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Sustainability Summary 2020

[[Supporting our clients,
 colleagues and communities]]
 Here for good
Supporting our clients, colleagues and communities Here for good - Sustainability Summary 2020 - Standard Chartered
Introduction            Our Approach             Our Stories   Sustainability Pillars   2021 Aspirations             Data             Other Information

Sustainability Summary 2020

Standard Chartered is                                                          Our client segments                           Our regions

a leading international
banking group                                                                                                                        Local
                                                                                                                                     1.                                 2.
Our heritage and values are expressed in our brand                                                                                   Retail Banking                     Commercial Banking
promise, Here for good. Our operations reflect our                                                                                   Serving more than nine             Supporting more than 43,000 local
                                                                                                                                     million individuals and            corporations and medium-sized
purpose, which is to drive commerce and prosperity                                                          1.                       small businesses.                  enterprises across Asia, Africa
                                                                                                     5.
through our unique diversity.                                                                 4.                                                                        and the Middle East.

                                                                                                                                     Operating income                   Operating income
 We provide a wide range of banking and financial
                                                                                             Total operating income
                                                                                                                                     $5,013m $5,013m $1,409m $1,438m
products and services to personal and business clients,                                                                              Underlying basis Statutory basis   Underlying basis Statutory basis
serving four client segments:
                                                                                          $14,765m                                   Global
                                                                                                   Underlying basis
• Corporate & Institutional Banking                                                                                                  3.                                 4.

                                                                                          $14,754m
• Commercial Banking                                                                                                                 Corporate &                        Private Banking
                                                                                                                                     Institutional Banking              Helping nearly 7,000
• Private Banking                                                                                  Statutory basis                   Serving more than 5,000 large
                                                                                                                                                                        clients grow and protect
                                                                                                                              2.                                        their wealth.
                                                                                                                                     corporations, governments,
• Retail Banking                                                                                                                     banks and investors.

                                                                                                                      3.             Operating income                   Operating income
We achieve this with 83,562 colleagues and
                                                                                                                                     $7,214m           $7,225m $540m                       $540m
11,632 non-employed workers, spread across                                                                                           Underlying basis Statutory basis   Underlying basis Statutory basis
our markets. A significant majority of those
working for us are skilled professional workers.                                                                                     5. Central & other items           Operating income

                                                                                                                                                                        $589m              $538m
                                                                                                                                                                        Underlying basis   Statutory basis

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Creating
                                                       Our ambition is to embed sustainability and           Within this fund, we provided $27.8 million to     We made good progress towards our
                                                       responsibility into everything we do as a bank        community organisations across our markets         commitment to be net zero in our own
                                                       and to be the leading private sector catalyser        for emergency relief, with the remainder           operations by 2030. We continued progress

sustainable                                            of finance for the SDGs where it matters most,
                                                       across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This
                                                                                                             focused on supporting the economic recovery
                                                                                                             of young people through Futuremakers by
                                                                                                                                                                towards building a more energy and water
                                                                                                                                                                efficient portfolio. In Nigeria, for example,

prosperity
                                                       vision is reflected in the decision in 2020 to        Standard Chartered. I am humbled by the            we agreed a remote gas turbine power
                                                       elevate sustainability to one of the four core        dedication of our colleagues who through           purchase contract to replace the use of
                                                       pillars of our Group Strategy. Our unique             several fundraising events, including a global,    on-site diesel generators, saving 3,500
                                                       footprint, including many of the world’s fastest      virtual running challenge and payroll giving,      tonnes of carbon annually. Meanwhile, to
                                                       growing and most dynamic markets, together            raised $3.6 million to support Futuremakers.       educate and reward our colleagues for their
                                                       with the skills, experience and diversity of our                                                         part in maintaining our vision, we created
                                                                                                             In 2020, we made significant progress
                                                       people, gives us a unique opportunity to offer                                                           a dedicated sustainability category in the
                                                                                                             in developing and delivering our Climate
                                                       financial services that drive commerce and                                                               Bank’s Recognition Awards in 2020.
                                                                                                             Risk capability with an increased focus on
                                                       prosperity. We contribute to raising standards        supporting our clients as they make the            Through a turbulent year, we have shown
                                                       across the world and support the fight against        transition to a low-carbon economy.                that our business and the work we do within
                                                       climate change while playing our part in                                                                 our operations and communities can change
                                                       reducing poverty and global inequality.               We have continued to deliver sustainable
                                                                                                                                                                quickly for the better. I am pleased to provide
                                                                                                             finance solutions where they are needed
                                                       The events of 2020 have made our ambition                                                                more details on our progress in this report. Our
                                                                                                             the most. This included mobilising $2.4
                                                       more important than ever. The economic and                                                               work during the pandemic has given me great
                                                                                                             billion towards sustainable infrastructure
                                                       social disruption brought by the COVID-19                                                                hope for the future. We have seen change and
                                                                                                             and $18.4 billion for clean technology.
                                                       pandemic has been devastating to millions of                                                             challenges that we could never have imagined
                                                                                                             Since 2018, we have pledged to align the
                                                       people; particularly those located within our                                                            and shown great resilience and the ability to
                                                                                                             emissions from our financing of clients to
                                                       footprint. We have long focused on sustainable                                                           adapt. The future is exciting; we have bold
                                                                                                             the Paris Agreement goals, and in 2021
                                                       development that generates wealth, protects                                                              ambitions and I am confident that we have the
                                                                                                             will set out our detailed plan to meet the
The future is exciting; we                             our natural environment and enhances the
                                                       health, wellbeing and dignity of people. That
                                                                                                             higher ambition of net zero by 2050.
                                                                                                                                                                people, the capabilities and the connectivity
                                                                                                                                                                across our network to deliver and drive more
have bold ambitions and I                              ambition is now more critical than ever.              Our first annual Sustainable Finance Impact        sustainable and inclusive economies.
                                                                                                             Report, released in 2020, reveals the impact
am confident that we have                              In response to COVID-19, in 2020, we increased        of our Sustainability Bond issued in 2019 and
                                                       our focus on protecting our colleagues and
the people, the capabilities                           clients and supporting the communities where
                                                                                                             discloses the $3.9 billion of Sustainable Assets
                                                                                                             aligned to the SDGs in our Sustainable Finance
and the connectivity across                            we operate. As the pandemic deepened
                                                       and our communities faced a public health
                                                                                                             portfolio. To further our approach, we worked
                                                                                                             with external specialists Sustainalytics to
our network to deliver and                             emergency and potential economic                      update our Green and Sustainable Product
                                                       downfall, we responded by setting up a $50
drive more sustainable and                             million Global Charitable Fund to support
                                                                                                             Framework, which sets out how we define            Tracey McDermott
                                                                                                             green and sustainable economic activity.           Group Head, Corporate Affairs,
inclusive economies.                                   communities impacted by COVID-19.
                                                                                                                                                                Brand & Marketing, Conduct,
                                                                                                                                                                Financial Crime & Compliance

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2020 Sustainability highlights
                                                                                                                             Over the course of the last year, we
Measuring our progress
We embed sustainable and responsible practices across our business, operations and communities by measuring                  have changed the ways we live and
progress against the targets set out in our Sustainability Aspirations. In 2020, we released updated Sustainability          work in response to the health and
Aspirations with new annual and multi-year performance targets. At the end of 2020, 78.4 per cent of our
Aspirations are on track or achieved. This is a decrease from 93.1 per cent in 2019 as COVID-19 has impacted                 climate crises. It has become ever more
the delivery of several Aspirations. We remain focused on scaling-up delivery in subsequent years to achieve                 clear that we must step up the pace
our targets.
                                                                                                                             of change towards a sustainable future.
Sustainability Aspirations on track or achieved                 Reduction in our carbon footprint                            At Standard Chartered, we remain

