Environmental, Social and Governance
To ensure that sustainability is fully embedded within our operations and governance structure, NS&I has developed an ESG (Environmental and Social Governance) Strategy.
It is built around five individual pillars, each of which are aligned to specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs):
Sustainable Development Goals
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. Supporting 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 ESG strategy, including these pillars, can be found in our 2024-25 Annual Report and Accounts. From the 2024-25 financial year onwards, we no longer publish a separate Corporate Social Responsibility report. Instead, all relevant data will be published in our Annual Report and Accounts for each financial year, with estimates used (in line with Government guidance) where necessary.