Employee Volunteering

Employees are encouraged to participate in the community projects supported by HSBC. HSBC launched Employee Volunteering in India in 2007 in a new format to enhance volunteering participation. The programme has been named ‘Catalyst’ and has being deployed across HSBC branches and Group Companies in India.

• Annual Helping Hands Mela: HSBC employees organises a pan India activity at HSBC branches to encourage charitable giving through sale of products designed by NGOs and communities.
• Junior Achievement Mentoring Programme:Employees from HSBC Chennai are educating students about entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy through experiential, hands–on programmes.
• ‘Kuch Dil Se’ Payroll Giving Programme: Employees donate monthly to charities working in the education and environment space through a payroll debit programme implemented in partnership with Give Foundation.
• Mumbai Marathon 2008: 90 employees ran the Mumbai Marathon and raised pledges for SPJ Sadhana School for the Developmentally Handicapped, to enable differentially abled children avail of opportunities to study, experience and enjoy their childhood thus empowering them to lead a constructive and self–reliant life.
• HSBC Climate Champions 2008: Under the HSBC Climate Partnership, employees are given an opportunity to volunteer in projects to fight climate change and drive environmental changes and practices within the organisation. In 2008, 13 colleagues have been chosen from India to be HSBC Climate Champions and to participate in a two–week regional field programme in a rainforest in Malaysia.
• World Environment Day 2008: India was one of the 20 countries within the HSBC Group that participated in celebrating World Environment Day on 05 June 2008. About 1000 employees across India participated in various environment projects supported by HSBC and clocked over 8000 volunteering hours in the community.
• Breaking Barriers – Celebrating with a Difference: HSBC offers employees an opportunity to celebrate their success through participating in community events and sharing their stories. Called ‘Breaking Barriers’, this business–community engagement format has been utilised by numerous businesses and functions to celebrate their success with team members and community. HSBC Marketing team of 60 members visited three villages in Raigad district and engaged with the community in building trenches and understating watershed development projects, teaching children and engaging with Self Help Groups (SHGs) and villagers.
• Volunteering Action Fortnight: First Volunteering Action Fortnight was celebrated between 14 –28 November 2006 across India which received an overwhelming response from employees. Large number of employees from all branches, departments and Group Companies participated enthusiastically and engaged with NGOs/Communities to understand their work. More than 4000 volunteering hours was recorded in the fortnight with over 400 employees participating. This continues to be an annual event for employees to volunteer in large numbers.