Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac

Page created by Loretta Palmer
 
CONTINUE READING
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
Sustainability
Performance
Report

2020

WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION
ABN 33 007 457 141

Fix. Simplify. Perform.
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE      THE ISSUES THAT MATTER   SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY        OTHER INFORMATION

Welcome to our 2020 Sustainability
Performance Report
Through our sustainability materiality assessment process,
we identify the issues and opportunities that matter most
to our stakeholders.
Our 2020 Sustainability Performance Report is structured
around the most material topics and provides information
on our sustainability performance progress over the period.
Please also refer to:
 2020 Sustainability Datasheet
 — Performance Metrics, Glossary and Definitions
 2020 Sustainability Appendix
 — Principles for Responsible Banking (PRBs) Reporting
   and Self-Assessment Template
 — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Index
 — Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
 — United Nations Guiding Principles Reporting Framework
   Index
 — Sustainability Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan
   Scorecards.
These, together with further information about our
approach to sustainability, oversight frameworks, policies,
positions, and performance ratings and benchmarks, can
be found online at westpac.com.au/sustainability
This report aligns with the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) Standards (Comprehensive) and the AA1000
AccountAbility Principles Standard (2018). We engaged
an independent external assurance organisation,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, to provide the directors of
Westpac with assurance on selected subject matter within
this report, the 2020 Sustainability Datasheet and 2020
Sustainability Appendix, including the alignment of the
reporting with AA1000 and the GRI.
Westpac’s full annual reporting suite, including
the Annual Report, can be found at
westpac.com.au/2020annualreport

Navigating this report

      Read more or refer               Case study
      to another report for
      more information

                                                                         HELPING THROUGH BUSHFIRES
All figures are for the 12 months ended 30 September 2020,               St.George customer Lyn Grey and
comparisons are against results for the 12 months ended                  Ulladulla Branch Manager Lloyd
30 September 2019, and all dollar amounts are in Australian              Pigram at Lyn’s bushfire impacted
                                                                         property on the NSW South Coast.
dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
                                                                              ind out about our bushfire
                                                                             F
Westpac Banking Corporation                                                  support on page 17.
ABN 33 007 457 141
                                                                                                                  WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 2
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE     THE ISSUES THAT MATTER        SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY         OTHER INFORMATION

It has been a challenging year – for the bank, our shareholders,
employees, customers and the communities in which we operate.
In this report, we explore some of the ways we are supporting our
customers, people and communities, as well as the significant change
agenda we have underway.

   CONTENTS

BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE
Chairman and CEO Letter        4
Westpac at a glance            6
Our strategy                   7    Building a simpler,           Helping                         Supporting
THE ISSUES THAT MATTER
                                    stronger bank                 customers                       our people and
Our material topics overview    8                                                                 communities
Building a simpler, stronger
bank		                         10
Helping customers              13
Supporting our people
and communities                19

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
2018-2020 sustainability
strategy and progress          27
5 year non-financial summary   29   Fix                      11   Responding to COVID-19     14   Our people                   20
Climate change                 30
Human rights                   37   Simplify                 12   Our Service Promise        14   Sustainable finance          21
                                    Perform                  12   New and simpler products   15   Helping to build stronger,
OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                 more inclusive communities   24
                                                                  Information security and
Assurance report               40
                                                                  data privacy               16
Contact details                42
                                                                  Help in the moments that
                                                                  matter                     17

                                                                     WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 3
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE    THE ISSUES THAT MATTER              SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY         OTHER INFORMATION

                            CHAIRMAN AND CEO LETTER | WESTPAC AT A GLANCE | OUR STRATEGY

CHAIRMAN AND CEO LETTER

                                                            A lot has happened this            financial crime function to be
                                                            year. With the bushfires,          led by a Group Executive that
                                                            drought and most recently          reports directly to the CEO,
                                                            the COVID-19 pandemic, it          added risk management skills          Supporting customers
                                                            has been a time where we           and resources and we are              through the COVID-19
                                                                                                                                     pandemic and bushfires
                                                            have needed to focus on what       strengthening our financial
                                                            matters most and support our       crime management program
                                                            customers, our communities         including our policies, data
                                                            and the broader economy. We        systems, processes and
                                                            are very proud of the way that     controls.
                                                            our people have continued                                                Refreshed our Climate
                                                                                               In addition to addressing root
Welcome to our 2020                                         to show great care for our
                                                                                               causes, we have established
                                                                                                                                     Change and Human Rights
                                                                                                                                     Position Statements and
                                                            customers and each other
Sustainability Performance                                  throughout the year’s events.
                                                                                               a Safer Children, Safer               2023 Action Plans
                                                                                               Communities work program
Report, our first as Chairman                               It has also been a significant     to help reduce the human
                                                            time of change for us              impact of financial crime with
and CEO, respectively.                                      as an organisation. The            a particular focus on child
                                                            commencement of AUSTRAC            safeguarding, guided by               Expanded our Indigenous
                                                            proceedings in November 2019       experts in human rights, child        Connection call centre to
                                                            highlighted shortcomings in        safety, online safety and law         cover all states and
                                                                                                                                     territories
                                                            our management of financial        enforcement. This year, we
                                                            crime risk and underlying          established multi-year funding
                                                            cultural and operational issues.   partnerships with International
                                                            We understand the seriousness      Justice Mission and Save
                                                            of the issues involved and have    the Children (Australia), and
                                                            sought to share updates on         launched a new Impact Grants
                                                            investigation findings and the     program.
                                                            actions we are taking through
                                                                                               We are deeply sorry for what
                                                            our AUSTRAC Response
Above from left to right:                                                                      occurred.
John McFarlane, Chairman                                    Plan. As well as immediate
and Peter King, CEO                                         fixes, we have elevated our

                                                                                                    WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 4
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE      THE ISSUES THAT MATTER            SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY            OTHER INFORMATION

                                     CHAIRMAN AND CEO LETTER | WESTPAC AT A GLANCE | OUR STRATEGY

Resetting                          stakeholders. This year we         implement the United Nations      It has been a challenging and         We are taking
                                   have included more                 Environment Programme             important year and we hope
We are also making far             information on our non-            Finance Initiative’s Principles   that through reading this             action to fix our
reaching changes to our            financial performance in our       for Responsible Banking           report you can see some of            issues, simplify our
business, with changes at our
Board and executive levels,
                                   Annual Report, with greater        (PRBs), these are important       the ways that we are taking           business and improve
                                   detail available in this report.   examples of ways that we can      action to fix our issues, simplify
a focus on core banking in                                            seek to achieve more through      our business and improve              performance.”
Australia and New Zealand,         Soon we will be releasing our
                                                                      working together.                 performance.
new operating structures           updated sustainability strategy
designed for clearer               outlining our priorities for the   We are very fortunate to have     Yours sincerely,
accountability and improved        next three years. Listening        experts representing many
customer outcomes, a new           to stakeholder feedback, it        different stakeholder groups
purpose and values to guide        is clear that now, more than       share their time and insights
cultural change, and improving     ever, we need to be helping        with us through forums such
the way we manage non-             individuals, businesses and the    as our Stakeholder Advisory
financial risk and improving our   economy as we navigate the         Council, Vulnerable Customer      John McFarlane
risk culture.                      period ahead together. As the      Council, Indigenous Advisory      Chairman
                                   world continues to respond         Committee and the Safer
Creating long-term value           and recover from the COVID-19      Children, Safer Communities
                                   situation, we recognise the role   Roundtable. These insights
For Westpac, being sustainable     that we can play to help build a   help to inform our approach
is about how we seek to create     stronger nation.                   and allow us to understand
value for our customers, our                                          different stakeholder
                                   We have a big change agenda                                          Peter King
people, our shareholders                                              perspectives. We thank these
                                   ahead, and we look forward                                           CEO
and the broader community                                             individuals for their valuable
over the long-term. As well        to continuing to partner and
                                                                      feedback.
as financial performance, it is    collaborate in an effort to
about how we manage non-           effect positive change. From
financial risk and address         the industry-led Climate
the issues and opportunities       Standards Measurement
that matter most to our            Initiative, to working with
                                   banks around the world to

