Sustainable cities and communities

Making cities safer, more inclusive and sustainable. This includes affordable housing, good public transport and social cohesion. Cities and their residents also need to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change such as heat stress, floods and extreme weather events.

Affordable housing

  • 60% of our newly acquired homes has an affordable rents.
  • 99 people with important professions, such as teachers, nurses and police officers, were helped to find housing in The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam or Amsterdam.

Inclusive and sustainable urbanisation

  • 3133 customers purchased a sustainable service such as home insulation, a heat pump or solar panels.
  • 47% of our newly-acquired homes are suitable for older people with care needs.
  • 1662 homes in our own real estate portfolio made more sustainable.
  • 78 million euros invested in sustainable healthcare real estate.
  • 716 million euros lent to housing associations for social housing.