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Refining the employment ‘product’

Tanuj, our Group Head of Human Resources, on how technology can help improve employee experiences – making them more inclusive,…

Explore our world | 1 Apr 2021

Boys in school, showing how Seeing is Believing is changing lives

Keeping children safe: Our work with ICMEC on cryptocurrency

We’re working with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children to understand the role cryptocurrency may play in financing…

Explore our world | 31 Mar 2021

Futuremakers: Elizabeth bossgirl programme

Meet the 14-year-old girl tackling the male-dominated world of tech

Elizabeth joined our Futuremakers programme to pursue her tech dreams

Explore our world | 17 Mar 2021

How our COVID-19 Fund is supporting communities across the world

From helping children learn remotely to providing food packages, our donations to UNICEF and the Red Cross are helping support…

Explore our world Trade beyond borders | 3 Mar 2021

Making sure he has a clear vision of his future

Leaving the legacy of sight through Seeing is Believing

We reflect on Seeing is Believing’s achievements in tackling and preventing avoidable blindness and visual impairment worldwide.

Explore our world | 27 Jan 2021

Could fraudsters exploit the COVID-19 vaccine?

Countries around the world have begun vaccinating people against COVID-19 but will demand for the jab open the door to…

Explore our world | 20 Jan 2021

Why climate risk matters

Climate change is a growing financial risk around the world. We’re working with Imperial College London to understand the science…

Explore our world | 9 Dec 2020

Are you in danger of becoming a money mule?

COVID-19 has seen a rise in scammers recruiting vulnerable people as money mules but what are the warning signs? And…

Explore our world | 27 Nov 2020

Are terrorist groups profiting from the pandemic?

Is COVID-19 giving terrorists an opportunity to defraud the public and what role can banks play in preventing it?

Explore our world | 29 Oct 2020

Excited young brother and sister running from their township

Impact is more important than league tables

Driving sustainable finance to where it matters most is key to delivering the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Explore our world Navigate the future | 28 Sep 2020

Future workplace, now

The construct of ‘work’, ‘worker’ and ‘workplace’ is changing. While we re-imagine and design for the future, let’s make it…

Explore our world | 15 Sep 2020

Brazil cerrado: soy position statement piece

Sourcing soy sustainably: our new approach for clients

We'll support clients who are committed to sustainable sourcing from Brazil's Cerrado region

Explore our world | 26 Aug 2020

Private equity may hold the key to the delivery of the SDGs

With funding desperately needed to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals could private equity be the answer?

Explore our world | 27 Jul 2020

How we’re helping families in Hong Kong survive the COVID-19 crisis

Many tenants in Hong Kong live in tiny, subdivided flats and are struggling to cope. We’ve launched a fund to…

Explore our world | 26 Jun 2020

Where our COVID-19 relief donations are going

From Nepal and India to the UK and the US, donations from our COVID-19 Global Charitable Fund have started to…

Explore our world | 22 Jun 2020

The 21-year-old helping the visually impaired avoid a medicine mix up

After enrolling in our Futuremakers entrepreneurship programme, Wu discovered a simple and effective way to help millions of people in…

Explore our world | 18 Jun 2020

The sport that’s helping girls break barriers

Soleha's life changed when she took up netball

Explore our world | 15 Jun 2020

‘I beat the odds to become a football referee’

Damaris won’t let gender barriers stop her pursuing her dream

Explore our world | 15 Jun 2020

‘I hope my small donation can help’ – how our people are helping communities cope with COVID-19

Colleagues across the world are donating to our COVID-19 charitable fund, raising millions to help local communities

Explore our world | 10 Jun 2020

Women protecting herself with a face mask in Asia

Resilience, agility and humanity: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Our Chairman on why greater international cooperation must sideline ‘me-first thinking’ as governments step up their COVID-19 response

Explore our world | 13 May 2020

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