Sustainability

Banking that backs the long view.

We finance the energy transition, support entrepreneurs across emerging markets, and aim to be net-zero across financed emissions by 2050. Security is built with the same long-horizon discipline.

Net zero
On track
−42% emissions
Financed emissions vs. 2020 baseline · Externally assured
Our pillars

Four commitments, measured every quarter.

Each pillar maps to a board-level KPI with public reporting and external assurance.

Net-zero by 2050

Net-zero across financed emissions by 2050, with interim targets for oil & gas, power, steel, cement, and shipping by 2030.

Sustainable finance

USD 300bn mobilised in sustainable and transition finance since 2021. Targets reset and externally assured every year.

Community impact

Programmes for women entrepreneurs, young people in emerging markets, and access-to-finance initiatives across 30+ markets.

Diversity & inclusion

Equal pay across the bank, 40% women in senior leadership by 2027, and global parental leave parity from 2024.

By the numbers

What progress looks like.

USD 300bn
sustainable finance since 2021
−42%
absolute emissions vs. 2020 baseline
40%
women in senior leadership goal by 2027
2050
net-zero target year
Reports & disclosures

Read the detail.

We publish annual ESG, climate, and tax transparency reports — all externally assured. Plus quarterly progress against our targets.

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