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2023: Marking the first anniversary of our climate action strategy

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May 12, 2023

We’re a year closer to our target date to achieve net zero by 2035 and – while we still have a long way to go – we’ve achieved meaningful progress together with our customers.

Taking action on climate is the number one issue our customers care about. So in 2022 we announced our climate action strategy, including the most ambitious net zero target of any Australian bank.

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