-
Diversity and inclusion
Data and reports
Data powers everything we do. This is how we’re using it to assess diversity and inclusion across the company.
How we use data
Our reporting doesn’t just help us see what we’ve achieved – and where there’s more to do. It allows us to make data-led decisions to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.
An expanded remit for our pay gap reporting
Our reporting helps us ensure we are making fair decisions on compensation so we can better realise the potential of a truly diverse workforce.
Since 2017, we have been publishing our gender pay gap analysis for the UK and our hub locations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UAE.
Leadership representation
We continue to make strides in advancing the fair representation of talent and embedding inclusive policies and practices for all colleagues.
Women in leadership
Since signing the UK HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter in 2016, we’ve seen a positive trend of women taking up senior leadership roles, increasing from 25 per cent to 33 per cent globally at the end of December 2025.
50%
of our Group Management Team are women
45.5%
of our Board are women
33%
of senior leadership roles are held by women
View our Board Diversity Policy and find out more about our approach to Gender Equality.
Ethnicity representation
As of 2025, 36.4 per cent of our Board identifies as being from an ethnic minority background, above our aspiration of 30 per cent. Further, 40 per cent of our Group Management Team identify as being from an ethnic minority background.
In the UK, Black representation in senior leadership is 1.5 per cent and ethnic minority in senior leadership is 19.3 per cent.
There is more we can do. In the UK we have set aspirations for 28 per cent ethnic minority representation by 2027 and three per cent Black representation by 2028.
Representing our world
We aim to create a workforce that is representative of the nationalities and ethnicities we see in our markets and client base.
Our colleagues represent over 130 nationalities and 93 ethnicities, and there are more than 170 languages and dialects spoken across the bank.
Inclusion Index
Our annual employee listening survey helps us quantify our progress towards creating an inclusive environment. We ask colleagues questions about different aspects of inclusion to generate a score.
What we ask colleagues
The questions in the index provide a rounded response to different concepts of inclusion and takes into consideration concepts of being respected and valued for contributions, being heard and involved in decisions, career development and opportunities and work-life balance.
We have seen a +5.54 ppt overall increase in our inclusion index since 2018 (currently 82.5 per cent).