                                                                                                             WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 5
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE          THE ISSUES THAT MATTER                  SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY           OTHER INFORMATION

                     CHAIRMAN AND CEO LETTER | WESTPAC AT A GLANCE | OUR STRATEGY

ABOUT WESTPAC

   Founded in 1817, Westpac is Australia’s                                        With our portfolio of brands, we provide customers with a full range of banking
                                                                                  services. We also provide selected insurance, superannuation and wealth platform
   first bank and oldest company.                                                 services to consumers and businesses.

   DIVISION          OVERVIEW                                                                                      BRANDS

     CONSUMER        Serves the banking needs of consumers in Australia including the sales and service
                     of banking products, from mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and savings to
                     deposit products. Also works with Business, Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB), and
                     Specialist Businesses in the sales, service, and referral of certain financial services and
                     products including general and life insurance, superannuation, platforms, auto lending
                     and foreign exchange.

     BUSINESS        Serves the banking needs of small-to-medium businesses and commercial and
                     agribusiness customers across Australia. Also supports the banking needs of high
                     net worth individuals in our Private Wealth business.

     WESTPAC         Delivers a broad range of financial services to commercial, corporate, institutional
     INSTITUTIONAL   and government customers operating in, and with connections to, Australia and
                     New Zealand.
     BANK

     NEW ZEALAND     Delivers banking, wealth and insurance services to consumer, business and
                     institutional customers across New Zealand.

     GROUP           Includes Treasury, Technology and Core Support, which comprises Group support
                     functions of Australian banking operations, property services, strategy, finance,
     BUSINESSES
                     risk, compliance, legal, human resources, and customer and corporate relations.

     SPECIALIST      Brings together the Group’s non-core Australian businesses, including
                     superannuation, wealth platforms, investments, auto finance, general insurance, life
     BUSINESSES
                     insurance, lenders mortgage insurance, along with our operations in Fiji and Papua                          Westpac Pacific
                     New Guinea.

                                                                                                       WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 6
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE       THE ISSUES THAT MATTER               SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                     OTHER INFORMATION

                                CHAIRMAN AND CEO LETTER | WESTPAC AT A GLANCE | OUR STRATEGY

                           OUR STRATEGY                                                                                 HOW WE CAN DELIVER FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS

                                                       OUR                         WHAT THIS
                                                                                                                           CUSTOMERS                          COMMUNITIES
                                                       PRIORITIES                  MEANS

                                                                                                                        Delivering financial services    Supporting local
                                                                                   Addressing our                       to consumers, businesses         communities.
                                                                                                                        and institutions in Australia
                                                                                   shortcomings by
                                                                                   materially improving our
                                                                                                                        and New Zealand.                 — Over $150m in
                                                                                   management of risk and               — Trusted with over                community investment1
                                                                                   risk culture, reducing                 $555bn                         — 1m+ participants in
                                                                                   customer pain points,                  in customer deposits             financial education
                                                                                   completing historical
                                                                                   customer remediation                 — Supported over
Our strategy supports
our purpose, building      Our                             Fix                     programs, and reducing
                                                                                   the complexity of our
                                                                                                                          $693bn in lending
                           purpose
on our strengths                                                                                                                                                 SUPPLIERS
and refocusing where                                                               technology.
change is required.                                                                                                        EMPLOYEES                     Choosing suppliers
We have sharpened the                                                                                                                                    responsibly.
                           Helping
markets and products                                                                                                    Creating an environment
in which we operate,       Australians and                                                                              where the best people            — Procured goods and
returning to banking,      New Zealanders                                          Returning to our core                want to work.                      services worth $6.5bn
and our home markets
                           succeed.                                                businesses of banking                                                   with $5.9m in spend
of Australia and New                                                                                                    — 40,225
Zealand leveraging                                                                 in Australia and New                   employees                        towards Indigenous-owned
our portfolio of brands.                                                           Zealand, including                                                      businesses
                                                                                   exiting some businesses
Our three priorities                                                                                                                                     — Delivering on our 2023
recognise our need                                                                 and international                    SHAREHOLDERS
                                                                                   locations. Rationalising                                                Human Rights Action Plan
to address our
                                                                                                                                                           and working to eliminate
shortcomings,
reshape the business       Our                          Simplify
                                                                                   products and simplifying
                                                                                   processes to make it
                                                                                                                        Generating appropriate
                                                                                                                        returns over the
                                                                                                                                                           risk of modern slavery
to concentrate on our
core businesses and        focus                                                   easier for customers.
                                                                                                                        long-term.
                                                                                                                                                           across our business
                                                                                                                                                           operations and supply
markets, while lifting                                                                                                  — Our strong balance               chain
service and creating a     Banking for
                                                                                                                          sheet positions us to
stronger performance       Australian and
                                                                                                                          manage the downturn
ethic. This will help us   New Zealand
to become a simpler,       consumers,                                                                                     and deliver long term                  THE
                                                                                                                          shareholder value                  ENVIRONMENT
stronger bank.             businesses and                                          Improving performance
                           institutional                                           by building customer
                           customers.                                                                                                                    Supporting the transition
                                                                                   loyalty and growth                                                    to a climate resilient
                                                                                                                          THE ECONOMY
                                                                                   through service,                                                      future.
                                                                                   sharpening our focus
                                                                                   on returns, and resetting            Supporting the financial         — $10.1bn lending to
                                                                                   our cost base. A strong              system.                            climate change solutions
                                                                                   balance sheet and
                                                        Perform                    engaged workforce
                                                                                                                        Banks play an important
                                                                                                                        role in supporting the
                                                                                                                                                         — Climate Change Position
                                                                                                                                                           Statement and 2023
                                                                                   form the foundations                 economy through lending,           Action Plan
                                                                                   of performance.                      deposits and the efficient
                                                                                                                        flow of funds.

                                                                                                                                                         1   Excludes commercial sponsorships.

                                                                                                               WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 7
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE         THE ISSUES THAT MATTER    SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY         OTHER INFORMATION

                                                   BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

  THE ISSUES THAT MATTER

      Our
      Material
      Issues
       Every year, through our sustainability materiality assessment
       process, we identify the opportunities and challenges relating
       to our business that matter most to our stakeholders, now and
       into the future.
       Our 2020 sustainability materiality assessment used an expanded set of data and
       insights from customers, investors, suppliers, non-government organisations,
       employees and senior management.