78.4%                                                           37%
                                                                                                                             committed to embed our Sustainability
                                                                                                                             Aspirations across every aspect of our
                                                                                                                             business, operations and communities.
                                                                                                                             Bill Winters
Delivering the Sustainability Aspirations %                     Women in senior roles                                        Group Chief Executive

                                                                29.5%
2020                                   78.4%
2019                                            93.1%
2018                                           90.9%

                                                                Donated towards COVID-19 emergency relief
Credit approved to help clients fight COVID-19

$579m                                                           $27.8m
                                                                Supported young people through Futuremakers

                                                                168,000
Mobilised funding for clean technology

$18.4bn
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Our approach
                                                       Our approach                                          our progress and that of the industry as we         (GRRRC), appointed by the GRC, ensures the
                                                       Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity       demonstrate our contribution to achieving           effective management of Reputational and
                                                                                                             the UN SDGs.                                        Sustainability Risk across the Group. In 2020,

to sustainability
                                                       through our unique diversity, embedding
                                                       sustainability and responsibility across our                                                              the GRRRC’s remit was extended to include
                                                                                                             Climate change has widespread and proven
                                                       business, operations and communities. By                                                                  sustainability related risks.
                                                                                                             impacts on the physical environment, human
                                                       focusing on three pillars – Sustainable Finance,      health and potential adverse impact on              The Sustainable Finance Governance
                                                       Responsible Company and Inclusive                     economic growth. This, coupled with the global      Committee, appointed by the GRRRC provides
                                                       Communities – we believe we can deliver               impact of COVID-19 and the methods in place         leadership, governance and oversight for
                                                       sustainable prosperity in line with our valued        for recovery, has shown that now, more than         delivering the Group’s sustainable finance
                                                       behaviours and our promise to be Here for good.       ever, we need to act to reduce our impact on the    offering including our Green and Sustainable
                    Sustainable                        This approach is framed around a Sustainability       environment and meet the goals of the Paris         Bond Framework. During 2020, we refreshed the
                      Finance
                                                       Philosophy that informs our decision-making,          Agreement on Climate Change. Further                framework with independent review from
                                                       Position Statements that set out our                  information on climate can be found in our          Sustainalytics and showed how activities in the
                                                       environmental and social client standards, a          Taskforce on Climate-related Financial              framework were aligned to the EU Sustainable
                                                       Supplier Charter that shares the principles of the    Disclosures (TCFD) report.                          Finance Taxonomy.
                     Here for
                      good                             behaviours we expect from our suppliers and                                                               We have recognised Climate Risk as an
                                                       a list of Prohibited Activities that sets out the     Governance                                          emerging risk since 2017. It was elevated to
                                                       activities that the Bank will not finance.            Good governance is vital to understand,             a material cross cutting risk in 2019. The BRC
      Responsible                 Inclusive
       Company                  Communities                                                                  respond to and manage our stakeholders’             has oversight of Climate Risk. At the executive
                                                       Our approach is underpinned by our                    priorities. The Board is responsible for ensuring
                                                       Sustainability Aspirations, which provide                                                                 level, the GRC oversees implementation of the
                                                                                                             that high standards of responsible business are     Climate Risk workplan. The Group Chief Risk
                                                       tangible targets for sustainable business             maintained and receives information to identify
                                                       outcomes aligned to the United Nations                                                                    Officer (GCRO) has the ultimate second line and
                                                                                                             and assess significant risks and opportunities      senior management responsibility for Climate
                                                       Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). During          related to environmental and social matters,
                                                       2020, we refreshed our Aspirations to reflect                                                             Risk. The GCRO has also appointed a Climate
                                                                                                             including climate change. The Brand, Values         Risk Management Forum to oversee the
                                                       that some had concluded, and introduced new           and Conduct Committee (BVCC) of the Board
                                                       goals to support our evolving strategy, such as                                                           development and implementation of
                                                                                                             has responsibility for reviewing the Group’s        the Climate Risk framework.
                                                       developing a suite of Retail Banking sustainable      sustainability priorities. We have established
                                                       finance products. To ensure accurate and              a cross-Group Sustainability Forum, led by
                                                       trustworthy data, we have engaged Deloitte                                                                Engaging stakeholders
                                                                                                             a member of the Group Management Team
                                                       to provide assurance over performance data                                                                In 2020, as the world faced unprecedented
                                                                                                             (the Group Head, CABM and CFCC) to develop
                                                       related to selected Sustainability Aspirations.                                                           change, we continued to build upon our strong
                                                                                                             and monitor delivery of the Group’s broader
                                                       The findings of this assurance exercise will                                                              relationships with government, regulators,
                                                                                                             sustainability strategy and to champion
                                                       contribute towards our continued work to                                                                  investors and civil society on a variety of topics
                                                                                                             sustainability across the Group.
                                                       strengthen how we track and report progress                                                               that impact our business, including climate
                                                       on our Aspirations, including as part of our          The BVCC retains Board-level oversight              change, human rights, sustainable finance and
                                                       commitment to the UN Principles for                   responsibility for Reputational Risk. Oversight     biodiversity. Key themes of discussion were first
                                                       Responsible Banking.                                  from an operational perspective falls under         identified through a limited-scope materiality
                                                                                                             the remit of the Group Risk Committee (GRC)         review in 2017 and continue to represent the
                                                       We participate in a number of industry                and the Board Risk Committee (BRC). The Group       main topics raised by stakeholders.
                                                       platforms and working groups, supporting              Responsibility and Reputational Risk Committee

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Our approach to sustainability continued

In 2020, we continued to see supervisory activity      The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the                    This requires robust data, so we are participating    We set out how we engage through policies and
on sustainability in the financial sector, led by      importance of biodiversity and our global                in the working group to launch a Taskforce on         statements on sc.com and report progress in the
efforts on Climate Risk. This included continued       ecosystem. In 2020, we added biodiversity to             Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).          Group’s Annual Report and Accounts. In 2021, we
preparations for the UK’s Prudential Regulation        our material themes for engagement. To help              Our work on this theme was the focus of a             will continue to actively engage our stakeholders
Authority’s climate stress tests (as part of the       support assessment and integration of                    stakeholder workshop we hosted on nature and          and will conduct a refreshed perception survey.
2021 Biennial Exploratory Scenario analysis)           biodiversity into financial decision-making, we          its value to international supply chains at the       The table below sets out where stakeholders can
and the Financial Conduct Authority’s                  are part of a group of banks working with the            Business Fights Poverty Global Summit 2020.           find responses to the top six themes identified.
announcement of future, mandatory Taskforce            University of Cambridge assessing the financial
on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)        risks of biodiversity loss and land degradation.
reporting. Human rights outcomes are a
growing area of supervisory interest. We               Understanding our sustainability themes
continue our efforts to integrate the OECD
Guidelines and Due Diligence Guidance into our          Environmental and social issues                      Responses                                                Further information
processes and systems, and provide dedicated
                                                                    Climate change                           • Sustainable Finance Framework                              Download our Framework
reporting on our response to modern slavery
and human trafficking.                                                                                       • Position Statements                                        Visit sc.com/positionstatements
Recognising the growing role of sustainable                                                                  • Climate Change Disclosure                                  Visit sc.com/tcfd
finance taxonomies, we sponsored and                                                                         • Climate Change 2021 Aspirations                            Read more on page 26
participated in a European Banking Federation/
United Nations Environment Programme                                                                         • Material Cross-Cutting Risk in Risk & Capital Review       See 2020 Annual Report & Accounts, page 179
Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) pilot project on
applying the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy                        Biodiversity                             • Position Statements                                        Visit sc.com/positionstatements
to banking, with the report published in January
2021. In addition, we responded to a range of
consultations including on the European                             Conduct, values                          • Group Code of Conduct                                      Visit sc.com/codeofconduct
Commission’s Renewed Sustainable Finance                            and ethics
                                                                                                             • Conduct Aspiration                                         Read more on page 23
Strategy where we provided both our own
response and supported development of a                                                                      • Our Stakeholders and Responsibilities                      See 2020 Annual Report & Accounts, page 54
response through the UN Global Investors on
Sustainable Development (GISD) platform.                            Environmental and social                 • Environmental and Social Risk Assessment                   Visit sc.com/esrisk
We also supported consultations and engaged                         risk management
                                                                                                             • Our Standards and Policies                                 Visit sc.com/sustainability
on policy proposals in some of our key markets in
Asia and the Middle East, such as Hong Kong,                                                                 • Prohibited Activities List                                 Visit sc.com/prohibitedactivities
Singapore and Dubai. Where we respond to
formal regulatory consultations, we publish                         Human rights                             • 2020 Modern Slavery Statement                              Visit sc.com/modernslavery
these on sc.com/politicalengagement to                                                                       • Position Statements                                        Visit sc.com/positionstatements
support transparency and engagement.
                                                                                                             • Our Stakeholders and Responsibilities                      See 2020 Annual Report & Accounts, page 54

