A bank like ours has a responsibility to lead on climate change. We’re global; we seek to help finance the future, but also we’re present across emerging economies where the transition will be the toughest, where there’s a heavy reliance on fossil fuels. It is our ambition to achieve net zero by 2050 and support our customers in their transition to a sustainable future with 750 billion to 1 trillion US dollars of sustainable finance and investments.’

Celine Herweijer, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HSBC