Working with others

Our governance partnerships and initiatives shape how we structure our building society. They help ensure transparency, responsible business practices, and doing the right thing for our members and society.

As a signatory to the UN Global Compact, we've reinforced our commitment to social and environmental sustainability and our shared responsibility for a better world.

UK Finance is a collective voice for the banking and finance industry and acts to enhance competitiveness, support customers and facilitate innovation.

The BSA's objective is to champion and support its Members, to push for the best outcomes from new and changing regulation and legislation to ensure that building societies thrive as an essential part of a diverse financial services sector – serving their savers, borrowers and communities.

We recognise the impact of our operations on the world around us. Our partnerships and initiatives for environmental good help ensure sustainability is central to the decisions we make, helping us achieve a low carbon economy.

Nationwide is an official supporter of the TCFD and is committed to following their disclosure guidelines. Our current disclosure is included within our Annual Report and Accounts where we also highlight the anticipated developments in our maturity over the coming 12 months.

PCAF is a global partnership of financial institutions to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with loans and investments.

The UK GBC seeks to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment by transforming the way it's planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.

Carbon Intelligence helps businesses set and achieve ambitious sustainability targets to tackle the climate crisis. We've partnered with Carbon Intelligence to model, hotspot and reduce our upstream GHG emissions.

Nationwide is a member of the Green Finance Institute’s CEEB, working to promote the benefits of energy-efficient buildings.

We hold the Carbon Trust triple standard certification and mark of excellence for our success in cutting our carbon, water and waste footprints.

Our social partnerships and initiatives help guide us towards our aim of building society, nationwide. We support communities, tackle social disadvantage and champion diversity in our business practices and beyond.

The real Living Wage, as set by the Living Wage Foundation each year, is an independently calculated rate that ensures workers can meet the cost of living. It’s higher than the Government’s national living wage, which is based on a percentage of median earnings rather than on actual living costs. Nationwide has been an accredited Living Wage Employer and Principal Partner of the Foundation since 2014. Our Director of Shared Services, Laura Faulkner, also joined the Foundation’s Advisory Council in 2019 to help shape the future of the campaign for real living wages.

BITC is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business, mobilising its members to be a collective force for good. We also hold a place on the Race Leadership Board, championing, supporting and influencing approaches to race and ethnic diversity with BITC.

The Buy Social Corporate Challenge is a Government-backed initiative run by Social Enterprise UK. It helps large businesses to engage with innovative suppliers and embed sustainability and diversity into their supply chains. Nationwide joined the Corporate Challenge in 2018, after jointly commissioning the ‘The Hidden Revolution’ report on the social enterprise sector with The Co-op in 2017.

As part of our commitment to the UN Global Compact, we're also a member of the Modern Slavery Working Group of the UN Global Compact Network UK. This working group explores challenges and best practices.

Unseen work in partnership with communities, business, governments and other organisations to stamp out slavery for good and offer safety, hope and choice to victims of trafficking. We partnered with Unseen in 2020 to raise awareness of modern slavery across the Society and complete enhanced due diligence on third parties potentially at higher risk due to factors such as industry and location.

The JMLIT is a partnership between law enforcement and the financial sector to exchange and analyse information relating to money laundering and wider economic threats.

We’re a founding signatory of the Race at Work Charter, developed by BITC and launched by the Government to tackle ethnic workplace disparities.

The BYP Network was founded to empower black professionals around the world to connect with each other and global corporations.

BAME Recruitment is a Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy firm whose focus is delivering diverse recruitment and consultancy process for recruiting diverse candidates and growing talent within organisations.

The Business Disability Forum is a not-for-profit membership organisation that exists to create a disability-smart world by linking businesses, disabled people and Government.

PurpleSpace is the world’s only networking and professional development hub for disabled employees, network and resource group leaders, and allies from all sectors and trades.

Valuable 500 companies and leaders have committed to putting disability inclusion on their Board agenda and making firm commitments for action.

We have a shared commitment to maintain an inclusive and accepting working culture, to value the benefits brought by LGBTQ+ people, and to be an advocate and agent of positive change.

As a member of the 30% Club, our Chair and CEO are committed to better gender balance at senior levels and throughout our organisation and ensuring it’s integrated into our strategy development.

By signing the Women in Finance Charter, we've committed to supporting the progression of women into senior roles; we set measures, implement a strategy and publicly report on our progress.

We are a Working Families employer, committed to flexible and family friendly business practices.

Signing up to The Smallest Things – Employer with Heart Charter is a commitment to provide extra support and extended leave for parents of premature babies.

We’re committed to building a positive and inclusive workplace for all staff – including the growing numbers who are, or will become, carers.

We achieved Gold Employer Recognition for supporting members of the armed forces community to access commercial services and products as easily as any other citizen.

As a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter, we're committed to increasing the inclusion and diversity of the tech workforce in the UK.