ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

RSPO AnnualCommunication ofProgress 2023

Particulars
About Your Organisation
1.1 Member NameABN AMRO Bank N.V.
1.2 Membership Number
5-0016-14-000-00
1.3 Membership Sector
Banks and Investors
1.4 Membership Category
Ordinary
1.5 Country
Netherlands
2.0 Does your company or organisation produce, process, consume or sell any palm oil or any products containing
derivatives of palm oil?
No
2.2 Please select all the sectors that best describe the business activities of your company or organisation,
including your primary RSPO membershop sector. You may select multiple sectors and will be required tocomplete the ACOP form for the relevant sectors
I am a bank or financial institution that finances or supports companies or organisations that produce or manufacture palm oil, palm kernel oil orrelated products
I am a conservation and environmental NGO supporting the sustainable development of the palm oil industry
I am a social and human development NGO supporting the sustainable development of the palm oil industry
I am an Affiliate member of the RSPO, indirectly involved in the palm oil industry

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Bank & Investors
1. Operational Profile
1.1 Please state your company's main activity(ies) within palm oil-related financing. Please select all applicable
option(s).
Corporate / Commercial Banking
Trade Finance
Private Banking
Investment / Equity
Debt / Capital Market
Other

Other
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2. Operations in Palm Oil
2.1 What types of financial services does your company provide to the palm oil industry?
Trade Solutions
Lending/Loans
Leasing
Treasury Products
Cash Management Products
Investments
Insurance
Other

Other
2.2 For your company's palm oil-related activities, which geographic region(s) do you operate in?
WorldwideAfrica
EuropeNorth America
South America
Middle East
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Oceania
Rest of Asia

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3. Palm Oil Policy and Progress
3.1 Does your company have a lending or investment policy on palm oil?
Yes
3.2 Which supply chain sectors does your palm oil policy cover?
Growers
Traders
Processors
Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Retailers
OthersOthers
3.3 Does your policy on palm oil make a specific reference to RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil and oil palm
products, and/or RSPO certification?
Yes
3.4 Does your company have a policy that requires all your palm oil clients to be RSPO members?
Yes
3.5 Does your company require your clients to have a public TimeBound Plan for 100% RSPO certification oruptake?
No
3.6 When do you expect to require all your Grower clients to be RSPO certified?
N/A
3.7 When do you expect to require your clients in all other sectors to be RSPO certified?
N/ABank & Investors

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3.8 Which regions do the above commitments cover?
WorldwideAfrica
EuropeNorth America
South America
Middle East
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Oceania
Rest of Asia

3.9 What measures do you take if a client is not meeting the requirements of your policy on palm oil?
It's important to note that our corporate banking activities outside of Europe and the Trade and Commodity Finance desk
globally were wind down. As a consequence, out direct exposure to the palm oil industry has decreased significantly. We donot provide financing/loans anymore to palm oil producers, processors or traders. Therefore, our policy on palm oil is solely
from the perspective of Wealth Management related investment activities. As such, we exclude companies that don't have
an RSPO membership and have more than 5% involvement in production and distribution of palm oil. If a company falls
under this category, it's added to our Exclusion List and investment is discontinued. This rule applies for Discretionary
Portfolio Management and ABN AMRO Investment Solutions funds.
3.10 Do you proactively engage with your clients to support and join the RSPO?
No3.11 Did members of your company participate in RSPO working groups and/or taskforces during the reporting
period?
Yes
3.12 Does your company have any collaborations with public or private sector palm oil industry players tosupport them in their efforts to increase the production or consumption of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)?
No
3.13 What other activities have your company undertaken to promote RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil and oilpalm products during the reporting period?
Engagement/Stewardship in the topic of Natural Resources with companies we're invested - in collaboration with EOSHermes. For the companies we engage with, we encourage the sustainable production and/or sourcing of Palm oil fromcertified, sustainable sources.

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4. Actions for Next Reporting Period
4.1 Please outline activities that your company will take in the coming year to promote the production or
consumption of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)
Participation in RSPO Working Group or Task Forces
Support Independent Smallholders (ISH)
Contribute to the RSPO Smallholder Trainer Academy
Financial contribution to the RSPO Smallholder Support Fund
Direct investments in Smallholder Certification projects
Involvement/direct investments in Jurisdictional/Landscape approach
Direct/collective investments in conservation and restoration initiatives
Financial contribution to support members with Remediation and Compensation (RaCP) process, direct/collective investments in conservation
and restoration initiatives
Allocating FTE to promote the production or consumption of certified sustainable oil palm products
Specific policies and action plans by the member to promote CSPO production or consumption in the upstream or downstream supply chain,including target dates or broader policies that include such efforts
No activities plannedOthers

OtherContinue on our engagement activities
Stay on top of market and industry standards with regards to our exclusion policy

