Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategyBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013 8:30AMWestpac Group has focused on three priority areas in its 2013-2017 sustainability strategy -responding to shifts in demographic and cultural change, creating economic solutions to environmental challenges, and helping customers achieve sustainable financial futures. Westpac selected those areas because they were most material to the bank as a financial institution as well as being themes that will evolve over the next 30 years. Related News |
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