Our Approach

• Our priorities
• Governance
• Engagement

Engagement

Engagement is a word used by many organisations, but it means something very specific at Standard Chartered. For us, it's the basis for how we communicate our approach to sustainability to three distinct but interconnected audiences:

• Our employees - we encourage our people to understand what 'building a sustainable business' really means.
• People and organisations that use or influence our products and services - we take every opportunity to work closely with them to develop and promote sustainable services.
• People and organisations that have the power to make a wider difference - using our geographic reach, we work hard to promote the need for sustainable development.

We've taken this approach for some years and it's an area where we continue to increase our efforts. In 2006 we invited 60 of our key stakeholders to help us develop our sustainable business strategy. Their contributions - many of which are included in our 2006 Sustainability Review (PDF, 773KB) - helped us decide what our sustainable development priorities should be.

• Download our 2007 Sustainability Review (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Read more about how we engage our stakeholders (PDF, 25KB)