Community and philanthropic

At HSBC, we are committed to ethical and sustainable business practices, and we take responsibility for the social and environmental impacts of our decisions. We focus our community efforts on two main areas where we can make a significant difference – environment and education. Three-quarters of our community giving is targeted towards projects in these areas, with the remainder going to other areas of need such as disaster relief and local community projects.

Our Group Corporate Sustainability team oversees a number of different environmental and educational projects around the world. HSBC employees can contribute financially, through workplace-giving initiatives, and by volunteering their time.

We have launched a specialist intranet site for all HSBC employees that provides information on all our corporate volunteering initiatives, allowing employees to apply for funding for a local project in addition to giving them the opportunity to participate in environmental clean-up days.