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Committed to action on climate change.
Sustainability
Committed to managing our business in alignment with the Paris Agreement and a transition to a net zero economy by 2050.
Progress and targets
Participating in
Focus areas
Target
Year
Progress
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiatives (UNEP FI)
Principles for Responsible Banking
New lending to climate change
solutions
$3.5bn
2023
$0.5bn in 1H21
•
$15bn
2030
Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative
•
Thermal coal mining
$0 exposure
2030
Total lending to coal mining of
$0.5bn. 56% is to thermal coal
mining1
Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience and Safer Communities
Corporate Sustainability Working Group of the Australian Banking Association
RE100
Electricity generation - portfolio
0.23tCO2-e/MWh
2025
0.25tCO2-e/MWh
emissions intensity1,2
0.18tCO2-e/MWh
2030
Updated annually in November
.
Investor Group on Climate Change
Oil and gas (extraction, production
Establish sector
2023
criteria
Updated scenario analysis.
Developed internal assessment
criteria1
85% reduction
90% reduction
2025
2030
Down 27% from 2016 baseline.
Updated annually in November
35% reduction
2030
Updated annually in November
and refining)
Scope 1 & 2 emissions2,3
Scope 3 supply chain emissions
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A proven track record in responding to climate change
1991
Founding
member of the
United Nations
Environment
Program (UNEP).
2003
One of nine
founding
signatories
to Equator
Principles.
2012
Commitment
to carbon
neutrality across
our business.
2014
Signed Montreal
Carbon Pledge
and endorsed
Global Investor
Statement on
Climate Change.
2016
2-degrees
Climate Scenario
Analysis.
2017
Signatory to
Climate
Action 100+.
2018
4-degrees
Climate Scenario
Analysis.
2018
TCFD
disclosures
published.
2019
1.5-degrees
Climate Scenario
Analysis.
Climate Action 100+
Climate Leaders Coalition, New Zealand
Sustainable Finance Forum of Aotearoa Circle, New Zealand
1996
First bank to
join Australian
Greenhouse
Challenge.
2005
Relationship
with Investor
Group on
Climate Change
established.
2008
First Climate
Change
Position
Statement.
2013
Second Climate
Change Position
Statement.
2015
Commitment to UN
Sustainable Development
Goals and Paris Climate
Agreement.
Commenced portfolio
carbon reporting for
BT MySuper portfolios.
2017
Third Climate
Change Position
Statement &
Action Plan.
1 WIB only. 2 At 30 September 2020. 3 FY16 Scope 1 & 2 emissions baseline: 147,620 tCO2-e.
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Westpac Group 2021 Interim Results Presentation & Investor Discussion Pack
2020
Fourth Climate
Change Position
Statement &
Action Plan.
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