Corporate Sustainability - HSBC Bangladesh

Climate Change“Water is perhaps most affected natural resources due to climate change andlack of useable water is a burning issue for world population. In 2010, nearly800 million people were without access to safe water, and 2.5 billion withoutaccess to basic sanitation. Hence, HSBC rolled out a five year long USD 100billion worth project – HSBC Water Programme.”HSBC believes that extreme weather events has a long-lasting adverseimpact on its customers and employees and is likely to disrupt businessoperations. Climate change presents a range of different types of riskbut it also has the potential to stimulate innovation and development asbusinesses adapt to a changing world.The programme – planned and carried out in partnership withEarthwatch, WaterAid and WWF - has officially been launched on 12June 2012 and is believed to make a difference in West-Africa and SoutheastAsia by tackling water risks in river basins; bringing safe water andimproved sanitation to over a million people; and raising awareness aboutthe global water challenge.2