       We also drew on insights from our:
       — Westpac Stakeholder Advisory Council;
       — Vulnerable Customer Council;
       — Westpac Indigenous Advisory Committee; and
       — Safer Children, Safer Communities Roundtable.

       This year, Conduct and culture remained our most material sustainability topic,
       driven by significant matters including AUSTRAC’s proceedings. Customer safety
       and access, Workforce wellbeing and talent retention and Financial performance
       were also prominent topics for both Westpac and our stakeholders in light of major
       events such as the Australian bushfires and COVID-19. Climate change and Human
       rights were also key areas of engagement as we developed our updated Position
       Statements and Action Plans.

       Our approach to identifying our material sustainability topics is aligned to the Global
       Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards (2016)1 and the AA1000 AccountAbility
       Principles Standard (2018)2, and supports our assessment of impacts as required by
       the Principles for Responsible Banking.

       1 GRI Index can be found in our 2020 Sustainability Appendix.
       2 See Assurance report on page 40.

The following pages explore the ways that we are addressing these challenges and opportunities.

                                                                                                                      WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 8
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE            THE ISSUES THAT MATTER                           SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                                       OTHER INFORMATION

                                                                                  BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

THE ISSUES THAT MATTER
                                                                                                         Our Material Issues
                                                                                                         Through our sustainability materiality assessment
                                                                                                         process, we identify the opportunities and challenges
                                                                                                         relating to our business that matter most to our
                                                                                                         stakeholders, now and into the future.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Supporting
                                                       Building a simpler,                                                               Helping                                                                            our people and
                                                         stronger bank                                                                  customers                                                                            communities

                                  2020 MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS                                                     2020 MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS                                                2020 MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS

      Conduct                          Poor conduct has eroded public trust                   GRI1         Customer           Customers want banking to be easier,    GRI             Workforce              Maintaining a safe, flexible and supportive           GRI
      and culture                      in Westpac and the financial services                  419-1        satisfaction       simpler and more efficient. At the      417             wellbeing              workplace helps us attract, retain and                401, 404,
                                       sector. In response, we have plans in                               and experience     same time, customer needs are                           and talent             develop our people.                                   405
                                       place designed to strengthen our                                                       becoming more complex.                                  retention
                                       culture, and improve our processes
                                       to deliver better customer outcomes.

      Governance                       We have enhanced our governance                        GRI          Customer           Our ability to support customers        GRI             Climate                As a major financial institution, we have an          GRI
      and risk                         this year and are building a stronger                  201, 205     vulnerability      in times of hardship and anticipate     413, 417        change                 important role to play in managing the risks          201
      management                       risk management capability. This                                    and hardship       when they are vulnerable allows us                      risks and              and opportunities of climate change.
                                       change is critical to the reputation                                                   to help when it matters most.                           opportunities
                                       and financial strength of the Group.

      Financial                        Delivering sound financial                             GRI          Customer safety Maintaining an environment                 GRI             Supporting             As an integral service provider in the                GRI
      performance                      performance and a strong balance                       201          and access      where customers can safely and             413             communities            communities in which we operate, we                   413
                                       sheet underpins our ability to                                                         conveniently access our products                        in need                support those in need including in times of
                                       support customers, the economy                                                         and services.                                                                  emergency and recovery. We also support
                                       and the Group’s long-term success.                                                                                                                                    initiatives that address complex societal
                                                                                                                                                                                                             and economic issues.

      Changing                         Supervision and regulation in the                      GRI          Digital product    Digitisation creates opportunities to   GRI             Human rights           We seek to positively impact human rights             GRI
      regulatory                       financial services sector continue to                  417, 419     and service        improve efficiency and deliver new      413             business risk          in our value chain through our role as an             405, 412,
      landscape                        evolve, creating change and complexity                              transformation     and improved services where, how                                               employer in fostering inclusion and diversity,        418
                                       in how we operate.                                                                     and when customers choose.                                                     our lending, understanding our role in
                                                                                                                                                                                                             supporting Indigenous communities, our
                                                                                                                                                                                                             investments in funds, and through our
                                                                                                                                                                                                             supply chain.

                                                                                                           Information        Maintaining confidentiality and the     GRI
                                                                                                                                                                                    KEY
                                                                                                                                                                                    Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
                                                                                                           security and       security of our systems and data is     418
                                                                                                           data privacy       paramount in retaining the trust and                        Leadership and Governance                Business model and innovation
                                                                                                                              confidence of our stakeholders.                             Social Capital                           Environment
                                                                                                                                                                                          Human Capital

                                                                                                                                                                                    Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
   1 GRI refers to the corresponding Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standard (2016).
                                                                                                                                                                                          TCFD

                                                                                                                                                                                 WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 9
Sustainability Performance Report - Fix. Simplify. Perform. 2020 - Westpac
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE   THE ISSUES THAT MATTER          SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY         OTHER INFORMATION

                                    BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

THE ISSUES THAT MATTER

Building a simpler,
stronger bank
We have a significant change agenda
underway, focused around three priorities,
fix, simplify and perform.

For more information on the topics
covered in this section, including financial
performance, an overview of the AUSTRAC
proceedings, and our approach to corporate
governance, see our 2020 Annual Report.

                                                                                                      WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 10
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE                 THE ISSUES THAT MATTER              SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY           OTHER INFORMATION

                                         BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                                                                                    governance and accountability          understand they all have a       which will become the consumer bank’s
                                                                                    frameworks and practices and           role in managing risk and        central product onboarding platform.
                                                                                    highlighted that important             driving clearer accountability   At the same time, we have sought to
                                                                                    aspects of Westpac’s non-              and decision-making.             ensure our customer interface has kept
                                                                                    financial risk culture have been                                        pace with customer demands. This

