Sustainability hub
From saving energy at home, driving an electric car and living a more sustainable lifestyle, explore tools and articles to help you support a more sustainable future.
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Start building a more sustainable home, with information from the Energy Saving Trust, and useful tools to help you take the first steps.
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See some of the ways you can live a lower carbon life and save money with more sustainable choices.
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Interested in switching to an electric vehicle? Use our tools to help you understand the costs and decide if you're ready.
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Learn more about sustainability best practices.
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Make your home more energy efficient with some budget-friendly tips.
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Find out why Energy Performance Certificate ratings are important when buying a home.
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Discover ways to potentially lower your carbon footprint and save money.
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From flooding to coastal erosion – some properties are more at risk from climate change than others.
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From buying outright to leasing, there are many different ways to finance your electric vehicle.
Our approach to sustainability
Just to let you know, today we finance a number of industries that significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. We have a climate strategy to help our customers to reduce their emissions and to reduce our own.
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) published a set of recommendations which have become the leading framework for climate-related financial disclosures. HSBC UK have produced their TCFD Entity report for their discretionary business for the 2023 reporting period.
Take your first steps
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Compare the running costs of driving an electric vehicle vs a petrol/diesel car.
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Try WWF's Footprint Calculator to take your first step with this UK based environmental footprint calculator.
You can also read more about our Climate Solutions Partnership.
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Build your personalised driver profile, check your readiness for an electric vehicle (EV), and find your perfect model from the latest available to lease.
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Find out more about your home’s energy efficiency and ways to improve it.
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What HSBC UK is doing
Explore more about our climate strategy and partnerships that seek to tackle climate change.
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We publish a wide range of information about our performance on environmental, social and governance issues. Access our ESG reports and find out how we support different stakeholder groups and do business in a responsible way.
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We're aiming to achieve net zero by 2050. Between now and then, we’re working with our customers to help them reduce their emissions and scale up low-carbon solutions.
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Learn how getting a better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating for your home could save you money.
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Learn how you can save money on bills by making your home more energy-efficient.
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We take a look at some of the key things to consider if you're thinking of buying an electric vehicle.