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FirstRand | Sustainability Performance

www.firstrand.co.za
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Financial services group offering banking, investment, insurance and asset management products

1998

South Africa

10,001+ employees

Banking

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9905
Overall
#64
in South Africa
#390
in Banking

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

213 out of 498

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

149.7K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female engagement

58% 2025
Leading

Externalities

22.1M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

9.6T $, 2026▲13.8% YoY

Revenue

13.6B $, 2026▼10.8% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 165 out of 498


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 165 out of 498

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Scope 2 location based
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

11.0

B/M 4.6

12.2

B/M 40.5


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • FirstRand Limited (First National Bank parent, Aldermore UK subsidiary), South African major bank, has faced sustained South African Reserve Bank regulatory enforcement scrutiny over alleged inadequate AML/CTF controls at multiple FirstRand operations, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid South African banking customer demand normalization affecting South African institutional shareholders amid South African banking sector regulatory pressure.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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92 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
60Moderate
$328.8Mestimated revenue at risk
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

Direct operations
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Revenue at risk

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

9.6T $, 2026▲13.8% YoY

Revenue

13.6B $, FY2026▼10.8% YoY

EBITDA

3.0B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

22% Industry: 25▲7.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$13.6BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

58.8M 2025▼1071.4% YoY

Capex

296.7M 2025▼19.9% YoY

Return on invested capital

17.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

14.4

▲ 82.4%

2024

15.1

▲ 82.6%

2025

13.6

▲ 53.7%

2026

180.7

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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64%
Independent Directors

9 out of 14 incl. management

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Overall score

83

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

51

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

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Forests Score

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Water Score

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A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3



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