                                  Fix
                                                                                                                          To improve our risk culture,
                                                                                    ‘immature and reactive’.                                                program has strengthened the stability,
The AUSTRAC                                                                         We are focused on addressing
                                                                                                                          this year we have established
                                                                                                                          a new risk culture framework
                                                                                                                                                            speed and security of our systems and
proceedings have                                                                    these shortcomings, including         to better define risk roles and
                                                                                                                                                            helped ensure the bank remained open
                                                                                                                                                            for business through the COVID-19
                                  Addressing our shortcomings                       through a program called              responsibilities, updated our
become a catalyst                 by materially improving our                       Customer Outcomes and Risk            Code of Conduct reinforcing
                                                                                                                                                            pandemic and support customers via
                                                                                                                                                            digital channels.
for change at                     management of risk and risk
                                  culture, reducing customer
                                                                                    Excellence (CORE). CORE is a
                                                                                    comprehensive, Group-wide
                                                                                                                          the importance of speaking
                                                                                                                          up and the use of the Should      In 2020 we developed a detailed
Westpac.”                         pain points, completing                           transformation program that           We test, and commenced            technology roadmap for the next phase
                                  our historical customer                           is designed to improve non-           the roll-out of a Group-wide      of our transformation to build a single,
                                  remediation programs and                          financial risk oversight, lift risk   Risk Fundamentals training        multi-brand operating environment.
The issues highlighted by the     reducing the complexity of                        culture and strengthen our risk       program.
AUSTRAC proceedings deeply        our technology.                                   management framework.
disappointed shareholders,                                                                                                Remediating customers
customers, and the community,     What this involves:                               The program has 14 streams of
                                                                                    work under three categories:          We continue to review our
as well as Westpac employees.     — Risk management
                                                                                                                          products, processes and
Together with the immediate       — Culture, including risk                         – direction and tone set by          policies where we have not got      REDUCING CUSTOMER PAIN POINTS
actions outlined in our AUSTRAC     culture                                            Board and Group Executive -        it right for customers. Where
Response Plan, we have a                                                               initiatives that set clear tone                                        Over the past two years, we have
                                  — Customer remediation                                                                  problems have been identified,
significant change agenda                                                              and direction from leadership                                          made significant changes to the
                                  — Reducing IT complexity                                                                we have committed to fix them       management of customer complaints,
underway.                                                                              to promote a proactive risk        and refund customers. Over          both in terms of our processes and by
                                  — Reducing customer pain                             culture;                           $640 million in remediation         identifying and addressing root cause
                                    points
                                                                                    – clear risk boundaries for          payments have now been made         issues that lead to complaints.
                                                                                       decision-making - simplifying      for approximately 2.7 million
                                  In July 2020, we announced the                                                                                              Initiatives include complaints skilling
                                                                                       risk management frameworks         customer accounts.
                                  findings of our reassessment                                                                                                sessions for bankers with a focus
                                  of our Culture, Governance                           and increasing capability and                                          on first point resolution, an updated
                                                                                       resources in the Risk function;    Redoubling our efforts to
                                  and Accountability (CGA)                                                                                                    Complaints Management Standard
                                                                                       and                                remove IT complexity
6.5 days                          Program which was undertaken                                                                                                and continuing to make information
                                  in response to a request from                                                           We started a program to             on how to make a complaint easier
                                                                                    – accountable and empowered
                                  APRA. The reassessment found                                                            reduce complexity some years        to find. We have also rolled out
average time to resolution                                                             people - providing additional
                                  that important shortcomings                                                             ago, which prioritised the          a new complaints management
for complaints1, compared to                                                           training and support for
                                                                                                                          upgrade of our technology           system to help improve the customer
9 days in 2019                    remain in Westpac’s culture,                         employees to help them
                                                                                                                          infrastructure while                experience and for better compliance
                                                                                                                          commencing the development          and reporting.
                                                                                                                          of our customer service hub,
                                  1 	   Group Internal Dispute Resolution complaints excluding WIB complaints.

                                                                                                                              WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 11
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE       THE ISSUES THAT MATTER           SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY        OTHER INFORMATION

                           BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

We are clear on          Simplify                                                              Perform
the locations,           Returning to our core               to hold the businesses that we    Improving performance by        Financial performance
markets, and             businesses of banking in
                         Australia and New Zealand,
                                                             do not view ourselves as the
                                                             long-term owners of, and are
                                                                                               building customer loyalty
                                                                                               and growth through service,     For the full year 2020, Westpac
businesses in            including exiting some              consolidating our international   sharpening our focus on         Group reported profit was
                                                                                                                               $2,290 million, down 66%,
                         businesses and international        operations to focus on the        returns, and resetting our
which we operate”        locations. Rationalising            areas where we can best           cost base. A strong balance     and cash earnings of $2,608
                                                                                                                               million. Much of the decline
                         products and simplifying            support customers.                sheet and engaged workforce
                         processes to make it easier for                                       form the foundation of          resulted from our operating
                                                             For greater accountability                                        environment, where we faced
                         customers to bank with us.                                            performance.
                                                             for end-to-end performance                                        lower margins and higher
                         What this involves:                 we are moving to a Lines of       What this involves:             impairment charges – a direct
                         — Exiting non-core businesses       Business operating model.         — Customer service – market     result of COVID-19. However,
                           and consolidating                 Under this model, each line         leading                       the poor result was also due
                           international locations           (a major customer offering)                                       to higher costs related to the
                                                                                               — Mortgage growth
                                                             has end-to-end responsibility                                     AUSTRAC proceedings along
                         — Rationalising products                                              — Enhancing returns,
                                                             for that business. For example,                                   with asset write-downs from
                         — Implementing Lines of             in our Mortgages Line of            optimising capital            businesses we plan to exit.
                           Business operating model          Business a Managing Director      — Strong balance sheet
   inspired to keep it                                       is responsible for the entire                                     Nevertheless, our balance sheet
                         — Transforming using digital                                          — Re-setting cost base
   simple and easy
                                                             mortgage process from                                             remained strong. Our capital
                           and data
                                                             origination, pricing, credit      The following Helping           ratios are in the top quartile of
                         Our focus is providing customers    assessment and service.           customers chapter outlines      banks globally and funding and
                         in Australia and New Zealand                                          some of the many ways           liquidity ratios are comfortably
                         with a full range of banking        Across our product line we        that we are supporting our      ahead of regulatory minimums.
                         services through our portfolio of   continue to streamline our        customers, particularly
                         brands.                             offerings, with initiatives to    throughout the challenges
                                                             migrate customers to newer        of the last year’s events and
                         To reduce complexity and help       and more flexible products,
                         us become a simpler, stronger                                         COVID-19. Restoring mortgage
                                                             as well as using digital to       growth is a key priority.
                         bank, we have established a new     automate processes.
                         Specialist Businesses division
                                                                                                                               Restoring mortgage
                                                                                                                               growth is a key priority

                                                                                                  WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 12
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE   THE ISSUES THAT MATTER          SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY         OTHER INFORMATION

                                         BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

THE ISSUES THAT MATTER

Helping
customers
This year we defined our new company
purpose: helping Australians and
New Zealanders succeed.
Success means something different for
every customer, and that meaning can
change over time. We want to be there
for our customers – helping them to build
their financial future and providing extra
support when it’s needed most.
2020 SNAPSHOT

14.1m
customers
                            $555bn
                            in customer deposits

75,367
financial assistance
                            $693bn
                            in lending
packages for customers
facing financial hardship

                                                                                                           WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 13
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE           THE ISSUES THAT MATTER                           SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                    OTHER INFORMATION

                                     BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

Responding                                                                         Our Service
to COVID-19                                                                        Promise                                                       Great conversations
With banking an essential                                                          Customer needs continue to get more
                                                                                                                                                 create great service. It’s
                                        SUPPORTING CUSTOMERS
service, our teams are working                                                     complex, while customers want banking                         service with a purpose.”
hard to support customers,              AROUND                                     to be simpler, smarter and smoother.

