ING publishes Climate Update 2025
Today we published our Climate Update 2025, which details our ongoing efforts to help accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. We provide an update on the actions we’re taking in working towards our ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding our sustainable finance initiatives, and looking for new ways to help people stay a step ahead on climate change. We also detail how we’re partnering with stakeholders to drive collective action aiming to increase our impact.
Steven van Rijswijk, CEO of ING, said: “As a major global bank, we support the economy, which means we can play a role in supporting our customers and clients in the present, while helping them to prepare for the future. There are those that say we’re not doing enough on climate and those that say we're doing too much. However, it’s not about making bold statements. It’s about aligning with the consensus of scientists and the goals of the Paris Agreement. It’s about understanding the intricacies of what’s holding back the systemic change that’s needed, figuring out what will help, knowing how we can best play our role, and then taking action to do so.”
The Climate Update 2025 provides a concise update on our approach to climate action and our progress to date. Disclosures in the context of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), were made in our annual report 2024 published in March 2025.
Also see our ING Climate Update 2025 snapshot for highlights of our climate action over the last 12 months.
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 our climate approach.