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Shared Responsibility
The Board of Governors of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil approved new Shared Responsibility rules on 31
October 2019, requiring all members to share sustainability requirements and obligations. Reporting of Shared
Responsibility (SR) requirements will be done through ACOP and MyRSPO. As the process of verification of thereports is in development, the Shared Responsibility section in ACOP may change in future ACOP cycles. Evidence
to show compliance to the SR requirements shall be uploaded via your membership profile in MyRSPO. Please login
to your MyRSPO account and upload the relevant policies, plans and relevant reports there. If you do not have apolicy or your policy does not cover all items, you will be required to provide a Declaration of Support for therelevant policy items in your MyRSPO profile. Additional information on the required policies and plans applicable
to all sectors as well as the annual uptake targets for supply chain actors can be found on
https://rspo.org/members/shared-responsibility or email the Shared Responsibility team atsharedresponsibility@rspo.org.
SR 1. Transparency
1.1 Does your organisation have organisational management documents publicly-available?
Yes
SR 2. Ethical Conduct
1.2 Does your organisation have a publicly-available policy covering Ethical Conduct, including for recruitment
and contractors?
Yes
SR 3 and SR 4. Legal Compliance
1.3 Does your organisation comply with all applicable legal requirements?
Yes
1.4 Does your organisation require its third party contractors to comply with legal requirements?
Yes
SR 7. Claims and labels
1.7b Does your organisation promote preferential incentives to support use of off-product RSPO claims andlabels?
No
SR 8. Information and outreach activities
1.8 Does you organisation implement transparent communication and outreach activities to promote sustainablepalm oil?
Yes
SR 9. Human Rights
1.9 Does your organisation have a publicly-available Policy on respect for human rights, including for suppliers
and sub-contractors?
Yes

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SR 10. Complaints & Grievances
1.10 Does your organisation have a Grievance Mechanism that is accessible to all affected parties?
Yes
1.10.1 Is your Grievance mechanism in line with the principles of the RSPO's Complaints System?
No
SR 11 and SR 12. Land Use and FPIC
1.11b Does your organisation have a policy covering Commitment to respect Free Prior and Informed Consent(FPIC) in the financing for PO sector.
NoSR 13 and SR 14. Smallholders inclusion
1.13 Does your organisation support oil palm smallholders (groups)?
No
SR 15 - SR 20. Labour & Labour Rights
1.15 Does your organisation have a publicly-available policy covering Labour & Labour Rights?
Yes
1.15.1 Does the policy cover:No discrimination and equal opportunities
Pay and conditions of the workers.
Freedom of association and Collective bargaining
Protection of children and remediation for suppliers and third party contractors.
Prevention of all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment
No forced or trafficked labour

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SR 21. Occupational Health & Safety
1.21 Does your organisation have a publicly-available Policy covering Occupational Health & Safety?
Yes
SR 22. Waste Management
1.22b Does your organisation have a statement of intent to reduce, recycle, reuse and disposal based on thehazardous characteristics?
Yes
SR 25. Cllimate Change and Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
1.25 Does your organisation have a publicly-available policy covering Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
including identification and assessment of GHG emissions and implementation of a plan to reduce or minimisethem?
Yes

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SR 26. Promotion of certification/uptake
1.26a Does your organisation provide preferential rates/investments/loans for certified organisations and/ororganisation with progressive TBP either for certification or uptake of certified products?
Yes
SR 27. Sustainable Palm Oil Policy
1.27a Does your organisation have other relevant policies as a sustainable palm oil sourcing policy?
NoSR 28 and SR 29. Support and resourcing
1.28 Does your organisation provides services and support to RSPO and resources to implement SR?
No

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Challenges and Support
1.1 What significant obstacles or challenges has your company encountered in the promotion of certified
sustainable palm oil (CSPO)? What efforts has your company taken to address these obstacles or challenges?
Awareness of RSPO in the market
Difficulties in the certification process
Certification of smallholders
Competition with non-RSPO members
High costs in achieving or adhering to certification
Human rights issues
Insufficient demand for RSPO-certified palm oil
Low usage of palm oil
Reputation of palm oil in the market
Reputation of RSPO in the market
Supply issues
Traceability issues
No challenges faced
OthersOthers
1.2 In addition to the actions already reported in this ACOP report, what other ways has your company supported
the vision of the RSPO to transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm?
Communication and/or engagement to transform the negative perception of palm oil
Engagement with business partners or consumers on the use of CSPOEngagement with government agencies
Engagement with peers and clientsPromotion of CSPO through off product claims
Promotion of CSPO outside of RSPO venues such as trade workshops or industry associations
Promotion of physical CSPO
Providing funding or support for CSPO development efforts
Research & Development support
Stakeholder engagement
No actions taken
OthersOthers
1.3 If your company has any other publicly-available reports or information regarding its palm oil-related policies
and activities, please provide the links here-Challenges & Support

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