- 60% of local Rabobanks have member councils
- Heightened professionalisation of supervisory boards
- Cooperative dividend yields links between clients and members from all social layers
- More than 1.6 million members
In 2007, work progressed to intensify the involvement and influence of the more than 1.6 million members that the local Rabobanks now have. This progress concerned several areas. The number of member councils grew from 83 to 104 in 2007. The effectiveness and experience within supervisory boards of the ever-growing local Rabobanks increased further. Also, the cooperative dividend was defined further in 2007. Many hundreds of initiatives have served to enhance the economic, social and cultural environment, with members asserting their influence. In addition, local Rabobanks introduced member benefit programmes, enabling closer ties between members and the bank.
Members make the difference
Embedding member influence and control and recruiting engaged members are core policy elements in Rabobank's membership policy. In 2004, the 'Members make the difference' report initiated a new corporate governance structure of the local Rabobanks, with the role of members in member councils receiving greater prominence.
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