What we're doing

Highlights from 2010

1. Responsible business management

Responsible business management

We believe we can make our greatest contribution to society by being good at what we do, and by doing it in a responsible way.

 

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90 per cent

of employees on harmonised employment Terms and Conditions

 

£5 million

invested in energy saving and energy efficiency schemes

 

£12.5 million

donated to money advice and debt charities

2. economic and social impact

Our economic and social impact

 

Our strategy is to create value by investing where we can make a real difference for customers, communities and colleagues.

 

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£5 billion

in new lending to first time buyers

 

100,000

new business start-ups financed

 

£480 million 

provided to the Group’s charitable foundations over the past 25 years


3. Building relationships

Building relationships

 

Ensuring we maintain and build customers' trust is core to the sustainability of our business.

 

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Cutting-edge money manager tool launched 

 

90 per cent

of customer complaints resolved at first touch 

 

Top private sector employer for lesbian, gay and bisexual people