http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/ ING Corporate Responsibility 60 http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_launches_new_fund_as_sustainable_equity_fund/ The ING Sustainable Equity Fund, ING Duurzaam Aandelen Fonds, has emerged as the best performing Dutch sustainable equity fund in 2011. The news coincides with the launch of ING Investment Management’s (IM) new fixed income fund – ING (L) Renta Fund - Euro Credit Sustainable. The new fund invests in Euro-denominated debt securities issued by companies which pursue policies of sustainable development and adhere to social and environmental norms. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:11:10 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_direct_australia_ceo_volunteers_to_be_sharkbait/ Staff at ING DIRECT in Australia recently threw their CEO into the shark tank to raise money for the bank's four community partners - School for Social Entrepreneurs, National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, United Way and Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:43:47 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_vysya_wins_indian_energy_efficiency_award/ The Corporate office of ING Vysya Bank, Bangalore has bagged an Indian state government award for its energy saving initiatives. The Bank was chosen as the winner for its achievements in energy saving, under office building category, for the year 2010-11 by the Karnataka government from 70 leading representatives across different industries in the region. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:44:28 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/cultural_diversity_at_ing_in_the_spotlight/ ING US has come into the spotlight for its cultural diversity track record in the workplace. Two of its high-profile executives have been picked as the subject of extensive coverage by leading career publications to highlight the potential of growth in the industry. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:11:19 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_achieves_carbon_neutrality_for_the_fifth_consecutive_year/ Efforts to curb any adverse environmental impact of our operations were on track last year as ING offset its carbon emissions to achieve 100 per cent carbon neutrality for the fifth consecutive year. This was made possible as a result of a continuous reduction in CO2 emissions and offsetting the remainder with the purchase of Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) from two wind power projects in China. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:54:54 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/santa_works_overtime_on_ings_virtual_mission/ This Christmas, ING customers and employees got together for the Santa Claus on the road (de Kerstman op pad) campaign. During this campaign by Domestic Bank Netherlands, Santa was sent on a virtual fundraising journey for UNICEF to deliver Christmas e-cards with personal holiday messages. After the campaign went viral, a whopping €121.936,32 was raised for UNICEF to ensure thousands of children in Zambia can go to school this year. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:50:31 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_awarded_certificate_of_merit_for_reading_project_in_amsterdam/ ING has been awarded a ‘Certificate of Merit’ on the recommendation of the executive committee of the urban district of Amsterdam Zuidoost, where our head office is located. ING was awarded the prize for the reading aloud project which has been running in the urban district since 2006 and which involves employees reading to children at three primary schools on a weekly basis. The aim of the project is to reduce language deficit and to ‘teach’ the children to learn by involving them in the storyline. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:54 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/an_inspiring_sprint_to_the_finish_in_addis_ababa/ Three ING colleagues were invited last June by the Great Ethiopian Run organization to join in the international Great Ethiopian Run running contest in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The reason they were invited was because they managed to fundraise the highest amount for UNICEF in the 2011 ING Running Event last June. During their trip to Ethiopia, our colleagues also got a chance to witness ING’s support to UNICEF’s efforts to help Ethiopian children get access to education. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:44:10 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_pleas_for_a_green_step_forward/ Renewable energy and energy efficiency have been at the forefront of ING's sustainability activities over the past few months. Initiated by ING Lease and the Economics Department the report "Renewable Energy in the Netherlands until 2020" was published back in September, which provides an overview on the available technologies in this area. Additionally a workshop was organized on energy transition in the Netherlands during the Green Today Conference in Amsterdam. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:19:22 GMT http://www.ingforsomethingbetter.com/news/ing_usa_scores_top_marks_on_corporate_equality_index/ The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has awarded ING US a 100 per cent score on its 2012 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the sixth year running. The index assesses 850 American companies on their efforts at achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in the workplace. While the firms are annually rated on 40 specific policies and practices, the assessment for 2012 was made on the basis of additional new stringent criteria around transgender health benefits. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:01:10 GMT