Community

We recognise the importance of supporting local initiatives that address social, economic and environmental challenges.

Our support for local community initiatives is rooted in our belief that strong communities are built on collaboration, empowerment, and inclusivity. We understand that by investing in the wellbeing and prosperity of our communities, we contribute to a stronger and more sustainable future for everyone.

Through our community investment programmes, we provide financial resources, expertise, and volunteer support to local organisations, charities, and non-profits that are making a meaningful impact.

We believe that by working together with community stakeholders, we can drive positive change and create opportunities for growth, resilience, and prosperity.

• The Adult Education School | General Education Diploma Programme and Financial Literacy Series
• Bermuda College Foundation | Building Financial Literacy Programme
• Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) | Climate Classroom
• Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) | Youth Climate Summit
• Bermuda Zoological Society | Micro Forest and Mangrove Project Initiative
• Focus Counselling | Root & Rise Project
• HSBC Staff Give Back Programme | PALS & Meals on Wheels

The Adult Education School provides learners aged 16 years and older with access to educational and career assessment services. This equips their learners with the skills and confidence needed for college, employment, and lifelong success. Additionally, in order to improve the financial understanding of its learners and wider community, AES launched a six month financial literacy programme in January.

The Bermuda College's Athora Division of Professional & Career Education (APACE) in partnership with CFA Society Bermuda, is offering a Building Financial Literacy Programme to Bermuda’s community. Workshops are aimed at everyone from teenagers to over 65s and cover topics such as Budgeting & Savings, Income & Expenses, Retirement & Fraud.

The Climate Classroom programme is a series of 5 interactive workshops targeting M2 students (ages 12-13) from private and public schools. These hands-on experiences teach students the critical role they play in understanding and combating climate change. Each workshop addresses the most relevant climate change issues for Bermuda, and encourage students to work together. The workshops leverage cutting edge research gathered from the the BIOS’ research vessel.

BUEI hosts an annual Youth Climate Summit in November each year with HSBC as a Co-Transformational Founding Partner. YCS, is a transformative weeklong event uniting over 200 students aged 13-22 from schools across Bermuda. During this week-long summit, participants engage in activities and seminars focused on local climate mitigation, conservation, sustainability and climate justice.

The BZS Micro Forest Project prioritizes planting native-compatible and endemic plants to promote biodiversity and stewardship of our natural heritage. Native plant species evolve to local conditions, climate and wildlife over many years, and are the least likely to suffer damage during hurricanes. The micro forests revitalise and rehabilitate degraded ecosystems, sequester carbon from the atmosphere, improve biodiversity, soil health and are a space to provide community engagement and educational opportunities. HSBC staff have volunteered over 2000 hours, planted 1500+ plants and 11 plant species across 13 sites in an effort to combat climate change in Bermuda.

A project designed to help individuals in recovery build stability, confidence, life skills, financial literacy, work readiness, and a renewed sense of purpose. The programme integrates therapeutic gardening, sustainable agriculture, reforestation, social enterprise, sober living support, outpatient treatment, and community engagement to create practical pathways from recovery to contribution.

Each year, HSBC staff nominate a charity or programme they feel passionate about. The nominated charities are then put to a staff vote, with the top 2 receiving a donation.

HSBC’s Staff Give Back Programme is now in its fifth year and this year the charities benefitting are:

The PALS charity provides care to terminal cancer patients, primarily in a home setting to enhance their quality of life. The organization also provides emotional, physical and social support to its patients as well as support for their families.

Meals on Wheels is a long-serving volunteer organization that prepares and delivers nourishing meals around the community. They provide up to 220 meals, 4 days a week for people who are incapacitated, or unable to cook a meal on their own, and have no one else who can do it for them. Meals on Wheels develops and maintains a relationship with each individual who receives their service and in doing so, helps to keep a watchful eye on the health and safety of the more vulnerable in the community.

Submit an application form and all supporting documents. We review applications twice a year.