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National Australia Bank (NAB)Australia
Created before Nov 2016
Last update: 2018-12-19 22:08:36
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National Australia Bank head offices in Melbourne. Photo: Aaroncrick via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) About National Australia Bank (NAB)
The National Australia Bank Group is one of the four biggest banks in Australia. It was founded in 1982 as the National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Limited. The Group is structured around regional banking and wealth management operations, active in international capital markets and institutional banking business. Its subsidiaries include MLC and Bank of New Zealand. In 2016 it divested its UK subsidiary Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group, following the 2015 sale of its US subsidiary Great Western Bank, as part of a process of refocusing on its core markets of Australia and New Zealand.
| Website | https://www.nab.com.au/ |
| Headquarters |
800 Bourke St W, Docklands
Victoria 3008 Melbourne
Australia
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| CEO/chair |
Andrew Thorburn Group CEO |
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| Annual reports |
CSR report 2018 Annual report 2017 Sustainability report 2017 |
| Ownership |
listed on Australian Securities Exchange
National Australia Bank's share holder structure can be accessed here. |
Related Dodgy Deals
National Australia Bank (NAB) has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
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National Australia Bank (NAB) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:Campaigns
National Australia Bank (NAB) and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. National Australia Bank (NAB) adopted the Equator Principles in 2007.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
National Australia Bank (NAB) must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- National Australia Bank (NAB) is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
National Australia Bank (NAB) is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
There are no projects active for National Australia Bank (NAB) now.
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Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea
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Woodlark Island Kula Gold Project Papua New Guinea
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BankTrack has assessed National Australia Bank (NAB) on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. National Australia Bank (NAB) is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 3/12.
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Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
National Australia Bank (NAB) is reporting on the implementation here.