                                        175,000
                                                                                                                                                 ROSS MILLER, CHIEF CUSTOMER
communities and the broader                                                        Our job is to make the customer                               ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
economy throughout the                                                             experience as seamless as possible
COVID-19 pandemic.                      mortgage deferral packages
                                                                                   when, how and where customers choose
                                                                                   to engage with us.
Initially our focus was on
protecting our people and               AROUND                                     For our bankers, having conversations

                                        40,000
customers while remaining                                                          with customers and taking the time to
open for business and providing                                                    understand their situation and financial                      CARE, LISTEN, ACT
a range of customer support                                                        goals is key to providing great customer                      A couple with a newborn found a home they
                                        deferrals for businesses
packages such as mortgage and                                                      service.                                                      wanted to buy, but only had 15% of the necessary
business loan deferrals.                                                                                                                         deposit saved.
                                                                                   While we retained our number one Net
                                        AROUND
Now our focus has shifted to                                                       Promoter Score1 ranking in Business                           A colleague recommended they meet with St.George
working with customers who
need more individual support.
We encourage any customer
                                        220,000
                                        early release superannuation
                                                                                   banking against the other major
                                                                                   Australian banks this year2, we are
                                                                                   number three in Consumer banking3.
                                                                                                                                                 Lending Manager Jewel Zhang, and by listening to
                                                                                                                                                 understand their situation, Jewel was able to identify
                                                                                                                                                 a number of ways to help them purchase the home.
experiencing financial hardship to      applications paid                          We remain focused on improving our                            With our $1 Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) offer,
contact us early so we can assist                                                  customer service and, where we haven’t                        available to first home buyers borrowing up to 85 per
them with tailoring support for         MORE THAN                                  got it right, putting in place appropriate                    cent of the property value4, the couple could purchase

                                        90%
their individual circumstances.                                                    remediation, improving our customer                           the home without having to continue to save for
                                                                                   complaint handling processes and                              another two years, as well as saving on LMI costs.
                                                                                   addressing the root cause issues that
                                        of branch network remained open                                                                          Additionally, when Jewel learned that the mother
                                                                                   lead to complaints.                                           would be returning to work full-time, she was able to
                                                                                                                                                 acknowledge the mother’s back to work income as

                                        $200
                                        Increased limit for ‘tap and go’
                                                                                   1 Net Promoter Score measures the net likelihood of
                                                                                     recommendation to others of the customer’s main
                                                                                                                                                 part of the new home loan application.
                                                                                                                                                 Taking the time to understand the situation, along
                                                                                     financial institution for retail or business banking. Net   with our range of products and policies, helped the
                                        contactless card purchases to $200
                                                                                     Promoter ScoreSM is a trademark of Bain & Co Inc.,          couple secure the home.
                                                                                     SatmetrixSystems, Inc., and Mr Frederick Reichheld.
                                                                                   2 Source: DBM Consultants Business Atlas, March -
                                                                                     August 2020, 6MMA. MFI customers, all businesses.           4 	 LMI is usually required where financing exceeds 80% of the property
                                                                                   3 Source: DBM Consultants Consumer Atlas, March -                  value. Full product information and T&Cs available on the St.George
                                                                                     August 2020, 6MMA. MFI Westpac Group customers.                  website.

                                                                                                                                 WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 14
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE       THE ISSUES THAT MATTER             SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY           OTHER INFORMATION

                                 BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                               New and                             With 80% of digital customers
                                                                   using their phone for banking,
                                                                                                      To support small and medium
                                                                                                      businesses, we are proactively

                               simpler                             we are rolling out a new
                                                                   Westpac personal banking
                                                                                                      contacting customers who we
                                                                                                      believe would benefit from
                               products                            app. The app is designed to be
                                                                   faster and easier to use, with
                                                                                                      activating Merchant Choice
                                                                                                      Routing for least cost payment
                                                                   more intuitive navigation and      routing. Westpac Business
                               To help reduce pain points          quicker payments.                  Advance, a new digital
                               and deliver better customer                                            unsecured business lending
                               experiences, we have                Apple Pay is now available for
                                                                                                      product, provides an easy
                               introduced new and simpler          Westpac, St.George, BankSA
                                                                                                      online application and rapid
                               products and streamlined our        and Bank of Melbourne
                                                                                                      credit decision allowing existing
                               product offerings.                  customers, while our Instant
                                                                                                      eligible customers to apply for
                                                                   Digital Card provides
                               To improve the home                                                    loans of up to $75,000.
                                                                   customers with a digital version
                               ownership experience, we            of their credit or debit card                                           BRINGING 1,000 JOBS BACK
                               now have digital tools to help      via the Westpac Live mobile                                             TO AUSTRALIA
                               customers prepare for their         banking app – particularly
                               first home loan appointment,                                           DIGITALLY ACTIVE                     AroundHEADING
                                                                                                                                                   1,000 jobsTOwill be brought
Our new personal banking app                                       helpful for when cards are         CUSTOMERS
                               upload documents, accept a                                                                                  back toGO   HERE from overseas,
                                                                                                                                                   Australia
                                                                   lost, stolen or forgotten.         (million)                                   (%) a large increase in demand
                                                                                                                                           following
                               loan offer in one click and track
                               their application via online        Our BT Panorama mobile                                 5.8   5.9        for customer assistance following
                                                                                                                    5.6                    the start of COVID-19. With strict
                               banking through to settlement,      app received the highest user              5.3
                                                                   ratings from advisers surveyed                                          lockdowns impacting our offshore
                               with reminders and alerts.                                              4.9
                                                                   in the Investment Trends                                                partners, we were limited in how
                               We have introduced a new
                               bonus savings rate offer
                                                                   Planner Technology Report
                                                                   for the third year in a row.
                                                                                                                                                          25%
                                                                                                                                           quickly we could process certain
                                                                                                                                           requests creating delays for customers.
                                                                                                                                                        LOREM IPSUM
                               to help young Australians                                                                                   The new roles will support home,
                               save for their first home,          To help customers remotely,                                             personal and business lending and
                               and our supplementary               we can now verify customer                                              assist customers in financial difficulty.
                               Emergency Services Credit           identity via video technology,
                               Policy allows permanent             and in New South Wales and
                               front-line emergency services       Victoria, customers can ‘e-sign’                                               OCCULLA AUT FACCU
                                                                   home loan documents.                                                           PTATUR ACIUM QUATURE
                               workers to have 100% of their                                           16     17    18    19    20
                                                                                                                                                  RNATIO EATEM TORRUM
                               overtime and allowances
                               assessed as part of their
                               home loan application.

