HSBC Amanah SDG Bond Framework

Overview of HSBC Amanah Key Credit Highlights Financial Highlights HSBC Group Sustainability HSBC SDG Bond Framework 14 HSBC Amanah and Sustainability Guided by HSBC Group sustainability agenda, HSBC Amanah aspires to lead by example through implementation of the group sustainability direction which is also in line with Bank Negara's Value Based Intermediation (VBI) initiative. VBI is a new initiative driven by Bank Negara Malaysia that was first introduced in July 2017 with an aim to generate positive and sustainable impacts on the economy, community and environment through the Islamic financial institutions' practices, conduct and offerings consistent with shareholder's sustainable returns and long term interests¹ VBI is not a completely new concept as VBI shares similarities with several well-established concepts such as ESG, Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing (SRI), Ethical/Sustainable Finance and faith based banking A self assessment tool, the VBI scorecard covering both elements of business performance and overall bank's culture and practices will be used to measure how well banks adopt VBI The Two Angles of VBI 1 2 Quantitative factors² Social Empowerment People Business Model Planet Environmental Regeneration Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Real Economy Society Meeting financial needs of communities i.e enterprises and individuals in productive and sustainable economies Serving local communities 1 Bank Negara Malaysia, Strategy Paper- Value Based Intermediation, March 2018 2 Scorecard, Global Alliance Banking for Values Economic Resilience Leadership Prosperity Qualitative elements Governance Strategic direction Conduct Talent Development

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