Sustainability at HSBC

HSBC is committed to the principles of corporate sustainability – sustained profits growth, building enduring customer relationships and managing the social and environmental performance of our operations.

Our strategy focuses on the following:

• Understanding and managing the economic, environmental and social risks of businesses that we finance.
• Identifying financially viable business opportunities in areas where development has been and will continue to been affected by changing policies and public demand. The focus is on climate change, waste, water, biodiversity and microfinance.
• Setting targets and providing guidance to help reduce the environmental footprint of our buildings including energy, waste, water and carbon dioxide emissions. Our approach also includes incorporating sustainability into our business travel and other purchasing decisions.
• Investing in our communities through charitable donations, with a focus on education and the environment.