Standard Chartered Foundation

Who we are

Established in 2019 by Standard Chartered, the Standard Chartered Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, set up to help tackle inequality by promoting greater economic inclusion for under-served young people.  

Why tackle inequality?

Access to jobs, and reducing inequality, is critical to the economic empowerment of young people.   

Globally, 20 per cent of young people are not in employment, education or training.

Most of these young people are in markets where Standard Chartered operates.

Inequality significantly affects under-served young people who often can’t access the skills and opportunities needed to close the income gap. 

Our response

Working with expert NGOs, Foundation programmes focus on young people, primarily women and people with disabilities, in the areas of employability and entrepreneurship. We help:

• Young people gain skills and decent employment 
• Young entrepreneurs to build thriving microbusinesses and create jobs 

Every programme is inclusive, targeting disability, gender and financial inclusion. 

Our Board Diversity Statement

Standard Chartered Foundation is registered with Companies House in England and Wales as an incorporated charity by a guarantee (as of 29 April 2019, registration number 11968592) and the Charity Commission for England and Wales (as of 19 August 2019, registration number 1184946).

All Board of Trustees’ appointments are based on merit with each candidate assessed against objective criteria, with the prime consideration of maintaining and enhancing the Board’s overall effectiveness. The principles of equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded in Foundation operations to help deliver the charity’s purposes and its public benefit requirement.

The Group Board Diversity Policy (the Policy) recognises the benefit of having a Board made up of individuals with a diverse mix of gender, social and ethnic backgrounds, knowledge, personal attributes, skills and experience.

The Policy applies to the Foundation Board of Trustees. In order to enhance the diversity of the Board of Trustees, The Foundation is committed to:

• Ensuring that our Board and committees reflect the diverse markets in which we operate.
• Ensuring the Board of Trustees comprises a good balance of skills, experience, knowledge, perspective and varied backgrounds.

Standard Chartered Foundation Secretariat

The Foundation Secretariat supports all related governance, financial and operational matters for the Board of Trustees. 

• Ai Nakagawa – Head, Community Programmes 
• Kate Sullam – Head, Impact Measurement, Insights & Engagement
• Zane du Toit – Director, Finance & Governance  
• Victoria Hendricks – Coordinator, Governance & Operations 

Standard Chartered Foundation is a registered UK charity

Registered with UK Companies House (Company number 11968592 ) and the Charity Commission of England and Wales (Charity number 1184946)