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Two female nanotechnologists will receive combined funding of over $700,000 to support their ground breaking research, thanks to the Westpac Research Fellowship.

Westpac is calling on innovators across the country to apply for the Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship, a unique postgraduate scholarship program supporting outstanding individuals who have a vision to help shape Australia’s future through their work and studies.

Westpac Group joins 25 other leading banks from five continents to develop shared principles, aligning the purpose of banking with delivering against the UN SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.

It's been a decade since we released our first climate change position statement. Our 2018 interim results capture the progress we’ve made in embedding climate change into our strategy, governance arrangements, risk frameworks and targets.

This year marks the start of our 2018-2020 Sustainability Strategy, focused on supporting our customers and how we can positively contribute to the future of the nation. See how we’re progressing.

Two hundred grants of $10,000 each will be available for local community organisations that are working towards a fairer, more inclusive Australia. Applications and nominations are open until 5pm AEST on Friday 8 June 2018.

Westpac Bicentennial Foundation has announced the next 35 undergraduate students to be awarded technology scholarships valued at up to $25,000 to help strengthen Australia's pool of local talent and support a growing cohort of technology-literate future leaders.

Many people associate modern slavery with something far removed from their day to day life in Australia. However, modern slavery can take many forms and businesses can play a role in helping to address the issue.

Thirty seven undergraduate students have been awarded a Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship each valued at $12,000, to help strengthen Australia’s future talent pool of Asia-capable leaders.