                                                                                                             WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 15
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE                      THE ISSUES THAT MATTER          SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY             OTHER INFORMATION

                       BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                    Information                                        To help customers avoid
                                                                       scams, we have introduced

                    security and                                       the Security Wellbeing Check
                                                                       within the Westpac App, hosted

$29m
recovered for
                    data privacy                                       scam awareness seminars in
                                                                       communities across Australia
                                                                       and distributed more than 8,000
customers in lost   Keeping customer data and                          copies of the ACCC Little Black
funds from scams    accounts safe is a priority                        Book of Scams.
                    and we continue to strengthen                      We also released a Financial
                    our systems and educate                            Abuse Support Guide to help
                    our community.                                     protect those who might be
                                                                       more vulnerable to fraud or
                    Protecting customers                               scam-related activity.
                    from scams
                    The latest ACCC Targeting                          Fraud protection
                    Scams Report found Australians                     We provide 24/7 fraud
                    reported more than 336,000                         protection monitoring for
                    scams last year with a loss of                     irregular and suspicious
                    over $634 million. There has also
                                                                       activities. Our Westpac
                    been a spike in scams since the
                                                                       Fraud Money Back and
                    start of COVID-19.
                                                                       Online Transaction Security
                    We have introduced new scam                        Guarantees provide                SCAM PROTECTION IN ACTION
                    detection technology that sends                    reassurance that customers will
                    branch employees real-time                                                           John and Valerie were approached by scammers who claimed they were
                                                                       be reimbursed in the event of
                    alerts as payments are being                                                         calling in relation to the NBN and said someone was trying to hack into their
                                                                       unauthorised transactions.1
                    processed where suspicious                                                           phone line. John and Valerie were kept on the line for a few hours, with the
                    transactions are identified,                                                         scammers asking them to ‘check this and that’.
                    allowing them to be investigated                                                     At one point they were asked to download files onto their computer, which
                    on the spot.                                                                         then allowed the scammers to create a backdoor into their computer and
                    Our specialised Scam Assist team                                                     attempt to transfer funds from their credit card.
                    supports scam detection and                                                          Fortunately, Westpac’s security system recognised the transfer as
                    prevention for customers, while                                                      potentially malicious and immediately blocked the customers’ internet
                    our branch teams have received                                                       banking access, preventing any financial loss for the customer. Realising
                    enhanced scam training.                                                              that something was wrong, John and Valerie also called the branch and
                                                                                                         were advised to hang up the call with the scammers.

                    1 	 Subject to applicable terms and conditions.

                                                                                                           WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 16
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE    THE ISSUES THAT MATTER            SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY           OTHER INFORMATION

                                     BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

Treating data with care            — introducing technology
                                     to prevent some types          Help in the                      — Offered an interest
                                                                                                       adjustment/discount for
Protecting the personal
data of our customers
                                     of sensitive data from
                                     being released out of          moments that                       customers with a Farm
                                                                                                       Management Deposit to
and employees, as well as
our confidential business
information is a priority across
                                     the organisation without
                                     appropriate protection;
                                                                    matter                             offset eligible business loans.
                                                                                                     Bushfires
                                                                                                                                         ~1,980
                                                                                                                                         disaster relief packages
our organisation.                  — implementing file sharing      This year, many customers                                            to help customers impacted
                                                                                                     — Provided $3.83 million in
                                     technology to simplify and     have endured the impacts                                             by bushfire
Our Privacy and Information                                                                            emergency cash grants
                                     improve the secure sharing     of prolonged drought and
Security teams are responsible                                                                         to consumer and business
                                     of data with third parties     devastating bushfires.
for setting policy and                                                                                 customers
                                     and customers;
standards in accordance                                             Our Financial Recovery Hub       — Provided around 1,980
                                   — implementing a tool that
with our risk management                                            provides customers with            disaster relief packages to
                                     helps our people classify
framework and with privacy                                          financial resources and tools      help customers manage
                                     their emails and files to
laws and regulations. We have                                       to help get them back on track     their finances, including
                                     improve data handling;
processes in place designed                                         following a crisis. Tailored       assisting with alternative
to monitor for existing and        — new training to increase       support packages this year         arrangements such as
new privacy risks and we are         employee understanding         included:                          repayment deferrals
taking steps to continue to          of our privacy obligations
                                                                    Drought                          — Received 603 home and
strengthen our privacy and           when handling personal
                                                                                                       contents insurance claims,
data protection approach.            data; and                      — Extended our ongoing             with total claims from
                                   — strengthening data breach        support to customers under       bushfires currently estimated
Current areas of focus include:      awareness and response           a new Drought Assistance         at over $37 million
— adapting our processes for         processes.                       Package
  the increased number of                                                                            — Donated over $1.4 million
                                                                    — A $100 million fund to           to community groups and
  employees working from                                              provide carry-on finance
  home;                                                                                                charities, including Financial
                                                                      loans of up to $1 million to     Counselling Australia, State-
— simplifying our website                                             existing eligible Westpac        based volunteer fire services
  privacy policy to make it                                           agribusiness customers at a      and the Foundation for
  easier for customers to                                             heavily discounted variable      Rural and Regional Renewal
  understand how we handle                                            interest rate                    (FRRR)
  their personal data;                                              — Option to defer principal      — Supported customers,
                                                                      and interest repayments on       communities and employees
                                                                      existing business term loans     by providing relief staff
                                                                      and equipment finance for        to selected branches and
                                                                      up to 12 months                  mobile banking solutions
                                                                                                       across affected regions.

                                                                                                         WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 17
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE     THE ISSUES THAT MATTER            SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY          OTHER INFORMATION

                                           BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                                         Helping those in need             We also offered support for        banking needs including access
                                         of extra care                     elderly customers and people       to cards or cash, establishing
MAKING COMPASSIONATE SERVICE
                                                                           experiencing vulnerability to      telephone and internet banking
AN INDUSTRY PRIORITY                     Many of us will become            get started with contactless       and resolving issues with scams    The [Yuri Ingkarninthi
Loss of a loved one is a difficult       vulnerable at some point in our   banking due to COVID-19            and fraud.
time and can feel overwhelming. A        lives and need extra help or                                                                            Indigenous Connection]
                                                                           restrictions.
new Australian Death Notification        care. We continue to improve                                         With our program of remote         team at Westpac
                                                                           To assist individuals              visits paused due to COVID-19,
Service (ADNS) initiative, developed     support for customers in these
                                                                           experiencing a problem with        the Remote Services team
                                                                                                                                                 treats clients with the
in collaboration between the NSW         circumstances.
Government, Westpac and other                                              gambling, our gambling             extended its phone, email          respect, dignity and
                                         This year our specialist teams
major banks, will allow the next of                                        preference opt-out option          and video support. The team        understanding that
kin or representative to provide a       supported more than 24,000        allows customers to block          also proactively connected
verified notice of death to multiple     customers experiencing            transactions with merchants        with other service providers
                                                                                                                                                 they deserve, and show
organisations in a single transaction,   vulnerability and issued over     we can identify as gambling        in remote communities to           grace and patience
                                         75,300 financial assistance
saving them time and the burden of                                         merchants on our consumer          understand the evolving            when supporting
repeating their story.                   packages for customers facing     credit cards and some              challenges faced by customers
                                         financial hardship.               debit cards.                       and increase awareness
                                                                                                                                                 people that have
                                         We developed an enterprise-                                          of the services offered by         limited interactions
                                         wide standard to help our         Remote services banking            the Indigenous Connection          with electronic support
                                                                                                              call centre.
                                         people support customers
                                                                           Westpac Remote Services                                               services.”
                                         in vulnerable circumstances,
                                                                           supports Aboriginal and Torres
                                         and a Family or Domestic                                                                                BRENTON NIEMZ,
                                                                           Strait Islander customers in
                                         Violence Position Statement to                                                                          REGIONAL MANAGER, FAR WEST
                                                                           remote communities who may
                                         outline the principles we apply                                                                         COAST SA, AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS
                                                                           face geographic, language and
                                         when providing extra care to
                                                                           cultural barriers to accessing
                                         affected customers.
                                                                           financial services.
                                         To assist customers and
                                                                           First piloted in 2018, this year
                                         their families going through
                                                                           we expanded Yuri Ingkarninthi,
                                         challenging circumstances,
                                                                           our Indigenous Connection call
                                         we provide education toolkits
                                                                           centre, to cover customers in
                                         and resources on areas such
                                                                           all States and Territories. More
                                         as loss of a loved one, divorce
                                                                           than 18,000 conversations were
                                         or separation, and elder
                                                                           held with over 5,000 customers
                                         financial abuse.
                                                                           to support a variety of remote

                                                                                                                  WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 18
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE               THE ISSUES THAT MATTER         SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY        OTHER INFORMATION

                                                        BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

THE ISSUES THAT MATTER

Supporting
our people and
communities
As one of Australia’s largest companies and
banks, we can help support the social, economic
and environmental wellbeing of Australia and
New Zealand.
We can do this as an employer, through the financing
decisions that we make and through the role we play
in supporting local communities.