                                                                    Economic inclusion                       • Futuremakers Forum                                         Visit sc.com/futuremakersforum

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     Climate change

     Our approach
                                                        Climate change is one of the greatest               recognises a wide range of energy efficiency         management activities. We designated
                                                        challenges facing the world today, given            measures, and produced our first ever                climate change as a material cross-cutting
                                                        its widespread and proven impacts on the            Sustainable Finance Impact Report showing our        risk within our Enterprise Risk Management

     to climate                                         physical environment, human health and
                                                        its potential to adversely impact
                                                                                                            avoided emissions. After our coal-dependent
                                                                                                            client review during 2020, four clients across
                                                                                                                                                                 Framework in 2019. We have continued to
                                                                                                                                                                 make strides towards mainstreaming the

     change
                                                        economic growth.                                    our portfolio were identified as 100 per cent        management of climate change as a
                                                                                                            dependent on thermal coal. We have ceased            financial and non-financial risk within key
                                                        Our strategy                                        new business with all four clients and are exiting   Principal Risk Frameworks with our Climate
                                          We aim to tackle climate change by supporting                     these relationships subject to any outstanding       Risk Management Forum.
                                                                                                            contractual arrangements. This supports our
     We consider climate                  the net zero transition, adapting to physical
                                          climate impacts and providing sustainable                         policy to transition clients to below 10 per cent
                                                                                                                                                                 Partnerships are key to hitting our climate
                                                                                                                                                                 goals and in 2020 we started working with
     change as one of the
         Climate change                   finance products in emerging markets that are                     revenue from thermal coal by 2030.                   Imperial College, Munich Re, BCG and Baringa

        T
        [[ ackling the
                                          the most vulnerable to climate change. We are
     greatest challenges                  reducing the emissions we produce from our
                                                                                                            Within our operations, we have focused on
                                                                                                            reducing our carbon emissions. In 2020, we
                                                                                                                                                                 to manage our climate risk and enhance
                                                                                                                                                                 opportunity identification. 2021 will see the
     facing the world today.
         Sustainable finance
                                          operations and financing in line with the Paris
                                          Agreement, which aims to tackle the worst
                                                                                                            managed to reduce overall emissions by               release of updated Position Statements
                                                                                                            37 per cent and increased energy provided            systematically incorporating sector-specific
                                          effects of global warming. We manage the                          by renewable sources by over 7 per cent,             climate criteria and new Transition

          climate crisis]]
                                          financial and non-financial risks associated                      supporting our journey to net zero in our            Frameworks for carbon-intensive sectors. We
                                          with climate change through our risk                              own operations by 2030.                              will continue to grow our sustainable finance
     Reduction in our carbon              governance. We know that our suppliers also                                                                            proposition and increase lending into areas
     footprint in 2020                    have a significant impact on climate change                       We also offset all Scope 3 emissions from our
                                                                                                                                                                 aligned with the SDGs. Our operations will
                                          and that is why we work in partnership with                       business air travel. COVID-19 meant our air

     37.0%
                                                                                                                                                                 become more efficient as we drive towards
                                          them and request their annual commitment to                       travel fell sharply by 64 per cent in 2020
                                                                                                                                                                 our target of net zero by 2030 and we will
                                          our Supplier Charter outlining what we expect                     compared to 2019. Going into 2021, we remain
                                                                                                                                                                 continue to grow and engage with our
                                                                                                            committed to reducing air travel and have set
         We know that solutions to big problems   require
                                          on a variety       bold
                                                       of issues    ambitions.
                                                                 including environmental                                                                         partners to achieve our vision of becoming
                                          performance.                                                      the target to reduce our emissions by 28 per
         We are committed to net zero in both our operations and                                            cent, against a 2019 baseline, between 2021
                                                                                                                                                                 the world’s most sustainable and
        financing, and are building solutions that willprogress
                                                        support our                                                                                              responsible bank.
                                           Our  2020                                                        and 2023 as international travel normalises. In
        action and that of others in achieving this goal.
                                           We are committed to promoting sustainable
                                                                                                            2021, our emissions offset programme will be
                                                                                                            extended to cover all residual Scope 1, 2 and 3
                                                        social and economic development through our
                                                                                                            emissions including data centres and waste.
                                                        business, operations and communities. Within
                                                                                                            This will further support our decarbonisation
           Read more                                    our business focus, we are on target to meet
          Read more in our Taskforce on                                                                     efforts by putting a price on these carbon
          Climate-related Financial Disclosures         our commitment to provide $35 billion toward
                                                                                                            emissions in our internal decision-making.
          report sc.com/tcfd                            renewable energy projects between 2020
                                                        and 2024. We mobilised $18.4 billion by the         Given the urgency of climate change, we are
          Download our Position Statement               end of 2020. We updated our Green and               moving quickly and have set out processes to
          atRead more
            sc.com/positionstatements
                                                        Sustainable Product Framework, which now            integrate Climate Risk into mainstream risk

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      Supporting economic inclusion

      U
      [[ nleashing
        economic potential]]
      The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the continued challenge
      of inequality in many of our markets. We support greater social and
      economic inclusion by improving access to finance and by empowering
      underserved groups through our community programmes.

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       Managing our products responsibly

       W
       [[ e’re with you every
         step of the way]]
       We aim to treat clients fairly by designing and offering
       products based on their needs.

