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Standard Bank shareholders to vote on climate change
Upcoming AGM includes a resolution on whether the bank should disclose more on climate risk in its lending business
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Last update: 2019-04-16 11:39:28
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Standard Bank head office. Photo: shi zhao via Flickr (CC BY -SA 2.0)About Standard Bank
Standard Bank is a South African-based financial services group with a global presence focused on emerging markets. It operates in 30 countries around the world, including 17 in Africa. The bank was formed in 1962 as a South African subsidiary of the British overseas bank Standard Bank, under the name Standard Bank of South Africa. Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets and earnings.
| Website | http://www.standardbank.co.za/ |
| Headquarters |
9th Floor - 5 Simmonds St.
2001 Johannesburg
South Africa
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| CEO/chair |
Sim Tshabalala CEO |
| Supervisor | |
| Annual report | Annual report 2018 |
| Ownership |
listed on JSE Limited
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Related Dodgy Deals
Standard Bank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
Projects - active profiles
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Uganda profile
Kusile coal power plant South Africa profile
Thabametsi coal power plant South Africa profile
There are no active projects for Standard Bank now.
Companies - active profiles
Eskom South Africa profile
There are no active companies for Standard Bank now.
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Voluntary initiatives
Standard Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:Investment policies
Standard Bank's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
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Standard Bank and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Standard Bank adopted the Equator Principles in 2009.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
Standard Bank must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- Standard Bank is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
Standard Bank is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
Standard Bank is reporting on the implementation here.
