INTRODUCTION GLOBAL INVESTMENT MARKETS BANKING SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL COUNCIL SUSTAINABLE FINANCE GROUP CONSUMER AND WEALTH ASSET MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL COUNCIL To ensure global coverage of our sustainable 昀椀nance- investments has been strongest from our largest clients, related e昀昀orts, we also have regionally focused Sustainability and this year we launched an ESG diagnostic to help Councils that partner with our businesses and connect the clients identify and work toward their long-term 昀椀rm to our clients. This integrated approach has allowed sustainability goals within their public market portfolios. us to deliver OneGS to our clients globally — working across the 昀椀rm and leveraging the expertise of our people • Investment Banking continues to deliver holistic services to and resources across di昀昀erent areas of our business and our clients including integrating ESG into their 昀椀nancing regions to provide di昀昀erentiated, innovative sustainable activities through green, social, and sustainability bonds; 昀椀nance products and o昀昀erings. These councils have not issuing sustainable KPI-linked issuances; and leveraging only transformed how our clients engage with our 昀椀rm equity o昀昀erings such as IPOs to enhance and accelerate on sustainable 昀椀nance, but also how we mobilize our their sustainability missions. sustainability e昀昀orts as a global institution. • Asset Management facilitated our recent acquisition of • Global Markets launched a Carbon Portfolio Analytics NN Investment Partners, a leading sustainable investment o昀昀ering within Marquee that provides carbon data, tools, manager in Europe. and analytics that empower clients. • Leveraging our OneGS model, we launched a new and • Consumer and Wealth Management now o昀昀ers sustainable unique Decarbonization o昀昀ering that leverages commercial investing solutions to clients of all sizes, from our consumer capabilities and capital solutions across the 昀椀rm. to our ultra-high-net-worth business. In our Private Wealth Management business, demand for sustainable In the following sections of our 2021 Sustainability Report, we’ll dive deeper into our approach and highlight how we are executing on our strategy across climate transition and inclusive growth. Sustainability Report 2021 Introduction 14