2020 SNAPSHOT

40,225
employees (headcount)
                                            $150m+
                                            in community investment1

$10.1bn
lending to climate change
                                            719
                                            jobs2 created by Westpac Foundation3-
solutions                                   backed social enterprises
                                                                                                  Westpac Foundation has
1   Excludes commercial sponsorships.                                                             awarded $300,000 over
2 Jobs created through the Westpac Foundation job creation grants to social enterprises are       three years to Soft Landing,
  for the year ended 30 June 2020.                                                                a national social enterprise
3 Westpac Foundation is administered by Westpac Community Limited (ABN 34 086 862 795)            that diverts end-of-life
  as trustee for Westpac Community Trust (ABN 53 265 036 982). The Westpac Community              mattresses from landfill and
  Trust is a Public Ancillary Fund, endorsed by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient. None of   creates stable and meaningful
  Westpac Foundation, Westpac Community Trust Limited nor the Westpac Community Trust             jobs for people experiencing
  are part of Westpac Group. Westpac provides administrative support, skilled volunteering,       barriers to employment.
  donations and funding for operational costs of Westpac Foundation.                              Find out more about Westpac
                                                                                                  Foundation on page 26.

      Please see page 30 for more detail on climate change
      and page 37 for human rights.
                                                                                                                                    WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 19
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE     THE ISSUES THAT MATTER            SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY           OTHER INFORMATION

                                      BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                                  Our people                          COVID-19 has increased the
                                                                      need for mental wellbeing
                                                                                                         The huddles explore our values
                                                                                                         to provide clarity on expected
                                                                      support. In response, we           behaviours in everyday
                                  Our priority through COVID-19       have introduced new tools          situations and help to build

9.4%                              has been to protect our
                                  people while remaining open
                                                                      and resources to support
                                                                      employees’ health and
                                                                      wellbeing, including for parents
                                                                                                         our culture of service and
                                                                                                         performance.
of employees using Employee       for business so we can support                                         Our employee commitment
Access Program for confidential   customers, communities and          and carers balancing home
                                                                                                         index1 increased to 73%,
counselling and coaching
                                  the Australian economy.             and work commitments, and
                                                                                                         from 72% at the end of FY19.
                                                                      for employees exposed to the
                                  We have implemented a broad                                            After a downturn following
                                                                      increased risk of domestic

20,000+                           range of measures to protect                                           the AUSTRAC proceedings,
                                                                      and family violence. During
                                  the health and wellbeing of                                            employee engagement
                                                                      the bushfire crisis earlier
                                  employees. This includes                                               strengthened over the year
employees transitioned to                                             in the year, we provided
                                  enhanced corporate cleaning                                            as we supported customers
working from home                                                     targeted solutions for our most
                                  of our sites, personal protective                                      and communities during the         WELLBEING PODCAST SERIES
                                                                      impacted customer support
                                  equipment, temperature                                                 bushfire crisis and COVID-19.      Westpac Chief Mental Health Officer
                                                                      teams and wellbeing checks for
                                                                                                         In addition, the changes we
73%                               checks in larger sites and          employees in bushfire regions.                                        Dave Burroughs’ Wellbeing podcast
                                  installation of polycarbonate                                          are making to our business are     series is helping employees stay
                                  protective screens in branches.     A focus of our mental health       helping to address our people’s    connected and focused on their
employee commitment index1                                            strategy has been enhancing        feedback.                          wellbeing during a period of change
                                  Where possible, we                  leadership capability,                                                and uncertainty. Dave shares practical
                                  transitioned to remote working,     with 2,250 people leaders          Building skills for the            advice from his 20-year career
                                  with more than 20,000               completing training in early       future                             as a psychologist, with episodes
                                  employees working from home         intervention, prevention of                                           ranging from coping with isolation to
                                  and special leave provisions        mental ill-health, and the         To help our people continue to     managing your financial wellbeing.
                                  introduced to address illness,      importance of supportive           develop their skills, we provide
                                  self-isolation and changed          leadership behaviour.              a range of structured and self-
                                  childcare responsibilities.                                            paced learning experiences,
                                                                                                         including virtual coaching
                                  With a large increase in            Our Service Promise
                                                                                                         support to help bankers have
                                  demand for customer                 Weekly ‘huddles’ where             great customer conversations
                                  assistance through online           employees come together to         and deepen relationships.
                                  channels and telephone, we          share great examples of service
                                  had to quickly increase staffing                                       We have also partnered with
                                                                      and areas where we need to
                                  in our contact centre and                                              leading universities to offer
                                                                      change remain an important
                                  operations teams.                                                      employees a range of micro-
                                                                      part of our operating rhythm.
                                                                                                         credentials in transferrable
                                                                                                         skills such as risk, lending
                                                                                                         and service.
                                  1   Six-month rolling average.

                                                                                                            WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 20
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE                   THE ISSUES THAT MATTER                 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY                    OTHER INFORMATION

