Environmental, Social, and Governance

1. Supporting Net Zero through our operations.

· UN SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities.

· UN SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production.

· UN SDG 13 – Climate Action.

2. Support Net Zero through Green Finance.

· UN SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being.

· UN SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth.

· UN SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.

· UN SDG 13 – Climate Action.

· UN SDG 15 – Life on Land.

3. Supporting employee welfare and wellbeing.

· UN SDG 3 – Responsible Consumption and Production.

· UN SDG 5 – Gender Equality.

· UN SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities.

4. Supporting responsible customer interaction.

· UN SDG 1 – No Poverty.

· UN SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.

5. Supporting our community.

· UN SDG 1 – No Poverty.

· UN SDG 4 – Quality Education.

· UN SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth.
People and society

Our strategy will ensure that we comply with mandatory reporting requirements. It will also enable us to adopt a comprehensive approach to becoming a genuinely sustainable business, whilst working collaboratively with our suppliers to achieve this goal.

Further details on our strategy, including updates on these pillars, will be provided in our next Annual Report and Accounts, which is due to be published in the summer of 2025. Note that we will not be publishing a separate CSR report in the Autumn from 2024-25 onwards, and instead all the data will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts for that year, with estimates used (in line with Government Guidance) where necessary.

Spotlight on 'Supporting our Community' 

As part of our ‘Supporting our Community’ pillar, we encourage colleagues to participate in activities to support national and local schemes and initiatives.

Employees are entitled to three Giving Something Back days, allowing staff to contribute to causes they believe strongly in without having to take annual leave. Find out more about benefits of working at NS&I.
 

Giving something back - Our stories

Julie Shepherd, Senior Brand Manager, volunteered at her local Tesco store to support the Watford Food Bank. One in five people across the UK are living below the poverty line, and rely on Food Banks in emergencies. Food Banks regularly take donations of food items, including tea, sugar, tinned goods and cereals.

Julie said:

"This was the first time I’d used a ‘Giving Something Back Day’ and I’m so pleased I did. It was incredibly rewarding helping my local community, and meeting the team of volunteers who regularly give up their time to help run the Food Bank. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of shoppers – many of whom said they had been in a similar, difficult situation and so understood how important Food Banks are."

Previous Corporate and Social Responsibility Reports

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