Strategic report Governance Financial statements Other information RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS TOWARDS HIGHER STANDARDS CONTINUED Colleagues are passionate about working United Nations Sustainable Hargreaves Lansdown contribute to the following together to “do it better” and our environmental, Development Goals (UNSDGs) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals sustainability and climate change networking The UNSDGs provide a focus for how businesses, group, aims to educate and promote initiatives governments and civil society can tackle these to reduce our carbon footprint through talks, challenges in order to promote a more events and written articles for staff. They have sustainable future for all. They have helped to driven a number of recycling initiatives for waste inform our thinking about where we can play a reduction, climate-change awareness, plastic role and we contribute in different ways to 12 out reduction and engaging with communities of the 17 goals. on sustainability-related issues through Why have we aligned ourselves to the Sustainable volunteering. The Group are currently working development goals? on initiatives to reduce our emissions footprint, promote sustainable commuting habits and •It’s the right thing to do, both for our clients procure ethical sourcing where practical. and our colleagues; Doing it better for the wider community •It means our work in the community will have HL is part of a network of organisations that has a greater impact; and pledged to work towards a sustainable city with We are a part of a network of companies a high quality of life for all, by signing up to the • Bristol Green Capital Partnership. To support working together to do better and share best this, we source 100% of our electricity and energy practice. from renewable sources. HL colleagues also have Find out more about how we align to the UN the opportunity to volunteer in projects which Sustainability Development Goals on the CSR have a positive impact on the environment. section of the HL website. We’ve also linked up with TravelWest to support their Travel to Work Survey so we can feed into the city’s transport plans. As part of our 40th Birthday celebrations, we are leading an initiative to plant a tree per colleague in a woodland local to Bristol. We recognisehow important biodiversity is for a healthy planet and are working with local organisations to conserve and maintain green spaces near to the office. 44 Hargreaves Lansdown Report and Financial Statements 2021