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Pillar 1
                                                          Overview                                              We closely manage lending to high impact
                                                          Our unique footprint across emerging markets          sectors by training our employees and
                                                                                                                reviewing transactions that present potential

Business:
                                                          enables us to focus sustainable finance
                                                          where it matters most, delivering finance             specific risks against our Position Statements.
                                                          that drives positive social and economic              In 2020, we trained 1,604 employees in

Sustainable                                               impact and managing environmental and                 environmental and social risk management
                                                          social risks associated with our financing            and reviewed 1,090 transactions. After our
                                                                                                                coal-dependent client review during 2020, four

Finance
                                                          activities. We have seen significant growth
                                                          in demand for Sustainable Finance products,           clients across our portfolio were identified as
                                                          particularly in our CCIB client segment.              100 per cent dependent on thermal coal. We
                                                                                                                have ceased new business with all four clients
                                                          In 2020, we continued to build momentum               and are exiting these relationships subject to
                                                          through our dedicated Sustainable Finance
                                                          team and advanced our Aspirations,
                                                                                                                any outstanding contractual arrangements.
                                                                                                                                                                  In response to the COVID-19
                                                                                                                We work with clients, regulators and peers
                                                          mobilising $2.4 billion towards sustainable
                                                          infrastructure and $18.4 billion towards clean        across the finance sector to continuously         pandemic, we announced a
                       Sustainable
                         Finance                          technology. We provided $509.5 million to             improve environmental and social
                                                                                                                standards. In 2020, we reviewed all of
                                                                                                                                                                  $1 billion not-for-profit facility
                                                          microfinance institutions reaching over 1.3
                                                          million people in emerging markets including          our Position Statements and refreshed             to help clients produce
                                                                                                                documents will be released in 2021. We also
                        Here for
                                                          Nepal, Tanzania and Bangladesh. We
                                                                                                                achieved a number of milestones under our
                                                                                                                                                                  goods and services in the
                                                          published our first annual Sustainable Finance
                         good                             Impact Report, which quantifies the impact            Chairmanship of the Equator Principles (EP)       fight against COVID-19
                                                                                                                Association. These include launching the EP
         Responsible                 Inclusive
                                                          of our Sustainability Bond issued in 2019
                                                          and discloses our $3.9 billion of Sustainable         Association Strategy, publishing guidance on      and by year end had
          Company                  Communities            Assets that are aligned to the SDGs.                  implementing EP during the pandemic and
                                                                                                                publishing guidance on implementing EP4,
                                                                                                                                                                  credit approved $579 million
                                                          In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we              including specific notes on climate change,
                                                          announced a $1 billion not-for-profit facility to     human rights and indigenous people.
                                                          help clients produce goods and services in the
                                                          fight against COVID-19 and by year end had            In 2021, we will continue to deliver our
                                                          credit approved $579 million. The COVID-19            Aspirations and grow our Sustainable Finance
                                                                                                                business to support our clients with the              Building shared capacity
We use our core business to                               pandemic impacted the pace of delivering
promote sustainable development                           three new Aspirations set in 2020 focused on          low-carbon transition and provide financing
in our markets, while managing                            infrastructure, microfinance and retail. These        that supports sustainable development
                                                                                                                across our markets through innovative
                                                                                                                                                                      I[[ mperial
the environmental and social                              Aspirations underpin sustainable development
risks associated with our                                 and we remain committed to progressing these
                                                          targets and the COVID-19 facility in 2021.
                                                                                                                financial products and partnerships.
                                                                                                                                                                         College climate
financing activities.
                                                                                                                                                                         partnership]]
     Our 2021 Sustainability Aspirations

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Pillar 1, Business: Sustainable Finance continued

Aspirations – Sustainable Finance

Aspirations                                                                                Target                                                                 Target date                                    Progress
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2

Infrastructure1                          Everyone should have access to safe,
                                         reliable and affordable power and
                                                                                           • Facilitate project financing services for $40 billion
                                                                                             of infrastructure projects that promote sustainable
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                          2020: $2.4 billion

                                         infrastructure which transforms lives               development that align to our verified Green
                                                                                             and Sustainable Product Framework
                                         and strengthens economies

Climate change                           Climate change is one of today’s greatest
                                         challenges and addressing it is essential
                                                                                           • Facilitate $35 billion worth of project financing
                                                                                             services, M&A advisory, debt structuring,
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                          2020: $18.4 billion

                                         to promote sustainable economic growth              transaction banking and lending services for
                                                                                             renewable energy that align to our verified
                                                                                             Green and Sustainable Product Framework

                                                                                           • Develop a methodology to measure,                                    • Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
                                                                                             manage and ultimately reduce the CO2
                                                                                             emissions from the activities we finance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2
                                                                                           Only provide financial services to clients who are:                    • Jan 2020 – Jan 2030
                                                                                           • By Jan 2021, less than 100% dependent on earnings
                                                                                             from thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)

                                                                                           • By Jan 2025, less than 60% dependent on earnings
                                                                                             from thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)

                                                                                           • By Jan 2027, less than 40% dependent on earnings
                                                                                             from thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)

                                                                                           • By Jan 2030, less than 5% dependent on earnings from
                                                                                             thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)

Entrepreneurs                            Entrepreneurs are the heart of local
                                         economies, creating jobs and
                                                                                           • Provide $15 billion of financing to small
                                                                                             business clients (Business Banking)
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                          2020: $3 billion

                                         empowering people                                 • Provide $3 billion of financing to                                   • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                          2020: $509.5 million
                                                                                             microfinance institutions

Commerce                                 Trade creates jobs and contributes to
                                         economies by enabling people to connect
                                                                                           • Bank 10,000 of our clients’ international and
                                                                                             domestic networks of suppliers and buyers
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                          2020: Enrolled 3,680
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 suppliers and buyers
                                         across borders                                      through banking the ecosystem programmes                                                                            through banking the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ecosystem programmes

Concluded in the year                    Ongoing Aspirations                               1. To avoid double counting with other Aspirations, the previous Aspiration to ‘Catalyse $5 billion of finance via blended finance transactions from
                                                                                               2020 – 2024’ has been removed.
     Achieved       Not achieved             On track    Not on track
                                                                                           2. Due to COVID-19, substantial infrastructure investments across many markets were delayed. We expect to see increased momentum from H2 2021
                                                                                               as infrastructure investment increases to support sustainable economic growth and COVID-19 economic recovery.

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Pillar 1, Business: Sustainable Finance continued

Aspirations – Sustainable Finance

Aspirations                                                                               Target                                                                 Target date                          Progress

Digital3                                 Everyone should have access to digital
                                         banking products enabling safe, efficient
                                                                                          • Roll out digital-only bank in a total of 12 markets                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2021                2020: 9 markets

                                                                                          • Double the number of clients we bank in                              • Jan 2020 – Dec 2021                2020: 500,000 new clients
                                         and inclusive banking                              Africa and the Middle East to 3.2 million

Impact finance                           Innovative financial products and
                                         partnerships can help us solve global
                                                                                          • Introduce ESG scores for equity investments for
                                                                                            Private Banking clients allowing them to tailor
                                                                                                                                                                 • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020                2020: Equities:
                                                                                                                                                                                                      96% coverage
                                         development challenges and improve                 their investment choices in a sustainable manner
                                         the lives of millions in our markets             • Develop a tailored Impact Profile for all Private                    • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
                                                                                            Bank clients providing a framework that enables
                                                                                            them to understand their passions and harness
                                                                                            capital market solutions to support the SDGs

                                                                                          • Increase the proportion of Private Bank investment                   • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024                2020: 6% Private Bank
                                                                                            solutions (across funds, bonds, structured                                                                investment solutions
                                                                                            products and discretionary mandates) with                                                                 with a sustainability lens
                                                                                            a sustainability lens from below 10% to 50%

Concluded in the year                    Ongoing Aspirations                              3. T
                                                                                              hese were originally merged into one Aspiration. We have split them to allow for accurate reporting.
     Achieved       Not achieved             On track    Not on track

