Standard Bank
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank shares its climate-related financial disclosure report
Standard Bank Group has published its first climate-related financial disclosure report, a significant milestone for the group.
Finance and Policy
Equipping women farmers in Africa for long-term success
Despite complications created by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, UN Women and Standard Bank are equipping women farmers in Africa with skills and resources to grow their businesses for long term success.
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank partnership closes sustainability-linked loan
Equites has closed a sustainability-linked loan with Standard Bank aimed at promoting the achievement of various environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) targets.
Renewable energy
Flexible energy systems for Africa accelerated by crises
Responding to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s first budget speech since the merger of the two departments, Standard Bank Group says the COVID-19 crisIs highlights that Africa needs to develop flexible energy systems.
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank committed to sustainability, says CEO
Standard Bank CEO, Sim Tshabalala, affirmed the bank's commitment to a just transition away from carbon-intensive economic activity, promoting sustainability.
Business and markets
Standard Bank board: Fossil fuel ties brought to light
Seven of the Standard Bank board are conflicted on climate change-related matters by virtue of their ties to the fossil fuel industry, states Just Share.
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank issues its policy on lending to coal mining projects
Standard Bank has released its Thermal Coal Mining Policy, making it the first bank in South Africa to publicly release a policy on lending to coal mining projects.
Finance and Policy
Africa’s largest green bond is listed on the London Stock Exchange
The IFC has invested $200 million in the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited's green bond placed on the London Stock Exchange.
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank: Policy on financing coal-fired power plants
Standard Bank has issued a finance policy that clearly stipulates the amount of emissions from coal-fired power plants it can finance.
Finance and Policy
Standard Bank AGM: shareholders challenge board, favour the climate
In a first for South Africa, at a Standard Bank AGM held on 30 May shareholders challenged the board and favoured the climate.
