Sustainability Disclosures

Sustainability  Disclosures

Our approach to sustainability

We believe that as a bank we can make a positive difference for our customers, communities, and the UK economy. Our success is rooted in the success of our customers, so we focus on the impact that comes from the core of our business, what we do as a bank, building a strategy that is sustainable.

Key sustainability topics

Read more on how we performed our assessment of sustainability topics in Our approach to assessment of key sustainability topics on page 67 of our 2025 Annual Report.

Supporting customers and communities through our banking products and services
Financial wellbeing Small business support Giving and volunteering Supporting customers in vulnerable situations
Innovation in our products and services
Innovation and digitalisation AI & Data
Supporting the climate transition
Climate and environment Deforestration and land use E&S and reputational risk management
Safeguarding information and tackling financial crime
Protecting privacy and customer confidentiality Detecting and preventing financial crime
Skilled, engaged and inclusive workforce
Working at NatWest Group Board inclusion statement
Driving a culture of integrity and responsible risk management
Tax responsibilities and payments Our Code Governance and responsible business Who we are Human rights and modern slavery

Focus on climate

Firth Farming’s organic dairy innovations

Dumfriesshire-based Firth Farming was named Sustainable Farm of the Year at the 2025 Scottish Agriculture Awards. The Jamieson family has farmed 270 hectares across three units since the 1950s, placing sustainability at the heart of the business. Converting to organic in 1999 boosted product value, cut input costs, improved yields and enhanced biodiversity.

With the help of financing from NatWest Group, the farm invested in an energy-efficient 40-point rotary parlour, enabling three-times-a-day milking. Rotational grazing, improved winter housing and a genomics-led breeding programme have further strengthened herd health and environmental performance.

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Scaling solar to meet future needs

We’ve supported Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to help finance Cleve Hill Solar Park, the UK’s largest under construction solar and battery storage project.

Located on the north Kent coast, Cleve Hill is the largest operational solar park in the UK, delivering 373MW of solar capacity to the grid. Construction started in early 2023 and the solar park became fully operational in summer 2025. Work continues on a co-located 300MWh Battery Energy Storage System, which is expected to be connected in 2026.

A boost for sustainable social housing

We’ve announced £500 million of additional support for the retrofit of UK social housing stock in 2025. The funding boost was made possible thanks to our collaboration with the National Wealth Fund, which has provided a financial guarantee of up to £400 million.

This lending aims to cut energy consumption and accelerate the decarbonisation of social housing through funding energy-efficient heating and lighting, insulation, renewable energy generation, as well as helping to make properties more resilient to extreme weather events.

Making waves in urban mobility

In response to growing demand for sustainable urban transport, NatWest Group is helping Uber Boat by Thames Clippers invest in its fleet, pier infrastructure and drydocking facilities.

The water transport provider operates more than 20 high-speed Thames river boats, including a new all-electric cross-river ferry, which will soon operate between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe.

The Orbit Clipper, the UK’s first fully electric zero tailpipe emissions passenger ferry, completed its first passenger trip in December 2025 and will be delivering an accessible, low-carbon transport link to cross the Thames from Spring 2026.

Scaling solar to meet future needs

A boost for sustainable social housing

Making waves in urban mobility

Firth Farming’s organic dairy innovations

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Key 2025 disclosures

2025 Annual Report

2025 Climate Transition  Plan Report

2025 Sustainability Basis of
Reporting

2025 Sustainability Datasheet

Sustainability at NatWest Group Climate Transition Plan – FAQs California AB 1305 Statement ESG policies and downloads repository

Sustainability  Disclosures