Standard Chartered | Sustainability Performance
Provides banking and financial services, including loans, savings, and investment products, to individuals and businesses.
1853
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Banking
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#906
Overallⓘ#118
in United Kingdomⓘ#42
in BankingⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate riskSocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Leading
Laggard
Leading
Laggard
Critical
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
2.0
B/M 4.6
3.7
B/M 10.2
10.2
B/M 31.1
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Controversy level
- Standard Chartered plc paid USD 327 million in December 2012 and USD 1.1 billion in April 2019 to settle US DOJ, NYDFS, OFAC, Federal Reserve, and UK FSA/FCA enforcement actions over alleged Standard Chartered Iran/Sudan/Burma/Cuba/Libya sanctions violations 2001-2014 (USD 240 billion+ transactions for sanctioned customers), plus the 2024 sustained Standard Chartered DPA compliance pressure.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.