A few weeks ago, we launched the fourth edition of the ING Solidarity Awards: a key event for non-profit associations and foundations incorporated and established in Luxembourg.

This is a great opportunity to look back at some of our actions in the community.

It is all about responsibility and sustainability

As a socially responsible bank, we organise several activities/actions in which our employees are at the centre. Charity lunches are organised  by our employees each year to raise funds for associations. Run for UNICEF is a run organised each year for ING employees and their family  all over the world. This year, ING Luxembourg raised €1,161 and ran 505km.

It can lead to win-win partnerships

This year again, IMS Luxembourg organised the Speed Meeting Part & Act that enables the exchange of services, goods and/or skills between associations and companies. During this event we agreed to donate 50 computers reconditioned by our Facility management team to 6 associations that in turn will provide their know-how and/or ideas to ING.

An exchange like this drives ethical and social sustainable progress: the associations can use their funds to act and do not need them to equip their administrative teams. 

Because we want to help impoverished people

For each transaction made using the ING Luxembourg Visa card, we donate €0.01 to UNICEFLuxembourg to help adolescents in a developing country. This year, we aim to raise about €35,000.

As from 2015-2016, our “ING chances for children” programme has evolved  into a new programme called “Power of youth”, an innovative educational model from which 250,000 teenagers in Zambia will benefit.

and we take actions internationally

ING embraces the world and tries to be as reactive as possible in case of emergency. We organised an internal fund raiser via UNICEF when the earthquake destroyed Nepal.

We are currently repeating this action to help Syrian Refugee children.

… as well as locally

As mentioned before, the ING Solidarity Awards were launched in 2011 with the aim to support Luxembourgish associations through a contest. Each year, non-profit associations and foundations incorporated and established in Luxembourg can participate in this contest. The aim is to financially reward and support the associative sector in Luxembourg. Associations are at the center of the contest which contribute to increase their visibility and thus donations.

Inscriptions for this year’s Awards are open right now, so go for it and register your association (see http://bit.ly/1YtESjL)

If you want to know more about our Corporate and Social Responsibility programme, check out this video