Commercial real estate
By 2050, the built environment has to be natural gas free and should emit 95% less carbon compared to 1990. This includes office buildings, but also schools, libraries and business parks. As a bank we have an influence our facilitating role for the built environment by financing, advising and cooperation. Key levers to achieve higher sustainability levels in our commercial real estate portfolio are applying minimal thresholds for energy labels or actual energy use in the credit policy for new to be financed assets and assets that require refinancing.
Green Deal Pannenweert
The Municipality of Nederweert, Energie Handels Platform-Pannenweg II, Stichting Groene Economie Limburg and the cooperative Rabobank signed a Rabo Green Deal; a form of collaboration with the aim of helping entrepreneurs get started and stimulating developments in the field of energy transition, materials transition, climate adaptation and biodiversity. Rabobank contributes by sharing knowledge, connecting relevant networks and offering financial solutions in order to jointly contribute to a future-proof, green and climate-proof business park. Parties want to accelerate the transitions through measures and initiatives at both collective and individual level. In addition to the fact that entrepreneurs are obliged to take measures, investments in, for example, energy-saving measures provide substantial cost savings for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are provided with advice, insights, sustainability options and opportunities.
Examples put into practice
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