HSBC Water Programme

The India story

All three programme partners have a significant presence in the country. India Corporate Sustainability works with Earthwatch Institute India, WaterAid India and WWF India.

Earthwatch Institute India has four long-term research projects in Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata. HSBC employees have been engaged in Citizen Science Leadership (CSL) training in the four cities, and are helped to lead urban freshwater research and monitoring in their communities. In 2014 alone, 253 HSBC employees in India completed the training and by June 2015, 338 employees had done so. Following the training, CSLs participate in Fresh Water Watch (FWW) activities to generate data that could help scientific research and support more informed policymaking.

WaterAid India has provided more than 300,000 people with access to safe water and another 390,000 with improved sanitation across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states.

WWF India has reached more than 277,000 people through its programmes, especially the three flagship campaigns — My Ganga, My Dolphin (Oct 2012); My Ganga, My Heritage (Dec 2012-March 2013), and Ramganga for life, Life for Ramganga (April 2013 onwards).

Media pieces

• WWF-India's engagement with Ramganga Mitra  (Friends of the river Ramganga) has been mentioned in a Financial Times story on pollution in the Ganges
• WWF-India's Moradabad programme  (Times of India)
• WWF-India's release of Gharial into Ganga  (Times of India)
• WWF-India's Turtle conservation in Ramganga  (Times of India)