EBF
not specified
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In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Sustainable Finance Lobbying Overview: Rabobank appears to have had some engagement on sustainable finance policy, primarily limited to high-level supportive statements.
Top-line Messaging on Sustainable Finance Policy: Rabobank has stated support for action to keep global temperature rise to 1.5C and the role of the financial sector in delivering the goals for biodiversity conservation set out during COP15. In 2019, Rabobank’s Chairman Wiebe Draijer, stated broad support for the EU's Sustainable Finance Action Plan and in 2021, Rabobank appeared to advocate for further regulation on sustainable finance.
Position on Regulated Corporate ESG Disclosure: In a 2019 consultation response to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), accessed through a freedom of information request, Rabobank appeared to support improved regulated corporate ESG disclosure. In a website article in 2022, Rabobank highlighted the importance of including ‘double materiality’ in disclosures as to "get an accurate and complete view of all the risks the company and its operating ecosystem face", however, it did highlight current challenges in terms of data availability. In a joint call during COP15 in 2022, Rabobank advocated for disclosure of nature related impacts and dependencies by 2030 under the COP15 framework.
Position on ESG Standards, Labels & Benchmarks: In 2019, Rabobank’s Chairman appeared to support the need for EU policy to focus on ESG standards.
Position on Taxonomies: In research papers published during 2020-2021, Rabobank appeared to support the EU Taxonomy. However, in an opinion piece on its website from 2021, it did suggest that the Taxonomy faces issues with data availability and a tight timeline.
Lobbying Transparency: Rabobank has disclosed some broad positions on specific policies, such as the EU Taxonomy, but does not include further details on sustainable finance lobbying activities. Rabobank has disclosed some of its trade association memberships but has not given any further details of its governance of indirect influence.