Our Priorities

In 2007, we contributed over £1.4 million to joint initiatives and developed over 30 new fraud initiatives. Our dedicated internal fraud team also employed over 1,200 people in the UK.

  1. Overview
  2. Financial Crime
  3. Customer Service
  4. Selling and Lending Practices
  5. Employee Practices
  6. Environmental Impact
  7. Community Investment
  8. Global Lending and Project Finance
  9. Financial Education
  10. Financial Inclusion
  11. Small Business Support

Financial Crime

Our most basic responsibility as a bank: to keep our customers' money secure. This is an area in which we make significant and sustained investment.

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Customer Service

Our customers need financial advice and explanations as well as excellent service. This makes customer service central to everything we do.

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Selling and Lending Practices

The importance of selling products and lending money in a way that is responsible and suited to the needs of the individual customer is a key stakeholder priority.

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Employee Practices

Our employees are the source of our enduring success and we invest in motivating, training and managing them in a way that helps maximise their potential.

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Environmental Impact

Climate change poses a significant threat. We are minimising the carbon intensity of our operations and helping employees manage their own impact.

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Community Investment

Our community investment is focused on the issues most relevant for us as a financial institution. We help prevent exclusion from banking services, promote financial understanding and support small businesses and entrepreneurs.

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Global Lending and Project Finance

We work hard to ensure the impact of the projects we finance are managed responsibly and we support the clean energy sector.

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Financial Education

We invest in financial education because it builds people's skills and understanding and helps them make the right financial decisions.

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Financial Inclusion

Financial services are a fundamental part of modern life. We want to ensure that everyone has access to the services they need.

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Small Business Support

Small and medium sized enterprises are the lifeblood of our economy. We have many different ways of actively supporting them.

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