Community

Responsible and Committed

The HSBC Group is resolutely committed to address the major challenges faced by our society.

Thus, we have made ambitious commitments to respect the Paris Agreement and fight against climate and environmental disruptions:

• Achieve net-zero emissions in our financing and investment portfolios by 2050;
• Achieve net-zero emissions in our operations and supply chain by 2030
• Support our clients in their transition path by financing between 750 to 1000 billion US Dollars by 2030;

In January 2024, the HSBC Group published a transition plan ("Net Zero Transition Plan") to accelerate the transition of industry, with a particular focus on 10 key sectors, and to decarbonise supply chains more broadly by 2050. This plan, which reflects the Group's values, is based on scientific data, respects nature and is designed to be inclusive, fair and responsible.

We are also committed to the communities where we operate. This commitment is executed locally through our skills acquisition programs for the future, focusing on transition, inclusion, and resilience.

HSBC supports, through its Climate Solutions Partnership program, a global philanthropic program of 100 million US Dollars over 5 years.

This program is implemented in France through two projects:

• Les Ilots d’Avenir (Future Islets), in partnership with ONF-Agir-Pour-La Forêt (National Forest Office), a program aiming to make the French forest less vulnerable to climate change;
• Sols Vivants (Living Soils), in partnership with Earthworm Foundation, a program dedicated to regenerative agriculture that promotes farming practices respectful of the land and contribute to carbon capture.

Our Strategy for Developing Future Skills

Learning fuels innovation. It allows us to embrace change and break down barriers to grow and prosper together. The world is changing, and at HSBC, we invest in the skills and technology we need across our global network to build a sustainable and inclusive future. We emphasize skills development through conferences, training, and engagement opportunities for our employees. Developing skills means being an actor in one’s professional fulfilment and personal well-being, for oneself and the community. It is important to consider the transformations around us when acquiring, updating, or perfecting knowledge, both to respond to the environmental crisis and to the evolution of professional practices.

Another aspect of our action involves supporting communities through philanthropic programs to promote transition, employability, and financial education. Each program we support allows employees to engage in volunteer missions around three themes:

• Promoting employability by acquiring key skills through our partnership with the association Article 1. Many HSBC employees’ mentor a student supported by Article 1 providing them with personalized and free coaching and a professional network;
• Encouraging financial education with our partners Crésus and Entreprendre Pour Apprendre:
• With Crésus, in terms of budgetary and financial prevention and education, we actively support the Dilemme® program;
• With the association “Entreprendre pour Apprendre”, we support the financial education of young people;
• Fighting against the digital divide with our partner Emmaüs Connect to ensure that people in precarious situations do not suffer from the severe consequences of digital illiteracy.

Documents Regarding Sustainability

Download the 2023 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC Continental Europe (PDF 3.99MB) (ZIP 3.92MB)

Download the 2022 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC Continental Europe (PDF 3MB)

Download the 2021 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC Continental Europe (PDF 3MB)

Download the 2020 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC France (PDF 3MB)

Download the 2019 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC France (PDF 2MB)

Download the 2018 Statement on extra financial performance for HSBC France (PDF 2MB).

HSBC Continental Europe supports the Group's commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions associated with energy consumption and travel and reduce paper consumption and the production of non-recycled waste.

Our annual record of Green House Gas emissions (in French only) is available on the following website: http://bilans-ges.ademe.fr/fr/bilanenligne/bilans/index/siGras

Read about HSBC 2020 ESG disclosure.