                                                  BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

Creating a diverse,
inclusive culture
                                              This year we welcomed 115
                                              new-to-bank Aboriginal or
                                                                                             — ABLE – focused on disability
                                                                                               and accessibility inclusion;               Sustainable finance
                                              Torres Strait Islander hires and               — Amplify – for employees
Recognising and embracing                     increased the regional footprint                 over 50;                                   Many corporate and institutional customers are moving towards
the diversity of our people                   of our Aboriginal and Torres
helps us to create an inclusive                                                              — Brothers & Sisters –                       more sustainable business models. We offer a broad range of
                                              Strait Islander traineeship                                                                 sustainable finance products and services to support them.
culture where employees feel                                                                   supporting our Aboriginal
                                              program, which provides paid
they belong, are encouraged                                                                    and Torres Strait Islander
                                              full-time or school-based
to bring new ideas and                                                                         community;                                 Sustainable lending
                                              traineeships to build experience
understand the diversity of                   in the financial services industry.            — Cultural Diversity Leadership              An Economist Intelligence Unit report2, sponsored by Westpac
the communities we serve.                                                                      – elevating cultural diversity             and released in February, found 68% of investors plan to increase
                                              We have launched the second                      in our leadership;                         their allocation of funds in sustainable investments over the next
We have maintained 50%                        intake of our Tailored Talent
                                                                                             — Domestic and Family                        12 months, with renewables and energy efficiency leading the way.
Women in Leadership1 roles                    program, designed to overcome
overall and are focused on                                                                     Violence – raising awareness               This year, our sustainable lending focused on supporting positive
                                              hiring barriers for people on the
growing diversity in our                                                                       and support for people                     social outcomes amidst the economic and social impacts of COVID-19
                                              autism spectrum. The program
leadership pipelines for the                                                                   impacted by Domestic and                   and continuing to support the transition to a low carbon economy.
                                              was recognised with the 2020
most senior levels of the                                                                      Family Violence;
                                              Aspect Advancement Award                                                                    Globally, social finance increased more than four times over the six
organisation through dedicated                from Autism Australia.                         — GLOBAL – focused on
leadership programs.                                                                                                                      months to end June compared to the prior year.
                                                                                               LGBTIQ inclusion;
                                              Our Employee Action Groups                                                                  Westpac continued to be the largest financier to greenfield renewable
A new Cultural Diversity                                                                     — Pro Bono Volunteering
                                              bring together communities of                                                               energy projects in Australia, funding 13 projects over three years with
Leadership Shadowing                                                                           – connecting employees
                                              employees with shared interests                                                             capacity to support more than 1.2 million households.
Program enables employees                                                                      with skilled volunteering
                                              who are passionate about
from a wide range of ethnic                                                                    opportunities;                             There is continued demand for green loans, as well as sustainability-
                                              growing our inclusive culture
backgrounds to be partnered                   and promoting awareness of                     — The Youth Network – for                    linked loans, which incentivise and reward borrowers for meeting
with a senior leader to                       issues and opportunities. With                   employees under 35;                        pre-determined sustainability targets. Transactions this year
learn from their leadership                   over 10,000 members, our                       — Veterans – supporting                      include:
experiences. 210 employees                    EAGs include:                                    current and former Defence                 — Coriance secured a 100 million sustainability-linked loan aligned
participated in this first year of                                                             members and their partners;                  with three targets key to its core business and cost of funds;
the program.                                                                                   and                                        — Westpac NZ and Contact Energy entered into a $50 million,
                                                                                             — Women of Westpac –                           four-year sustainability-linked loan facility, one of the first of
                                                                                               empowering women.                            its kind in New Zealand. The loan’s incentive targets align with
                                                                                                                                            continual improvement in Contact Energy’s Environmental Social
                                                                                                                                            and Governance (ESG) performance, including assessment
                                                                                                                                            of its climate strategy, electricity generation mix, corporate
                                                                                                                                            governance and stakeholder engagement;
1 Women in Leadership refers to the proportion of women (permanent and maximum term) in leadership roles across the Group. It
  includes the CEO, Group Executives, General Managers, senior leaders with significant influence on business outcomes (direct reports
  to General Managers and their direct reports) large (3+) team people leaders three levels below General Manager, and Bank Managers
  and Assistant Bank Managers.                                                                                                            2 www.westpac.com.au/corporate-banking/westpaciq/financing-sustainability-report

                                                                                                                                           WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 21
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE     THE ISSUES THAT MATTER           SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY            OTHER INFORMATION

                                      BUILDING A SIMPLER, STRONGER BANK | HELPING CUSTOMERS | SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

                                  — Genex secured $192 million        solar installations at three     Responsible Investment (PRI),       In addition to providing
                                    of funding for their Jemalong     research centres run by the      reflecting our long-term            customers access to ESG
                                    Solar Project and the             NSW Department of Planning,      commitment to leadership in         tools through our Panorama
                                    refinancing of the existing       Industry & Environment (DPIE)    this space.                         investment platform, BT

#1
                                    debt facility for the Kidston     in partnership with Verdia.                                          launched new resources to
                                                                                                       Our refreshed BT Sustainability
                                    Solar One Project. The senior                                                                          help advisers and their clients
                                                                      During the year, we updated      Framework outlines how we
                                    facility has been verified                                                                             understand their options for
largest financier to greenfield                                       our Sustainability Risk          embed sustainability and
renewable energy projects1 in       as a Green Loan, the first                                                                             considering or prioritising
                                                                      Management Framework and         ESG considerations in our
Australia for past three years      globally to be certified under                                                                         sustainability investments.
                                                                      ESG Credit Policy, developed     investment process and enable
                                    the updated Climate Bonds
                                                                      tools to support bankers         our members and investors to        BT continues to disclose its
                                    Standards v3.0. The loan
                                                                      when considering ESG risks,      make informed choices about         approach to climate change

$10.1bn                             is also the largest Certified
                                    Green Loan by an Australian
                                    renewable energy group; and
                                                                      and enhanced our position
                                                                      statements including on
                                                                                                       our products and services.
                                                                                                       For investments we manage
                                                                                                                                           across our wealth management
                                                                                                                                           business, in alignment with the
lending to climate change                                             climate and human rights.                                            recommendations of the FSB
solutions                         — Westpac NZ helped Meridian                                         internally, we launched our
                                                                      Regulators across multiple                                           Task Force on Climate-related
                                    Energy launch its Green                                            new BT Sustainable Investment
                                                                      jurisdictions, including APRA                                        Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
                                    Finance Programme. All                                             Policy. This outlines how BT
                                                                      and ASIC, continue to advance

75%                                 Meridian’s $1.8 billion debt                                       approaches sustainability
                                                                      their agenda on climate risks,
                                    instruments are covered by                                         when investing on behalf of
                                                                      and it remains an area of
                                    the programme, including                                           customers, including members
renewable energy represents                                           interest for investors.
75% of our lending to the           a dedicated pool of eligible                                       of the default MySuper
electricity sector                  wind and hydroelectricity                                          Lifestage funds available
                                                                      Sustainable investment           through our retail and corporate
                                    projects and assets. The
                                    programme has been                Through our wealth               superannuation funds.
                                    independently reviewed and        management business, BT,
                                                                                                       This year we received
                                    verified by DNV GL Business       we continue to develop and
                                                                                                       SuperRatings’ Infinity
                                    Assurance Australia.              expand our approach to
                                                                                                       recognition across both               FIRST GREEN LOAN IN
                                                                      sustainable investment.                                                SUPERANNUATION
                                  We have continued our strong                                         BT Super and BT Super for
                                  partnership with government,        BT maintained its A+ rating      Life, in recognition of industry-     This year, we launched Australia’s
                                  scoping and delivering bespoke      for its sustainable investment   leading sustainable behaviour         first green loan developed for the
                                  energy options for the NSW          strategy and governance          and a genuine commitment              superannuation sector. Working
                                  Government. This includes           through the Principles for       to responsible investment             closely with Local Government
                                                                                                       principles.                           Super, the $65 million green loan was
                                                                                                                                             structured by determining which of
                                                                                                                                             the buildings in its Local Government
                                                                                                                                             Property Fund meet international
                                                                                                                                             standards for green buildings set by
                                                                                                                                             the Climate Bonds Initiative.
                                  1   IJGlobal, September 2020.

                                                                                                           WESTPAC GROUP 2020 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE REPORT | 22
You can also read