Our four independent Foundations have been supporting
#SmallButVital
charities across the UK and the Channel Islands for over 35 years. In 2021, we'll donate £25.5 million to the Foundations.
Learn more about their important work:
With 13.4 million online users, we operate the UK’s largest
#digital
bank. By 2020, we will train 1.8 million individuals, businesses and charities in digital skills.
#LBGStrategy
#digitalskills
🔊 A huge thank you to all of our colleagues - wherever you are, and whatever your role is - for your continued dedication, enthusiasm and resilience at this challenging time. 💚
Manufacturing and engineering firms need to have the correct skills in place in order to thrive. So we’re investing £5 million in the Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Centre to train 1,000 graduates and engineers by 2020.
#LBGStrategy
🌳 We've planted 1 million trees in the first year of our partnership with
@WoodlandTrust
, as part of our commitment to reduce the impact of climate change across the UK.
Find out more about how we're
#FinancingAGreenFuture
:
The impact of
#COVID19
continues to be felt across the UK, and the future remains uncertain. We remain focused on playing our part in helping Britain recover from the crisis.
#LBGResults
#LLOY
$LYG
As part of our 2018-2020 strategy, we’ll be enhancing our digital capabilities as part of our multi-channel model and will reach over 15 million digital banking customers by 2020.
#LBGStrategy
We're committed to being there for the people, businesses and communities of the UK when they need it most.
Find out more on the measures we've introduced to support the UK during the
#coronavirus
pandemic:
The second-hand market has a huge role to play in the transition to
#ElectricVehicles
🚙
We’ve leased 70,000+ plug-in and battery electric vehicles and we're providing support to over 4,500 dealerships to boost the future of this market 🔋⚡
Read more 🔽🔽
We’re by the side of British business whatever the future brings. That’s why we’re pledging to lend UK businesses up to £18bn in 2020. This is one of the ways we're
#HelpingBritainProsper
.
During
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we’re sharing inspirational stories of colleagues, past and present, who truly demonstrate Black excellence.
As well as working in our People team, Destynee is a newly published children's author:
NEWS: Scotland is set to lead the UK’s Green Economy.
The UK Green Growth Index, developed with
@OxfordEconomics
, shows how each part of the UK could thrive in a net zero future, as we work to tackle climate change:
#FinancingAGreenFuture
🌍
"It may feel like it at the time, but GCSE results don't control the rest of your life!"
Alex and Nancy look back on their GCSE results experiences and how an
#Apprenticeship
was the perfect route for them to kick-start their careers.
#GCSEResults2020
ANNOUNCEMENT: We're delighted to be extending our partnership with
@mentalhealthuk
for another two years.
This will support Bloom, a new programme which will reach half a million young people in the UK.
More on the partnership:
This
#AutismAcceptanceWeek
we're celebrating all of our
#neurodiverse
colleagues.
Heidi shares her experience of diagnosis and navigating the challenges of the workplace with support from her line manager and colleague networks:
In 2020, we committed to work with customers, government and the market to reduce the carbon emissions we finance by more than 50% by 2030.
Here are some of the steps we have taken as part of our pledge.
#FinancingAGreenFuture
🌍
To all the mums working on the front line in branches,
To all the mums supporting customers over the phone and online,
To all the mums working from home while juggling childcare.
Thank you for everything you do.
#MothersDay
We’re by the side of British business whatever the future brings. That’s why we’re pledging to lend UK businesses up to £18bn in 2020. This is one of the ways we're
#HelpingBritainProsper
.
Our market-leading branch network means we can support customers with solutions for their more complex needs, including mortgages for first-time-buyers, business banking and planning for retirement.
#LBGStrategy
We offer free
#digital
training at our in-branch Digizones, as part of our commitment to help more people to get online by 2020.
#HelpingBritainProsper
We're putting low-carbon growth at the centre of the UK's economic rebuild.
As part of this, we're working with the agriculture industry to achieve their target of carbon Net Zero by 2040.