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Pillar 2
                                                          Overview                                             In the fight against financial crime, we           We remain slightly off target on paper use
                                                          Good governance is a priority for us and our         believe education is the best way to protect       and our recycling rate has dropped from
                                                                                                               our business, clients and wider communities        35 to 23 per cent from 2019 to 2020. This is due

Operations:
                                                          stakeholders. Along with our purpose, brand
                                                          promise and valued behaviours, our Code of           from its damaging effects. In 2020, 99.9 per       to the increased use of personal protective
                                                          Conduct sets out our conduct expectations and        cent of employees completed anti-bribery           equipment. We will continue to deliver waste

Responsible                                               supports good decision-making. In 2020, we           and corruption, anti-money laundering              recycling campaigns to promote behavioural
                                                          refreshed the mandatory Code e-learning with         and sanctions training. We surpassed our           change and progress our targets. In 2020,
                                                                                                               Aspiration for financial crime compliance          RE100 was closed to new financial sector

Company
                                                          updated content and targeted key messages.
                                                                                                               delivering 18 training sessions to more than       participants while they reviewed their entry
                                                          Speaking Up is our confidential and anonymous        2,900 people from more than 500 client             criteria. We are committed to joining in 2021.
                                                          whistleblowing channel. In 2020, 1,209 concerns      banks in 70 countries through our
                                                          were raised through Speaking Up. Of these,                                                              In 2021, we will take forward our Aspirations for
                                                                                                               Correspondent Banking Academies.
                                                          474 were in scope of the programme and                                                                  people, environment, conduct and financial
                                                          were investigated or resolved. Developing            We continued to progress towards an inclusive      crime compliance with a focus on promoting
                                                          an internal Threats and Themes report is one         culture. In 2020, we secured a place in the top    an inclusive culture, advancing our net zero
                                                          of our ongoing Aspirations and one of the            100 organisations in the Bloomberg Gender          commitment and leading the way in fighting
                      Sustainable                                                                              Equality Index and ranked as a Diversity Leader    financial crime.
                        Finance                           ways we use the findings of whistleblowing
                                                          investigations to improve management of              in the Financial Times report on Diversity and
                                                          Conduct Risk. The report is based on the             Inclusion in Europe. We are the first financial
                                                          findings of substantiated whistleblowing             institution in Singapore to be granted Economic
                       Here for                           investigations (excluding phishing) and              Dividends for Gender Equality certification. We
                        good                              provides senior managers with examples of            achieved our ambition to complete disability
                                                          where things have gone wrong, and can be             confidence assessments for 44 of our larger
        Responsible                 Inclusive             used for proactive risk management in formal         markets and made material progress in
         Company                  Communities             conduct plans, business process improvement          advancing senior female diversity, improving
                                                          and enhanced training content. It will be            from 25.3 per cent at the start of the period in
                                                          circulated internally in 2021.                       2016 to 29.5 per cent at the end of 2020. We
                                                                                                               remain focused on meeting our Aspiration of
                                                                                                               35 per cent of women in senior roles by 2025.
                                                                                                               We advanced our commitments to reduce
We strive to manage our business                                                                               the environmental impact of our operations,              Building shared capacity
sustainably and responsibly, drawing                                                                           including our targets to achieve net zero
on our purpose, brand promise, valued                                                                          emissions from our operations and only use
                                                                                                               renewable energy sources by 2030. In 2020,
                                                                                                                                                                        I[[ nnovating
behaviours and Code of Conduct to
enable us to make the right decisions.
                                                                                                               we achieved a 19 per cent energy reduction
                                                                                                               of Scope 1 and 2 emissions across our portfolio.            diesel reduction
                                                                                                               Paper use decreased by 34 per cent and
     Our 2021 Sustainability Aspirations                                                                       waste by 35 per cent per full time employee.                in Pakistan]]
                                                                                                                                                                           Read more

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Pillar 2, Operations: Responsible Company continued

Aspirations – Responsible Company

Aspirations                                                                                 Target                                                     Target date               Progress

People                                   Our people are our greatest asset, and
                                         our diversity drives our business success
                                                                                            • Conduct a feasibility analysis to incorporate a Living
                                                                                              Wage into agreements for all non-employed workers
                                                                                                                                                       • Jan 2019 – Dec 2020

                                                                                            • Complete disability confidence assessments               • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020
                                                                                              for 44 of our larger markets

                                                                                            • Embed an integrated health and wellbeing                 • Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
                                                                                              strategy to support building and re-skilling
                                                                                              a future-ready, diverse workforce

                                                                                            • Support all employees to develop a personalised          • Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
                                                                                              growth plan to reflect the future skills needed to
                                                                                              respond to the changing and digitised nature of work

                                                                                            • Increase gender representation: 35%                      • Sept 2016 – Dec 20251   2020: 29.5% women
                                                                                              women in senior roles with an interim target                                       in senior roles
                                                                                              of Dec 2020: 30% (Not achieved)

                                                                                            • Increase our ‘Culture of Inclusion’ score to 84.5%       • Jan 2020 – Dec 2024     2020: 81.7%
                                                                                              with an interim target: Dec 2021: 80%

Environment                              Reducing our own impact on the
                                         environment will protect our planet
                                                                                            • Reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions
                                                                                              (Scope 1 and 2) to net zero by 2030 with an
                                                                                                                                                       • Jan 2019 – Dec 2030     2020: 117,859 tCO2e

                                         for the benefit of our communities                   interim target: Dec 2025: 60,000 tCO2e

                                                                                            • Source all energy from renewable sources                 • Jan 2020 – Dec 2030     2020: 7.4% sourced

                                                                                            • Reduce our Scope 3 value chain emissions                 • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020     2020: 63.9% reduction
                                                                                              from business travel by 7%                                                         Due to reduced travel

                                                                                            • Introduce an emissions offset programme                  • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020
                                                                                              for Scope 3 travel emissions

                                                                                            • Join the Climate Group ‘RE100’                           • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020

                                                                                            • Reduce annual office paper use                           • Jan 2012 – Dec 2020     2020: 11.20kg/FTE/year
                                                                                              by 57% to 10kg/FTE/year

                                                                                            • Reduce waste by 50% per colleague                        • Jan 2020 – Dec 2025     2020: 64kg/FTE/year
                                                                                              to 40kg/FTE/year

                                                                                            • Recycle 90% of waste                                     • Jan 2020 – Dec 2025     2020: 23% recycled
                                                                                                                                                                                 Down from 35% in 2019

Concluded in the year                    Ongoing Aspirations                                1. Target date changed from Dec 2024 to Dec 2025.
     Achieved       Not achieved             On track    Not on track

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Aspirations – Responsible Company continued

Aspirations                                                                                Target                                                        Target date             Progress

Conduct                                  Good conduct and high ethical standards
                                         are essential in achieving fair outcomes
                                                                                           • Learn from risks identified through concerns raised
                                                                                             via our Speaking Up programme and conduct plans
                                                                                                                                                         • Ongoing

                                         for our clients                                     and publish an annual Threats and Themes Report

                                                                                           • Develop enhanced internal policies and                      • Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
                                                                                             guidelines on privacy, data ethics and algorithmic
                                                                                             fairness, and embed a new governance
                                                                                             framework for all data-related risks

Financial Crime                          Financial crime has serious social and
                                         economic consequences, harming
                                                                                           • Tackle financial crimes such as the laundering of the
                                                                                             proceeds of the illegal wildlife trade by contributing
                                                                                                                                                         • Ongoing

Compliance                               individuals and communities                         to the development of red flags for financial flows,
                                                                                             training frontline staff to identify potential suspicious
                                                                                             transactions and participating in public-private
                                                                                             partnerships to share intelligence and good practices

