IBL Financial Overview
Actions taken in the past year
ENVIRONMENT
Took action to address climate issues
Achieved net-zero direct emissions for the second year as part of our commitment to ongoing
carbon neutrality in our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
Received shareholder support for climate commitments and published our first TCFD standalone
report
SOCIAL
Continued to make progress on diversity and
equality
GOVERNANCE
Strengthened our sustainability governance
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Improved our gender diversity performance at senior leadership level
Maintained our Level 1 rating under the Financial Sector Code in South Africa and signed up to the
UK Race at Work Charter
Contributed £3.2mn in COVID-19 relief to communities
Established an ESG Executive Committee to align sustainability activities across the organisation
Implemented a more robust ESG screening process
Created a framework to link Executive Directors remuneration to ESG KPIs
STRATEGY
Embedded sustainability into business strategy
Launched several sustainability products and services including the first European mid-market
ESG-linked subscription lines, the UK's first retail ESG-linked Deposit Plan and Investec Wealth &
Investment's launch of a Global Sustainability Equity Fund
Created a Sustainable Finance Framework
COMMITMENT
Deepened our commitment by signing up to
several international memberships
Refer to our website for more information on Sustainability and ESG at Investec
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UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
UN Principles for Responsible Banking (UN PRB)
UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI)
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