ING Belgium enters into 3-year exclusive partnership with BECI

Brussels - Over the next three years, ING Belgium will make its expertise and knowledge of the sector available to BECI, the Brussels-based organisation representing the interests of over 35,000 entrepreneurs. The partnership is part of the joint ambition of both ING Belgium and BECI to support Brussels businesses and strengthen their impact on trade and industry alike.

Specifically, this exclusive partnership includes a content component in which ING is able to combine top-notch knowledge of the sector with strong, local anchoring for the benefit of entrepreneurial Brussels.

Saskia Bauters, Head of Business Banking Sales at ING Belgium: ‘Let the cooperation with BECI be a clear statement of intent to all Brussels entrepreneurs: we’re here to support you as much as we can and help put Brussels entrepreneurship on the map and to do so across all sectors. We thank BECI for putting their trust in us and look forward to an impactful collaboration!’

Thierry Geerts, CEO van BECI: ‘We are delighted to be strengthening our partnership with ING, which has long been a member of BECI. This alliance will enable us to jointly strengthen our support of the Brussels economy and assist our members even more in the face of the challenges of an ever-changing world.’

About ING

ING Belgium is a universal bank that offers financial services to private customers, companies, and institutional clients. ING Belgium SA is a subsidiary of ING Group SA, via ING Bank SA (www.ing.com).

ING is an international financial institution with a strong European presence and offers banking services through its operating company, ING Bank. ING’s goal is to ensure that everyone is always one step ahead in both their private and professional lives. With more than 60,000 employees, ING provides retail and corporate banking services to the bank’s private customers in more than 40 countries.

ING Group shares are listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, INGA.AS), Brussels and New York (ADR: ING US, ING.N). 

Sustainability is an integral part of ING’s strategy, as evidenced by ING’s leading position in industry benchmarks. ING’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by MSCI was confirmed to be “AA” in July 2023. Since December 2023, Sustainalytics has considered ING’s management of material ESG risks to be “strong”. ING Group shares are also included in the leading sustainability and ESG index products of leading providers Euronext, STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE Russell. 

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