End poverty in all its forms everywhere   

By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

• Encourage people to join Scotwest and other credit unions
• Encourage people to build up a savings buffer
• Provide members with affordable, non-exploitative loans

We maintain core values which treat everyone as individuals and value their individuality.
We operate an “open” membership criteria, which means that:

• everyone within our common bond* is free to join
• we minimise the requirements for admission to membership and streamline the process
• we ensure that potential members have a choice of methodologies (including in-person interaction) when joining.
• we will expand our common bond and increase market penetration within it*This includes: Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

• operate non-discriminatory membership criteria
• ensure that lending policies and savings services provide access on a non-discriminatory basis
• ensure access to employment and governance opportunities are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.

We ensure access to employment and governance opportunities are provided on a non-discriminatory basis

At Scotwest we:

• operate non-discriminatory membership criteria
• ensure that lending policies and savings services provide access on a non-discriminatory basis
• ensure access to employment and governance opportunities are provided on a non-discriminatory basis.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

• pays and actively promotes the Real Living Wage
• ensures pay scales deliver equal pay for work of equal value

Reduce inequality within and among countries

By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status

Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard

• pays and actively promotes the Real Living Wage
• ensures pay scales deliver equal pay for work of equal value

Our vision is to build better financial lives through caring about individual members and their happiness.
We have open and non-discriminatory membership criteria and, taking individual circumstances into account, we encourage people’s financial resilience through:

• encouraging people to join Scotwest
• encouraging members to build up a savings buffer
• providing members with affordable, non-exploitative loans

We:

• ensure access to employment and governance opportunities are provided on a non-discriminatory basis
• ensure pay scales deliver equal pay for work of equal value

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle

• operate policies and procedures to reduce our wastage and carbon footprint
• identify and exploit opportunities to positively influence the wastage and carbon foot print of our supply chain

We will integrate sustainability information into our annual reporting cycle

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

• an anti money laundering policy
• an anti bribery policy
• a ‘know your customer’ policy
• conflict of interest policies

We carry out annual anti money laundering risk assessments

We operate in a way which prevents, detects and reports financial crime by maintaining:

• an anti bribery policy
• conflict of interest policies

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development