We shall respect human rights within our business operations and business activities. We are committed to respecting and upholding human rights by adopting internationally recognized standards and practices such as United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s principles, and other international treaties to which the country is a signatory, including ensuring compliance with local labour laws.

We shall uphold the rights of:

Our employees – the Bank shall provide reasonable working conditions and a safe, healthy, harassment and bullying-free work environment, which respects diversity and encourages individual development.

Business partners – the Bank shall uphold human rights principles with people we do business with and encourage them to abide by global human rights standards. This will, to a large extent, determine the people we do business with and influence how we do business with them.

Our communities – Implementation of the Bank’s Diversity & Equality Policy and providing support for projects that address social and environmental issues across communities.