Environment
Our policies
To minimise our impact on the environment, we integrate our consideration of environmental issues in to the way we do business.
Our Environment Committee oversees the development and implementation of all strategies and policies related to the environment. The Committee is made up of senior representatives across our business to deliver a holistic and coordinated response to environmental challenges.
This focus is not new for Standard Chartered. We have had an environmental policy relating to our operational impacts for more than 10 years. We have a Group Environmental and Social Risk policy relating to our approach to lending.
Our structure enables us to stay up to date and respond quickly to changes in regulation, best practices and customer needs. Following a review of the sustainability risks associated with our lending activity, we are developing position statements for sectors and issues perceived to be sensitive in the context of sustainable development.
Quick facts
- USD 10 billion to finance renewable energy
- Greatest Race on Earth: Race for a Living Planet environment challenge launched