- Data quality and availability for Scope 3 emissions is expected to improve in following submissions.
- This is currently an industry-wide challenge with no agreed approach on quantification of trading book related emissions.
- Availability and quality of client specific non-financial data remains a challenge.
- The quality of the data relied upon for the purposes of climate and sustainability-related reporting is often not yet of the same standard as more traditional financial reporting.
RBS Holdings N.V.
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 668.6K tCO2e/year (operational value chain) |
| 2022 | 73.9K tCO2e (market-based operational emissions) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- NatWest Group (including RBSH N.V. Group) has an ambition to be net zero by 2050 across its financed emissions, assets under management and its operational value chain.
- Since July 2021, NatWest Group has provided £61.9 billion of climate and sustainable funding and financing (£29.3 billion in 2023), comprising of €17.9 billion(2) (£15.4 billion) from transactions booked by RBSH N.V. Group (€8.9 billion or £7.8 billion in 2023).
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- NatWest Group has a target to provide £100 billion climate and sustainable funding and financing between 1 July 2021 and the end of 2025.
📅 Medium-term
- NatWest Group has a target to have full gender balance in its CEO-3 and above global roles by 2030.
🔭 Long-term
- NatWest Group (including RBSH N.V. Group) has an ambition to be net zero by 2050 across its financed emissions, assets under management and its operational value chain.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate changeSocial riskGovernance risk