Rabobank at a glance
Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Together with our stakeholders, we have been dedicated to creating a future-proof society and tackling major societal challenges for 125 years. In the Netherlands, we serve retail and corporate customers; globally we focus on the Food & Agriculture sector. Our starting point is: together we can achieve more than we could alone.
Our mission
For big or small challenges, in every area people join forces in search of solutions. Rabobank has been doing this for 125 years. And we will continue to grow a better world together.
Our strategy
Rabobank is a unique bank, with strong cooperative roots. We activate local networks, contribute to communities, and support societal transitions. From this solid position, we have reinforced our strategy to be even better able to deal with the fast-changing world, strong competition (including new entrants), and increasing digitalization. Building on our mission of “Growing a better world together”, our ambition is to strengthen our leading position in the Netherlands, be the Food & Agri bank of choice globally, and be the market leader in vendor finance globally.
Four drivers
To achieve our ambitions we focus on four drivers:
Transition to a more sustainable future
Our mission, “Growing a better world together,” represents that we aim to sustainably transform how we live and work. Therefore, we focus on two major global transitions:
Rabobank in figures
Where Rabobank has a presence
Loans to the Food & Agri sector worldwide
Customers in the Netherlands
Members
But what really makes Rabobank stand out from other banks? We don’t have shareholders, but members. This means we do not have to divide our profits with shareholders. Instead, our members help us decide how and where to invest part of our profits back into society. We call this the “cooperative dividend,” which we use to support national and international projects that would otherwise not get off the ground.
Our history
What began as a group of small farmer credit unions has developed into a financial services provider operating on a global scale. Interested in how it all started and how the bank has developed over the years?
Rabo Art Collection
Since 1995, Rabobank has been building up a contemporary art collection featuring both Dutch and international artists. In collaboration with the artists, key works are selected that mark a milestone in their artistic life and that tell the artist’s story. These works also reflect the development of modern Dutch art since 1950. Three storylines predominate in the collection: people, society and ideas.