Reports and Publications
Climate Confidence Monitor 2009
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For the third year, the HSBC Climate Partnership has commissioned a survey of 12,000 people globally to understand consumers' attitudes to climate change in the run up to the UN Climate Change negotiations taking place in Copenhagen this December.
Although the economic crisis and an increased concern over terrorism has meant that climate change slipped one place to fourth on the list of issues that people are most concerned about, the Monitor reveals a clear call for action from governments on climate change with 65% of consumers wanting a new international deal to cut emissions at Copenhagen this December. Seven in ten (69 per cent) agreed that addressing climate change is at least as important, if not more important than supporting their national economy during the downturn.
Community Investment at HSBC
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Download the report in Spanish (1,755k PDF)
HSBC has a long heritage of working to support the communities we operate in. Our approach to community investment is not simply to hand over a cheque and walk away. We want to see the money and time we contribute to be effective in changing people's lives for the better. Here, we report on a selection of our community investment programmes around the world, and explain our approach to sharing our profits, time and expertise.
Sustainability Report 2008
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Download the full report in Spanish (394k)
The HSBC Holdings plc Sustainability Report is intended for HSBC's global stakeholders with a particular interest in sustainability. In response to feedback on previous years' reports, we continue to focus on the non-financial issues considered material to our business.
Alternatively, an interactive version of the Sustainability Report 2008 is available online.
We also provide supplementary information on our policies to prevent corruption and fraud and our regional corporate sustainability teams.
Other reports
UN Global Compact Communication on Progress 2008
HSBC's annual report on the implementation of the UN Global Compact's Principles in our business.
Building a green recovery
In the latest report from the Climate Change Centre of Excellence, HSBC estimates that governments around the world have now allocated over USD470bn to climate change-related activities as part of their fiscal stimulus plans to re-launch the global economy.