                                                                                           • Deliver at least 18 correspondent banking academies         • Jan 2020 – Dec 2020   2020: 18 Corresponding
                                                                                                                                                                                 Banking Academies
                                                                                                                                                                                 delivered

Concluded in the year                    Ongoing Aspirations
     Achieved       Not achieved             On track    Not on track

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Pillar 3
                                                          Overview                                              While some were delayed or paused, many           In 2021, we will continue to advance our
                                                          In 2020, we increased support for communities         programmes overcame COVID-19 restrictions         Aspirations with a focus on reaching more
                                                                                                                by moving to alternative methods of delivery.     girls through Goal, which is slightly off track

Inclusive
                                                          in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We
                                                          invested $95.7 million, including the COVID-19                                                          due to COVID-19, allocating COVID-19
                                                                                                                Goal, our girls’ empowerment programme,
                                                          Global Charitable Fund, in communities and 26                                                           economic recovery funding through the
                                                                                                                replaced its sports-based sessions with a new

Communities                                               per cent of employees took part in volunteering.                                                        Standard Chartered Foundation, sharing skills
                                                                                                                digital curriculum delivered through phone
                                                          Despite COVID-19 restrictions limiting                                                                  through employee volunteering and building
                                                                                                                messaging, radio or online. In 2020, Goal
                                                          volunteering, employees still contributed more                                                          partnerships through the Futuremakers
                                                                                                                reached more than 56,000 girls and young
                                                          than 36,000 volunteering days to communities,                                                           Forum, focused on the future of work.
                                                                                                                women, and more than 646,000 girls between
                                                          many taking advantage of new opportunities            2006 and 2020. Youth to Work reached
                                                          for virtual volunteering.                             more than 19,000 young people through
                                                          Vulnerable and disadvantaged young people             employability projects and we reached almost      We reached more than
                                                          have been hit hard by the economic impact of
                                                          the pandemic. Through Group donations and
                                                                                                                6,500 young people and small businesses
                                                                                                                through entrepreneurship activities including     168,000 young people
                       Sustainable
                                                          fundraising from our employees and clients, we        our Women in Technology Incubators.
                                                                                                                                                                  through Futuremakers
                                                          surpassed our $50 million target and provided         During 2020, we developed new tools to
                         Finance
                                                          funding of $52.8 million through the COVID-19         measure Futuremakers’ impact, including a         programmes
                                                          Global Charitable Fund. This includes donations       theory of change and results framework to
                                                          of $27.8 million to partners supporting emergency     track progress. Our inaugural Futuremakers
                        Here for                          relief across 59 markets. The remaining $25 million   Forum, involving business leaders, policy
                         good                             will support youth-focused economic recovery          experts, clients and Futuremakers participants,
                                                          projects as part of Futuremakers by Standard          came up with recommendations for
         Responsible                 Inclusive            Chartered. This increases our total commitment        greater youth economic inclusion. These
          Company                  Communities            to Futuremakers from $50 million to $75 million       included improving connections between
                                                          between 2019 and 2023. Fundraising from               young people and employers; resolving
                                                          employees and partners in 2020 raised $3.6 million    the challenges of financing for young
                                                          to support Futuremakers, including support for        entrepreneurs; and sharing best practice
                                                          COVID-19 economic recovery.                           for greater diversity in supply chains.
                                                          We reached more than 168,000 young people             We marked the final year of our partnership
We aim to create more inclusive                           through Futuremakers programmes in 2020,              with The International Agency for the
economies by sharing our skills and                       and more than 366,000 young people between            Prevention of Blindness. Between 2003
                                                                                                                                                                        Building shared capacity
expertise, and developing community                       2019 and 2020 across 35 markets. The Standard         and 2020, we raised $104.2 million through
programmes that transform lives.                          Chartered Foundation is our lead partner in           fundraising and Group matching and reached
                                                          delivering Futuremakers. The roll-out of
                                                          programmes continued in 2020 despite
                                                                                                                more than 250 million people through Seeing
                                                                                                                is Believing, our global initiative to tackle
                                                                                                                                                                       M
                                                                                                                                                                       [[ easuring our
     Our 2021 Sustainability Aspirations
                                                          the challenging environment.                          avoidable blindness. We continued our
                                                                                                                support for the eye health sector through                impact in Ghana]]
                                                                                                                the development of the Vision Catalyst
                                                                                                                Fund and by supporting people with visual
                                                                                                                impairments through Futuremakers.                         Read more

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Pillar 3, Inclusive Communities continued

Aspirations – Inclusive Communities

Aspirations                                                                             Target                                                               Target date                                    Progress

Community                                Everyone deserves economic opportunities
                                         that enable them to learn, earn and grow
                                                                                        • Invest 0.75% of prior year operating
                                                                                          profit (PYOP) in our communities
                                                                                                                                                             • Jan 2006 – Dec 2020                          2020: $95.7 million
                                                                                                                                                                                                            community expenditure,
Engagement                                                                                                                                                                                                  which represents 2.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                                            of PYOP

                                                                                        • Raise $75 million for Futuremakers                                 • Jan 2019 – Dec 2023                          2020: $40.6 million
                                                                                          by Standard Chartered                                                                                             contributed through
                                                                                                                                                                                                            fundraising and donations
                                                                                                                                                                                                            by the Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2019 – 2020: $50 million
                                                                                                                                                                                                            contributed through
                                                                                                                                                                                                            fundraising and donations
                                                                                                                                                                                                            by the Group

                                                                                        • Education: Reach one million girls and                             • Jan 2006 – Dec 2023                          2020: 56,049 girls
                                                                                          young women through Goal                                                                                          participated in Goal
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2006 – 2020: 646,438 girls
                                                                                                                                                                                                            participated in Goal1

                                                                                        • Employability: Reach 100,000 young people                          • Jan 2019 – Dec 2023                          2020: 19,335 young
                                                                                                                                                                                                            people reached
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2019 – 2020: 21,169 young
                                                                                                                                                                                                            people reached

                                                                                        • Entrepreneurship: Reach 50,000 young                               • Jan 2019 – Dec 2023                          2020: 6,419 young people,
                                                                                          people, micro and small businesses                                                                                micro and small businesses
                                                                                                                                                                                                            reached
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2019-2020: 15,668 young
                                                                                                                                                                                                            people, micro and small
                                                                                                                                                                                                            businesses reached

                                                                                        • Support the development of the Vision                              • Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
                                                                                          Catalyst Fund

                                                                                        • Increase participation for employee                                • Jan 2020 – Dec 2023                          2020: 26% employees
                                                                                          volunteering to 55%                                                                                               volunteered

Concluded in the year                    Ongoing Aspirations                            1. The increase in the cumulative reach number from 2019 is due to stating the actual instead of rounded numbers.
     Achieved       Not achieved             On track    Not on track

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                                                       Pillar 1: Sustainable Finance

 2021                                                  Theme                                                                                     Aspiration                                                           Target Date

 Sustainability                                        Infrastructure                       Everyone should have access to safe,                 Facilitate project financing services for $40 billion                Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
                                                                                            reliable and affordable power and                    of infrastructure projects that promote sustainable
                                                                                            infrastructure which transforms lives                development that align to our verified Green and

 Aspirations                                                                                and strengthens economies                            Sustainable Product Framework

                                                       Climate change                       Climate change is one of today’s
                                                                                            greatest challenges and addressing
                                                                                                                                                 Facilitate $35 billion worth of project financing services, M&A
                                                                                                                                                 advisory, debt structuring, transaction banking and lending
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2020 – Dec 2024