More on how we're
#FinancingAGreenFuture
:
On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we pay tribute to the service and sacrifice of the Second World War generation who served on the home front and overseas.
#VEDay
#VEDay75
#VEDay2020
We recognise the need to tackle climate change. We must act now & play our part in
#FinancingAGreenFuture
together.
Over the next decade, we'll work with customers, government & the market to help reduce the carbon emissions we finance by more than 50%:
🌈 Our LGBT+ colleague network,
@LBGRainbow
, are celebrating their ten year anniversary in 2020.
Join us as we celebrate some of their highlights! 👏
#AlwaysProud
More:
We stand by the side of all black and minority ethnic communities in tackling racism and supporting an inclusive and diverse business, community and society.
#BlackOutTuesday
We know expanding the availability of affordable and quality homes can make a real difference.
That's why it's a key part of our
#HelpingBritainRecover
efforts:
#LBGResults
Group CEO António Horta-Osório on stage with The Duke of Cambridge at the
#MentalHealthAtWork
event today. He says: “As employers, we have a real opportunity to change the way we approach mental health, giving our people the support they need to thrive”
We’re delighted to announce that we will continue our charity partnership with
@MentalHealthUK
for an additional year, launching a new project to support the mental health of young people.
Coronavirus has severely impacted the charity and voluntary sector.
During these challenging times, our four independent Foundations have provided vital support to small charities so they can continue helping local communities.
More info➡️
🌳 From small actions, big changes can occur.
@WT_Darren
reflects on our partnership with
@WoodlandTrust
, and how the humble tree could be nature's most powerful solution in helping us tackle climate change.
#FinancingAGreenFuture
100 miles 🏃♀️
100 cakes 🍰
100 laps 🏊♂️
To celebrate
@captaintommoore
's birthday weekend, thousands of our colleagues will be taking part in the
#CaptainTom100
challenge, raising money for the Captain Tom Foundation,
@mentalhealthuk
& other vital charities.
Energy prices are rising. 📈
But is the industry and government doing enough to improve the energy efficiency of our homes?☀️
#EnergyPrices
#EnergyEfficiency
👩💻 In 2020, we continued to transform the Group for success in the future, while supporting the UK to develop essential digital skills.
Here are some of the highlights ⬇️
There has never been a more important time for listening.
Through the
#LBGBigConversation
, we wanted to use our network of relationships with local businesses and regional leaders to prompt an open debate about the UK's recovery.
📄 Read our report:
Big THANK YOU to our colleagues who got creative this year in their fundraising for
@mentalhealthuk
, raising over £2.2 million 🥳
More on our charity partnership ➡️
As part of
#SmallCharityWeek
, we’re shining a light on the work our independent charitable Foundations do with small and local charities to tackle complex social issues such as mental health, homelessness and domestic abuse. 👉
#NeverMoreNeeded
Have you spotted any of our branches dressed for
#Pride
?
As the Top Financial Services employer on the
#StonewallTop100
list, we're proud to be celebrating our LGBT+ customers and colleagues with over 90 events across the country this summer.
#Pride2019
NEWS: We're proud to be working with
@GoogleCloud
to accelerate the development of better, quicker & smarter technology for our customers:
Zaka Mian, Group Transformation Director & Thomas Kurian,
#GoogleCloud
, CEO discuss this exciting collaboration.
The rising
#CostofLiving
is affecting our customers in different ways.
For customers who’ve had to dip into their overdraft more recently, or those struggling with mortgage payments or debt, support is available.
We recognise that climate change is one of the biggest issues facing society.
That's why we're working with customers, government and the market to reduce the carbon emissions we finance by more than 50% by 2030, and become a net zero business by 2050.
#WorldEnvironmentDay
Colleagues across LBG are bringing a little brightness to ‘Blue Monday’ by wearing colourful clothes & donating to
@mhealth_uk
as part of our
#BrightBlueMonday
campaign! Follow us for more updates on our
@mhealth_uk
partnership.
