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“In 2022, we developed global guidance on human rights risk to provide colleagues with practical advice, including case studies, on how to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how we address our impacts on people, including in the context of Modern Slavery. We provided a detailed course on Modern Slavery to new employees in the Risk team, highlighting the importance of identification and reporting. We also delivered Modern Slavery training to 58 third party engagement managers based in Australia.

Our Compliance team delivers insights on human trafficking risks and their impact on the financial services sector through internal reports and training sessions.”

“Our Procurement team has provided sustainability introduction training for 252 employees as part of a three-year sustainability training programme. This training provided a baseline understanding of key sustainability issues relevant to HSBC procurement including Modern Slavery.”

“Our Asset Management business has run 18 internal workshops on our approach to investment stewardship, with elements on human rights including Modern Slavery.”