                                                                                            it is essential to promote sustainable               services for renewable energy that align to our verified Green
 As part of our commitment to delivering                                                                                                         and Sustainable Product Framework
                                                                                            economic growth
 sustainable and responsible banking, our                                                                                                        Only provide financial services to clients who are:                  Jan 2020 – Jan 2030
 Sustainability Aspirations continue to
                                                                                                                                                 • By Jan 2021, less than 100% dependent on earnings from
 provide a robust set of performance
                                                                                                                                                   thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)
 targets to support sustainable
 outcomes aligned to the UN SDGs.                                                                                                                • By Jan 2025, less than 60% dependent on earnings from
                                                                                                                                                   thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)
                                                                                                                                                 • By Jan 2027, less than 40% dependent on earnings from
                                                                                                                                                   thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)
                                                                                                                                                 • By Jan 2030, less than 5% dependent on earnings from
                                                                                                                                                   thermal coal (based on % EBITDA at group level)

                                                                                                                                                 Commit to measuring, managing and reducing emissions                 Jan 2021 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 associated with our financing of clients to support our
                                                                                                                                                 objective to achieve net zero by 2050. We will develop and
                                                                                                                                                 consult with shareholders, investors, clients and civil society on
                                                                                                                                                 a definition, methodology, targets and timeline

                                                       Entrepreneurs                        Entrepreneurs are the heart of local
                                                                                            economies, creating jobs and
                                                                                                                                                 Provide $15 billion of financing to small business clients
                                                                                                                                                 (Business Banking)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2020 – Dec 2024

                                                                                            empowering people                                    Provide $3 billion of financing to microfinance institutions         Jan 2020 – Dec 2024

                                                       Retail Banking                       Enabling individuals to contribute to
                                                                                            sustainable development through
                                                                                                                                                 Launch a suite of five core sustainability-focused retail
                                                                                                                                                 banking products in selected markets across our footprint
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

                                                                                            core banking products

                                                       Commerce                             Trade creates jobs and contributes
                                                                                            to economies by enabling people
                                                                                                                                                 Bank 10,000 of our clients’ international and domestic
                                                                                                                                                 networks of suppliers and buyers through banking the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2020 – Dec 2024

                                                                                            to connect across borders                            ecosystem programmes

                                                       Digital                              Everyone should have access to
                                                                                            digital banking products enabling
                                                                                                                                                 Roll out digital-only bank in a total of 12 markets                  Jan 2020 – Dec 2021

                                                                                                                                                 Double the number of clients we bank in Africa and the Middle
                                                                                            safe, efficient and inclusive banking                East to 3.2 million

                                                       Impact Finance1                      Innovative financial products and
                                                                                            partnerships can help us solve global
                                                                                                                                                 Develop a tailored Impact Profile for all Private Bank clients
                                                                                                                                                 providing a framework that enables them to understand
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2020 – Dec 2024

                                                                                            development challenges and                           their passions and harness capital market solutions to
                                                                                                                                                 support UN Sustainable Development Goals
                                                                                            improve the lives of millions in
                                                                                            our markets                                          Triple the percentage of sustainable investing Assets Under          Jan 2021 – Dec 2024
                                                                                                                                                 Management

                                                                                                                                                 Roll out Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scores           Jan 2021 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 for single holding investments and funds where applicable
                                                                                                                                                 ESG scores are available from third party data providers

                                                       Pillar 2: Responsible Company

                                                       Theme                                                                                     Aspiration                                                           Target Date

                                                       People                               Our people are our greatest asset,
                                                                                            and our diversity drives our business
                                                                                                                                                 Embed an integrated health and wellbeing strategy to
                                                                                                                                                 support building and re-skilling a future-ready, diverse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2020 – Dec 2021

                                                                                            success                                              workforce

                                                                                                                                                 Support all employees to develop a personalised growth plan          Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 to reflect the future skills needed to respond to the changing
                                                                                                                                                 and digitised nature of work

                                                                                                                                                 Increase gender representation: 35% women in senior roles            Sept 2016 – Dec 2025

                                                                                                                                                 Increase our ‘Culture of Inclusion’ score to 84.5% with an           Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
                                                                                                                                                 interim target:
                                                                                                                                                 • Dec 2021: 80%

                                                       Environment                          Reducing our own impact on the
                                                                                            environment will protect our planet
                                                                                                                                                 Reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2)
                                                                                                                                                 to net zero by 2030 with interim targets:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jan 2019 – Dec 2030

                                                                                            for the benefit of our communities                   • Dec 2021: 106,000 tCO2e
                                                                                                                                                 • Dec 2025: 60,000 tCO2e

                                                                                                                                                 Source all energy from renewable sources                             Jan 2020 – Dec 2030

                                                                                                                                                 Join the Climate Group ‘RE100’                                       Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

                                                                                                                                                 Achieve and maintain flight emissions 28% lower than our 2019        Jan 2021 – Dec 2023
                                                                                                                                                 baseline of 94,000 tonnes

                                                                                                                                                 Reduce waste per colleague to 40kg/FTE/year                          Jan 2020 – Dec 2025

                                                                                                                                                 Recycle 90% of waste                                                 Jan 2020 – Dec 2025

                                                                                                                                                 Develop a methodology to measure Scope 3 emissions from              Jan 2021 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 our supply chain

                                                                                                                                                 Offset all residual emissions from our operations (Scope 1           Jan 2021 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 and 2, Scope 3 flights, waste and data centres)

                                                       Conduct                              Good conduct and high ethical
                                                                                            standards are essential in achieving
                                                                                                                                                 Learn from risks identified through concerns raised via our
                                                                                                                                                 Speaking Up programme and conduct plans and publish an
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ongoing

                                                                                            fair outcomes for our clients                        annual Threats and Themes Report

                                                                                                                                                 Develop enhanced internal policies and guidelines on privacy,        Jan 2020 – Dec 2021
                                                                                                                                                 data ethics and algorithmic fairness, and embed a new
                                                                                                                                                 governance framework for all data-related risks

                                                       Financial Crime                      Financial crime has serious social
                                                                                            and economic consequences,
                                                                                                                                                 Tackle financial crimes by contributing to developing
                                                                                                                                                 typologies and red flags for financial flows, training frontline
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ongoing

                                                       Compliance                           harming individuals and                              staff to identify potential suspicious transactions, and
                                                                                                                                                 participating in public-private partnerships to share
                                                                                            communities
                                                                                                                                                 intelligence and good practices

                                                                                                                                                 Deliver at least 50 correspondent banking academies                  Jan 2021 – Dec 2023

                                                       Pillar 3: Inclusive Communities

                                                       Theme                                                                                     Aspiration                                                           Target Date

                                                       Community                                Everyone deserves economic
                                                                                                opportunities that enable them
                                                                                                                                                 Invest 0.75% of prior year operating profit (PYOP) in our
                                                                                                                                                 communities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ongoing

                                                       Engagement                               to learn, earn and grow                          Raise $75m for Futuremakers by Standard Chartered                    Jan 2019 – Dec 2023

                                                                                                                                                 Education: Reach one million girls and young women through           Jan 2006 – Dec 2023
                                                                                                                                                 Goal

                                                                                                                                                 Employability: Reach 100,000 young people                            Jan 2019 – Dec 2023

                                                                                                                                                 Entrepreneurship: Reach 50,000 young people, micro and               Jan 2019 – Dec 2023
                                                                                                                                                 small businesses

                                                                                                                                                 Increase participation for employee volunteering to 55%              Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
                                                       1. This Aspiration has been updated for 2021 to reflect a measurement basis of Assets Under Management instead of portion of solutions.

