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Building a
sustainable
business

Our sustainability agenda must take into account the fundamental task of re-establishing confidence and trust in banks whilst continuing to maintain an unwavering focus on addressing the longer-term challenges that the world faces.

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As part of our commitment to the Clinton Global
Initiative, Standard Chartered has pledged
$500 million of credit to Microfinance
Institutions by 2011. More than half
of that commitment was met
by the end of 2008.

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2008 Highlights

$3.2 billion renewable energy and clean technology projects financed since 2007
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14 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions
per employee
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$385 million in credit and financial
instruments to microfinance institutions
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Latest News

06 July 2009
Standard Chartered Wins 'Best Corporate Citizen' Award at the Africa Business Awards
04 June 2009
FT Sustainable Bank of the Year Award 2008
27 March 2009
Standard Chartered launches its Sustainability Review 2008
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Sustainability Report

Sustainability Review

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Download the Sustainability Review 2008 PDF (4MB)

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Using our new sustainability site

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2008 sustainability performance data and statistics

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