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About
Website http://www.hsbc.com
Headquarters
8 Canada Square
E14 5 HQ London
United Kingdom
CEO/chair Noel Quinn
CEO
Supervisor
Bank of England
Ownership
listed on Bermuda Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange & NYSE

HSBC Holdings' shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world. The HSBC Group is named after its founding member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and Europe. HSBC operates from around 6,100 offices in 72 countries and territories. The bank provides financial services including: personal financial services, commercial banking, corporate, investment banking and markets and private banking.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

HSBC's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

Links

Climate Strategy page

ESG and Responsible Business page

2022-12-15 00:00:00

Defence equipment sector policy

Bank policy
2022-12-15 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-12-14 00:00:00

HSBC thermal coal phase out policy

Bank policy
2022-12-14 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-12-14 00:00:00

HSBC Energy Policy

Bank policy
2022-12-14 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-05-12 00:00:00

Agricultural commodities policy

Bank policy
2022-05-12 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-05-11 00:00:00

Forestry policy

Bank policy
2022-05-11 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-02-22 00:00:00

Human rights statement

Bank policy
2022-02-22 00:00:00 | HSBC
2022-02-22 00:00:00

HSBC sets Net Zero aligned targets to redcue financed emissions from oil and gas, power and utilities sectors

Bank policy
2022-02-22 00:00:00 | HSBC
2021-02-10 00:00:00

Introduction to HSBC’s Sustainability Risk Policies

Bank policy
2021-02-10 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-07-15 00:00:00

Financial crime risk policies

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2020-07-15 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-04-25 00:00:00

Energy policy update on coal power plants in Vietnam, Bangladesh and Indonesia

(page 3 of this document)
Bank policy
2020-04-25 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-02-18 00:00:00

Modern slavery and human trafficking statement

Bank policy
2020-02-18 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-02-15 00:00:00

Chemicals industry policy

Bank policy
2020-02-15 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-02-15 00:00:00

Minings & metals policy

Bank policy
2020-02-15 00:00:00 | HSBC
2020-02-15 00:00:00

World heritage sites and Ramsar wetlands policy

Bank policy
2020-02-15 00:00:00 | HSBC
2018-11-30 00:00:00

Green Bond Framework 2018

Bank policy
2018-11-30 00:00:00 | ING
2018-05-31 00:00:00

Anti-money laundering questionnaire

Bank policy
2018-05-31 00:00:00 | HSBC
2017-04-26 00:00:00

Environmental Policy

Bank policy
2017-04-26 00:00:00 | HSBC
2016-07-18 00:00:00

Statement of anti-bribery principles

Bank policy
2016-07-18 00:00:00 | HSBC
2016-07-18 00:00:00

Anti-Money Laundering Policy Statement

Bank policy
2016-07-18 00:00:00 | HSBC
2016-07-18 00:00:00

Sanctions Policy Statement

Bank policy
2016-07-18 00:00:00 | HSBC
2014-03-01 00:00:00

Statement on forestry and palm oil

Bank policy
2014-03-01 00:00:00 | HSBC
2005-05-01 00:00:00

Freshwater infrastructure sector guideline

Bank policy
2005-05-01 00:00:00 | HSBC
HSBC has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Extractive Industries Transparency InitiativeTags: oil and gas | mining and processing | transparency
Finance for Biodiversity PledgeTags: biodiversity | corporate social responsibility
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Green Bond PrinciplesTags: bond issuance | investment | sustainable development
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des enterprises (ORSE)Tags: corporate social responsibility
Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA)Tags: corporate social responsibility
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)Tags: agriculture | commodities | corporate social responsibility
Science Based TargetsTags: climate change | corporate social responsibility
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Wolfsberg PrinciplesTags: finance | corruption
Dodgy Deals

HSBC is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of HSBC's link to these deals.