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<div class="image-wrapper"> <img src="/upload_mm/6/d/b/cid64571_1726752440275_Climate-progress-update-2024-image-940x290no-footnote%29.png" alt="Sustainability card: Five things to know from our Climate Progress Update 2024" /> </div> <div class="intro-text"> <h1 class="primary-title">Five things to know from our Climate Progress Update 2024</h1> <h2 class="secondary-title">The urgency of climate change is undeniable and ING wants to play a leading role in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. </h2> <a class="button-link white no-icon large" href="https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/News/Five-things-to-know-from-our-Climate-Progress-Update-2024.htm"> Read more </a> </div> </section> </div> <div class="card-holder"> <div class="card-item" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column;"> <div style="flex: 1"> <section class="generic-section"> <h3 > Sustainability </h3> <ul class=" arrow-link-list" > <li class=""><a 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data-medium-src="/upload_mm/5/8/9/4e7df92f-324a-4c77-bfa8-a18c8017ff55_Close%20up%20of%20hands%20holding%20magnifying%20glasses%20looking%20at%20ferns_744x380_734x374.jpg" data-medium-hd-src="/upload/4e7df92f-324a-4c77-bfa8-a18c8017ff55_Close%20up%20of%20hands%20holding%20magnifying%20glasses%20looking%20at%20ferns_744x380.jpg" data-large-src="/upload/4e7df92f-324a-4c77-bfa8-a18c8017ff55_Close%20up%20of%20hands%20holding%20magnifying%20glasses%20looking%20at%20ferns_744x380.jpg" alt="Close up of hands holding magnifying glassess looking at ferns" /> </figure> <h2 > Our approach to Sustainability </h2> <p >At ING we aim to put sustainability at the heart of what we do, defining new ways of doing business where planet and people are just as important as economic growth.</p> <a href="https://www.ing.com/Sustainability/Sustainability-approach.htm" class="button-link" title="Sustainability approach" data-wm-linkcode="C01"><i class="icon icon-arrow-right"></i><span>Read 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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.</p> <a href="https://www.ing.com/Sustainability/Climate-action/Our-climate-approach.htm" class="button-link" title="Our climate approach" data-wm-linkcode="C07"><i class="icon icon-arrow-right"></i><span>Read more</span></a><p></p> </div> </div> <div class="more-articles"> <div class="more-article" style="width: 300px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ing.com/Sustainability/Our-own-operations.htm" class="normal" title="Our own operations" data-wm-linkcode="C02"><img src="https://www.ing.com/upload_mm/c/3/2/60460_fullimage_icon_arrow-growth_120x120.png" alt="growth" style="width:100px;"/><span style="color: black;"><div><strong></strong></div><div>We aim to steer the most carbon-intensive parts of our loan book towards net zero by 2050</div></a></span> </div> <div class="more-article" style="width: 300px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ing.com/Sustainability/Our-Stance/Energy.htm" class="normal" title="Energy" data-wm-linkcode="C25"><img src="https://www.ing.com/upload_mm/e/0/4/60461_fullimage_icon_bulb-ideas_120x120.png " alt="expertise" style="width:100px;"/><span style="color: black;"><div><strong></strong></div><div>We aim to triple our renewable energy financing by 2025</div></a></span> </div> <div class="more-article" style="width: 300px; 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