HSBC ESG Presentation Deck
HSBC has long been a leader in the transition to the low carbon economy and the
mobilisation of sustainable finance
Selected achievements since 2017
Sustainable finance volumes¹
$bn
CAGR
11
2017
Cumulative
from 2017:
+48%
17
2018
28.5
24
2019
52.4
3Q20
Continued sustainable finance growth in 2020; ranked first globally in green,
social and sustainability bonds league tables²
◆ Launched new products and propositions across business lines, including
green loans for SMEs, sustainable supply chain finance and impact
investments
Sourced 36% of electricity from renewable energy as of end-2019
c.28k sustainability training modules completed by employees in 2020
Began integrating climate risk in annual credit reviews focussed on high
risk sectors
Provided industry leading research³
1. Includes direct lending, financing facilitation and investments activities; reporting definitions and data dictionary available on www.hsbc.com
2. As per Dealogic excluding self-mandated issuances, 3Q 2020 year-to-date
3. Ranked first for Climate Change and first for SRI and Sustainability research by Extel survey, June 2019
Recent industry recognitions
EUROMONEY
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
2020
The Banker
Investment Banking
Awards 2020
Environmental
Finance
Bond Awards 2020
'World's Best Bank for Sustainable
Finance' (2nd consecutive year)
Regional equivalent recognitions for
Asia, Middle East and Western
Europe
'Investment Bank of the Year for
Sustainability'
Additional recognitions for
Green/Climate Action Bonds and
Sustainable SSA
Five award recognitions in total, three
more than any other bank
◆ 'Lead manager of the year'
recognition for Green Bond Bank and
Sustainability Bond Bank, among
others
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