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Choices by DL elects 'Entrepreneurial Woman 2022'
ABN AMRO MeesPierson and Choices by DL join forces to build collective support for female entrepreneurs.
ABN AMRO MeesPierson and Choices by DL are joining forces to create collective support for female entrepreneurs. Part of the collaboration is Enterprising Woman 2022 election. The aim of the election is to inspire women in the Netherlands and to draw attention to inequality between female and male entrepreneurs. In sports, business and the arts, among others, creating equal opportunities is still not the case everywhere in 2022.
Maralde Van der Kaaden
Director of Private Bank NL
Managing director ABN AMRO MeesPierson
“Unfortunately, female entrepreneurs still face more obstacles than male entrepreneurs. International research shows that banks (unconsciously) do not always treat their customers equally. And that is a missed opportunity. That is why we think it is important to draw attention to this.'
ABN AMRO established an inclusive banking team in October 2021. This team works on solutions to remove barriers that customer groups, such as female entrepreneurs, encounter.
Debora Huisman–Leeser
Chief Creative Officer – GASSAN Diamonds
“Success starts where others stop. “
Jewelry brand Choices by DL, a leading Haute Joaillerie brand for 14 years, is made for various types of women and felt called to bring wide attention to this topic of inequality.
The votes in favor Enterprising Woman 2022 are collected via the Choices by DL voting page. Voting can be done until October 4, 2022.
The main prize for Enterprising Woman 2022 is an amount of money that can be donated to a charity chosen by the winner. A winner is chosen from each category.
Category: Philan Trophy
Love for humanity; caring for, nurturing, improving or increasing the quality of life or development potential of people. Philanthropy is the development of private initiatives for the public good, aimed at improving the living conditions of others.
Nominees:
- Princess Laurentien of Orange-Nassau – including Founder Missing Chapter-Foundation
- Sandra van Beest – Founder & CEO The Social Handshake
- Steffi de Pous – Founder Because We Carry
- Hanneke Verburg – CEO / Managing Director Make-A-Wish Netherlands
Vote here for the 'Philan Thropy' category
Category: Sustainability
Sustainable entrepreneurship is the provision of competitively priced goods and services that meet people's needs and provide quality of life, gradually reducing the environmental impact and the use of raw materials and energy throughout the life cycle and in the chain to a level that is at least in balance with the carrying capacity of the earth
- Hanna Verboom – Founder Get it done / Cinetree
- Naz Kawan – Co-Founder and Director 2050 Factory
- Steef Fleur – Founder & Creative director Billie Wonder
- Willemijn Stoffels – COO Land Life Company
Vote here for the 'Sustainability' category
Category: Personal Branding
A media personality is expressed in the ambitions that a woman has, what she communicates, and especially the way in which she (distinctive) does her work.
- Yeliz Çiçek – Editor-in-chief Vogue Netherlands
- Claudia Straatmans – Editor-in-chief Nouveau
- Karin Swerink – Editor-in-chief Linda
- Barbara Barend – Journalist / Publisher / Presenter
Vote here for the 'Personal Branding' category
About ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO is a Dutch bank for private, business and private banking customers. We offer them a wide range of financial products and services. Our focus is on Northwestern Europe. Our purpose is Banking for better, for generations to come. We serve more than five million customers and employ just over 20.000 people. ABN AMRO MeesPierson is the private bank of ABN AMRO in the Netherlands and is the market leader in the private banking segment.
About Choices by DL
With Choices by DL you can radiate who you are and what you want to be at any time of the day. Your personal jewelry wardrobe can be effortlessly customized and combined with matching earrings, rings and bracelets, in an endless variety of styles, from casual and city chic to the true diva feeling. The base of the jewel is available in 18 carat white, yellow and rose gold in various surprising designs.
