ING shareholders meeting interrupted by Extinction Rebellion

ING’s AGM was interrupted by Extinction Rebellion. Several activists sounded a “bullshit alarm” with…

The annual meeting of ING shareholders on Tuesday once again ended in chaos due to actions by climate activists. The meeting took place in the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. Demonstrations were also held at the head office in Zuidoost.

ING defended its “science-based” sustainability policy at a noisy shareholders' meeting on Tuesday. After the meeting was temporarily stopped due to honking from climate activists and the police removed several people from the audience, CEO Steven van Rijswijk emphasized that the bank does not choose to abruptly stop fossil financing. Gradually phasing out certain sectors and staying in touch with companies would be better.