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                                                              Sustainable Finance

                                                              Microfinance                                                                                                            2020   2019     2018

Data                                                          Loans extended ($ million)                                                                                             509.5    710     690

                                                              Employees trained in environmental and social risk management                                                           2020   2019     2018

                                                              Employees trained      1
                                                                                                                                                                                     1,604   1,149   1,308
                                                              1. Employees targeted for training are those in client-facing roles and relevant support teams.
     Pillar 1
                                                              Environmental and social risk management                                                                                2020   2019     2018

     Pillar 2                                                 Number of transactions reviewed                                                                                        1,090   1,127    827

                                                                                                                                                                                      2020   2019     2018
     Pillar 3                                                 Transactions by Sector                                                                                                   (%)    (%)      (%)

                                                              Agribusiness                                                                                                             5.3      9      7.4

     Environment                                              Chemicals & Manufacturing                                                                                               23.1     20    20.4
                                                              Dams & Hydropower                                                                                                        0.7     1.4     1.6
                                                              Forestry                                                                                                                 2.0     1.1    0.4
                                                              Fossil Fuel Power                                                                                                        9.3    8.3     12.7
                                                              Infrastructure & Transport                                                                                              20.3    17.2    11.6
                                                              Mining & Metals                                                                                                          8.7    8.7      8.8
                                                              Other                                                                                                                   12.8    17.6    19.6
                                                              Nuclear Energy                                                                                                           0.1    0.4      0.5
                                                              Oil & Gas                                                                                                               10.9    9.9      8.7
                                                              Palm Oil                                                                                                                 2.0     1.8     1.6
                                                              Renewables                                                                                                               4.4    4.2      2.5
                                                              Ship Recycling                                                                                                           0.1     0.1     0.1
                                                              Tobacco                                                                                                                  0.2    0.3      0.1

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Sustainability Summary 2020

Sustainability
                                                                      Equator Principles                             Project finance mandates                       Project-related corporate loans
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Project advisory
                                                                                                                Cat A 1             Cat B 2      Cat C 3           Cat A               Cat B          Cat C         mandates

Data
                                                                      Total 2017                                     1                  95            1                1                   2             –                   1
                                                                      Total 2018                                    4                    7            –                –                   –             –                  3
                                                                      Total 2019                                    6                    7            –                1                    1            2                  –
                                                                       Total 2020                                   4                   8             –               2                    1             –                  –

     Pillar 1
                                                                       2020
                                                                      Sector
     Pillar 2                                                         Mining                                         –                   –            –                –                   –             –
                                                                      Infrastructure                                 –                   –            –                –                   1             –
     Pillar 3                                                         Oil & Gas                                      1                  2                              1
                                                                      Renewables                                    2                   5                              –                   –             –
     Environment                                                      Telecoms                                       –                   –            –                –                   –             –
                                                                      Power                                          1                   1                             –                   –             –
                                                                      Other                                          –                   –            –                1                   –             –
                                                                      Region

1. ‘Cat A’ or Category A are projects with potential
                                                                      GCNA                                           1                   –            –                1
    significant adverse environmental and social risks and/           ASA                                            –                  3             –                –                   –             –
    or impacts that are diverse, irreversible or
    unprecedented                                                     Americas                                      2                   4             –                1                   –             –
2. ‘Cat B’ or Category B are projects with potential limited         EA                                             1                   1                             –                    1            –
    adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts
    that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely          Designation4
    reversible and readily addressed through mitigation               Designated                                     1                   1            –                –                   1             –
    measures
3. ‘Cat C’ or Category C are projects with minimal or no             Non-Designated                                3                   7             –               2                    –             –
   adverse environmental and social risks and/or impacts              Independent Review
4. ‘Designation’ is split into designated and non-
    designated countries. Designated countries are
                                                                      Yes                                           4                   8             –               2                    1             –
    deemed by the Equator Principles to have robust                   No                                             –                   –            –                –                   –             –
    environmental and social governance, legislation
    systems and institutional capacity designed to protect
    their people and the natural environment. Non-
    designated countries are countries that are not found
    on the list of designated countries. The list of countries
    can be found at www.equator-principles.com
5. T
    o align with the Equator Principles reporting
   requirements, the data in this document has been
   restated since our 2019 Annual Report. The information
   restated includes the change of 1 financial product,
   1 country and 1 industry.

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Sustainability Summary 2020

Sustainability
                                                              People
                                                              Global                                         2020               2019    % change1      Employment type                 2020      2019    % change

Data                                                          Full-time equivalent (FTE)
                                                              Headcount (year end)
                                                                                                           83,601
                                                                                                           83,657
                                                                                                                          84,332
                                                                                                                          84,398
                                                                                                                                              (0.9)
                                                                                                                                              (0.9)
                                                                                                                                                       Business FTE
                                                                                                                                                       Business headcount
                                                                                                                                                                                     34,883
                                                                                                                                                                                     34,905
                                                                                                                                                                                               37,091
                                                                                                                                                                                                37,117
                                                                                                                                                                                                            (6.0)
                                                                                                                                                                                                            (6.0)
                                                                   Employed workers                        82,084         82,494              (0.5)    Business female headcount     18,016    19,254       (6.4)
                                                                   Fixed term workers                       1,573          1,904              (17.4)
                                                              Non-employed workers (NEW)                    11,632         11,104              4.8     Support services FTE          48,717    47,241         3.1
     Pillar 1
                                                                   Non-outsourced NEW2                      5,765          6,102              (5.5)    Support services headcount    48,752    47,281         3.1
                                                                   Outsourced NEW3                          5,867          5,002               17.3    Female support services
     Pillar 2                                                                                                                                          headcount                     19,997    19,626         1.9
                                                              Headcount (12-month average)                 84,740         83,938                1.0

     Pillar 3                                                                                                                                          Region                          2020      2019    % change
                                                              Male
                                                                                                                                                       GCNA FTE                      20,045    20,842       (3.8)
                                                                   FTE                                     45,632        45,504                0.3
     Environment                                                                                                                                       GCNA headcount                20,057    20,857       (3.8)
                                                                   Headcount                               45,644         45,518               0.3
                                                                                                                                                       GCNA female headcount         12,779    13,244       (3.5)
                                                              Female
                                                                   FTE                                     37,969         38,828              (2.2)
                                                                                                                                                       ASA FTE                       48,312    47,597         1.5
                                                                   Headcount                               38,013        38,880               (2.2)
                                                                                                                                                       ASA headcount                 48,328    47,619         1.5
                                                                                                                                                       ASA female headcount          18,831    18,909       (0.4)
                                                              Nationalities                                    131              129             1.6

                                                              Position type                                  2020               2019    % change
                                                                                                                                                       AME FTE                       10,694     11,579      (7.6)

                                                              Executive and                                                                            AME headcount                 10,695     11,581      (7.7)
                                                              non-executive director                           13                13               –    AME female headcount           4,652     4,966       (6.3)
                                                              Female executive and
                                                              non-executive director                            4                 4               –    EA FTE                         4,550     4,314         5.5
                                                                                                                                                       EA headcount                   4,577     4,341         5.4
                                                              Senior management4                            4,196          4,076                2.9    EA female headcount             1,751     1,761      (0.6)
                                                              Female senior management                      1,236           1,162              6.4

                                                              Rest of employees                            79,461         80,322               (1.1)
                                                              Female rest of employees                     36,777          37,718             (2.5)

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