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HSBC publishes 2003 CSR report - Donations
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We believe we can make a real difference through support for education and environmental projects, so focus most of our charitable donations worldwide to contribute to these two areas. However, as the world’s local bank, we recognise the importance of supporting a range of other community projects. In the case of companies joining the Group who already had philanthropic programmes under way, these ‘other’ areas are often substantial. The growth in our contributions and how they were distributed in 2003 can be seen from the charts on the right. Much of the growth in donations in 2003 was due to the acquisition of Household, which contributed US$11.5 million since joining HSBC (Household donated US$18.8 million for the full year).
| 2003 total donations | |
| US$000 Education 17,114 Environment 8,940 Other 21,320 Total 47,374 |
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| North America donations 2003 | |
| US$000 Education 6,386 Environment 685 Other 13,509 TOTAL 20,580 |
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| South America donations 2003 | |
| US$000 Education 843 Environment 688 Other 21 TOTAL 1,552 |
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| Europe donations 2003 | |
| US$000 Education 5,891 Environment 4,934 Other 4,814 TOTAL 15,639 |
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| Middle East donations 2003 | |
| US$000 Education 223 Environment 506 Other 202 TOTAL 931 |
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| Asia-Pacific donations 2003 | |
| US$000 Education 3,771 Environment 2,127 Other 2,774 TOTAL 8,672 |
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HSBC in Society - Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2003
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Foreword
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HSBC in Society
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Listening to views
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Acting responsibly
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Managing our impacts
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Responsibility to customers
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Sharing our success
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Investing in Education
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Investing in Nature
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Investing in the Community
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Investing in our people
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