We beat Westpac and NAB to win prestigious Sustainability Banking award Talk to us Phone us Email us Breadcrumbs Teachers Mutual Bank Community 2013 We beat Westpac and NAB to win prestigious Sustainability Banking award 04 June 2013 04 June 2013 We beat Westpac and NAB to win prestigious Sustainability Banking award Teachers Mutual Bank won the Best Bank in Socially Responsible Performance category in the prestigious Asia-Pacific Banking and Finance Award. “This is a fantastic result, particularly as we have been a bank for little more than a year. As a mutual bank we continue to punch above our weight on sustainability because our business believes that profit has a purpose,” said Steve James Chief Executive. These are Australia’s premier retail financial services awards, covering all aspects of the industry. The best of Australia’s banking and finance sector was honoured at the 23rd annual Australian Banking & Finance Awards in Sydney attended by over 250 industry guests. Entrants had to demonstrate the following: environmental protection respect for human rights the continuing improvement of working employment and relations conditions social commitment responsibility attitudes with suppliers and customers transparency and effectiveness of corporate governance.