We're committed to making a positive difference socially, economically and environmentally, as part of our
#HelpingBritainProsper
plan.
One of the ways we're doing this is through our £2bn Clean Growth Finance Initiative.
Our independent charitable foundations made grants to nearly 3,000
#SmallButVital
charities last year:
Karen shines a light on the work they do to help people overcome social issues like mental health, domestic abuse and homelessness.
#SmallCharityWeek
👩💻 As the UK's largest digital bank, we understand the power and importance of
#opensource
software in allowing us to deliver the best tools, platforms and products.
Find out more about our new Open Source Mission and how it'll help us to deliver our digital strategy.
NHS staff, carers and key workers continue to work tirelessly to provide us with essential services at this challenging time.
We thank them for all they are doing. 👏👏👏👏
#ClapForNHS
#ClapForCarers
#ClapForKeyWorkers
During
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we’re sharing inspirational stories of colleagues, past and present, who truly demonstrate Black excellence.
Zarina has been working with
@bcaheritage
to explore their rich archives and reach a broader audience:
"It's very important to have high performance, but you cannot be at peak performance forever."
Group CEO António Horta-Osório spoke to
@BBCSimonJack
about managing mental health in the workplace, offering advice and speaking about his own experience.
NEW REPORT: The UK economy will transform over the next decade.
We've worked with
@OxfordEconomics
to look at the opportunities of transitioning to net zero:
#FinancingAGreenFuture
As we invest in a cleaner, greener UK, we're proud to announce our partnership with the
@WoodlandTrust
🌳
We’ll work together to help reforest the UK, absorbing harmful carbon dioxide from our air.
More on how we’re
#FinancingAGreenFuture
:
Over the past 12 months we’ve helped more than 100,000
#startup
businesses to get off the ground. Here’s a few of the businesses we’ve helped over the last year.
#HelpingBritainProsper
The UK Green Growth Index, developed with Oxford Economics, shows how each part of the UK could thrive in a net zero future, as we work to tackle climate change:
#FinancingAGreenFuture
🌍
The National Farmers Union has set a goal of working with the agriculture sector to reduce to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
One of the ways we're helping is by working with
@WoodlandTrust
to help farmers plant trees at subsidised rates:
Visible role models and allies are vital.
That's why we've launched our 4th annual Ethnicity Role Models list, highlighting inspirational Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues, and advocates who are working towards a fully inclusive environment for all colleagues.
This is a challenging time for us all, but even more so for those suffering domestic and financial abuse.
Our specialist support service, launched last year, helps customers who are impacted by domestic and financial abuse:
Moving to net zero is not just about tackling climate change - it also makes business sense.
Up to 34,500 new jobs could be created in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing by 2040:
#FinancingAGreenFuture
In 2017, colleagues raised £4.8m for our Charity Partner
@mentalhealthuk
, surpassing the initial fundraising target of £3m. Brian Dow explains the impact colleague fundraising will have on the charity.
#HelpingBritainProsper
Yesterday, we signed up to the
#MentalHealthAtWork
commitment, a promise to improve the standards of mental wellbeing.
Natalie, one of our Mental Health Advocates talks about promoting an open culture as part of her role.
There are 1000s of small and local charities who’re changing people’s lives across the UK.
Over the last 5 years we’ve donated over £100 million to our charitable Foundations to help small charities continue their important work.
#HelpingBritainProsper
Learn about our charity partnership with
@mhealth_uk
and how we’ve raised over £4 million, and worked together to launch the
#MentalHealthMoneyAdvice
Service.
Today, we're proud to be putting our name to the Mental Health at Work Commitment.
Group CEO António Horta-Osório explains why this has and continues to be a key priority for the Group.
A HUGE thank you to our incredible colleagues who have raised over £10m for
@mentalhealthuk
in three years!
We're hoping to raise a further £4m by the end of 2021 to support Bloom, a programme supporting young people’s mental health resilience.
➡️