naturally inspired 29 april 2008 rabobank international biofuel in the bank library: csr vs. bottom...
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Naturally inspired
29 April 2008
Rabobank International
Biofuel in the Bank Library:CSR vs. Bottom Line
Dan CherubinVice President/Corporate LibrarianFood & Agribusiness Research and Advisory
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Rabobank is a Cooperative bank
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Toronto Toronto
CalgaryCalgary
New YorkNew York
ChicagoChicago
AtlantaAtlanta
DallasDallas
San FranciscoSan Francisco
WashingtonWashington
Toronto Toronto
CalgaryCalgary
New YorkNew York
ChicagoChicago
AtlantaAtlanta
DallasDallas
San FranciscoSan Francisco
WashingtonWashington
Mexico CityMexico City
Curaçao Curaçao
São PauloSão Paulo
Santiago Santiago
Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Mexico CityMexico City
Curaçao Curaçao
São PauloSão Paulo
Santiago Santiago
Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
LondonLondon
DublinDublin
AntwerpAntwerp
Frankfurt Frankfurt
ParisParis
MadridMadrid
MilanMilan
LondonLondon
DublinDublin
AntwerpAntwerp
Frankfurt Frankfurt
ParisParis
MadridMadrid
MilanMilan
Singapore Singapore
MumbaiMumbai
New DelhiNew Delhi
JakartaJakarta
BangkokBangkok
TaipeiTaipei
Hong Kong Hong Kong
BeijingBeijing
ShanghaiShanghai
Singapore Singapore
MumbaiMumbai
New DelhiNew Delhi
JakartaJakarta
BangkokBangkok
TaipeiTaipei
Hong Kong Hong Kong
BeijingBeijing
ShanghaiShanghai
SydneySydney
MelbourneMelbourne
BrisbaneBrisbane
PerthPerth
SydneySydney
MelbourneMelbourne
BrisbaneBrisbane
PerthPerth
Warsaw Warsaw
PoznanPoznan
MoscowMoscow
IstanbulIstanbul
Warsaw Warsaw
PoznanPoznan
MoscowMoscow
IstanbulIstanbul
AucklandAucklandAucklandAuckland
Australia & New ZealandAustralia & New Zealand
U.S.A.U.S.A.
IrelandIreland
PolandPoland
BrazilBrazil
ChileChile
Australia & New ZealandAustralia & New Zealand
U.S.A.U.S.A.
IrelandIreland
PolandPoland
BrazilBrazil
ChileChile
Country banking sales Country banking sales network:network:
With offices all around the world
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Rabobank in the Americas as of March 1, 2008
Corporate / Institutional / WholesaleRetail / SME / CRE / AgAg / Rural Lending
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Utrecht (25+)
Mumbai (1)
New York (1)
Shanghai (1)
Rabobank’s “Information Officer Network”
Frankfurt (1)
Sydney(1)
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Inputs
Production
Distribution
Consumer
Food retail
Food service
Procurement
Processing
&
Rabobank handles all the major Food and Agribusiness sectors throughout the chain …
• Agricultural Chemicals• Agricultural Equipment• Animal Feed• Animal Protein• Baby Food• Beverages• Cotton• Dairy• Edible Oils• Fertilizers• Food Ingredients
• Food Processing Equipment• Food Retail• Foodservice• Forestry• Fresh Produce• Grains and Grain-based products• Rendering• Rubber• Sugar and Sugar-based products• Wool• and more . . .
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With their inherent issues…
• Animal Welfare• Carbon Emissions• Disease• Food vs. Fuel• GM Crops• Tariffs/Embargoes• Trade Agreements
With clients on more than one side of some arguments!
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Recently, Rabobank has made the push towards CSR…
• Rabo Climate Mortgage
• Sustainable Asset Management
• €25M investment to clean tech VC Fund
• Named one of top-three “hardcore sustainable banks” by Dutch Consumers Union
With a large focus on becoming more involved in “green initiatives”
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The latest endeavor….Clean Tech Research (CTR)
CTR team’s sector mandate:
• Biofuels (1st and 2nd Generation)• Wind• Solar • Carbon• Hydropower • Energy efficiency• Tidal energy• Geothermal energy• Etc.
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So, how do we keep everyone in the loop?
• Different policies for involvement in different regions
• Potential for duplication of work is immense
• Compliance issues may prevent easy sharing of material/info
• Are we in conflict with existing relationships?
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Solutions: The Beginning
• Collaboration– No region or department should be left out
• Transparency– Are we all on the same page re: Rabobank’s
message?
• Incorporation– Alternative fuels closely tied to existing F&A sectors
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A growing database for collaboration
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Incorporating biofuels into our existing sectors (including “Sector Chats”)
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Daily newsfeed for the Americas
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Global collaboration
• Meetingpoint – Rabobank’s Internal News Portal
• Development of Global Resource Catalog (via Sharepoint 2007)
• Continued Integration of Clean Tech materials and initiatives into the greater Rabobank network.
– Mandating invitations to the Information Officer Network– Ensuring global access to research (even before they know they
need it)– Enabling cross-sector cooperation (Many things can make biofuel!)
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“The financial link in the global food
chain”™