Mobilising capital to support the transition

To deliver against the goals of the Paris Agreement, all sectors of the global economy, including hard-to-abate industries, need to decarbonise.

Transition finance has a role to play in supporting the transition as part of a broad portfolio of solutions – especially across high-emitting sectors like transport, energy, and agriculture – where the need to transition to low-carbon business models is acute and capital intensive.

Standard Chartered was a first mover on transition finance, publishing our first Transition Finance Framework in 2021, and we continue to support the market to help scale transition finance. Today, we develop solutions that meet diverse financing needs for our clients and across our markets, mobilising capital to finance new technologies and low-carbon infrastructure projects that facilitate and scale growth.

We’re committed to supporting our clients on their decarbonisation journeys, leveraging our extensive global network and in-depth sector expertise.

Ben Daly

Global Head, Transition Finance, Standard Chartered

Transition finance insights

Our Transition Finance Insight series looks at what transition finance means across our markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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Standard Chartered has an important role to play in supporting our clients, sectors and markets to deliver net zero, but to do so in a manner that supports livelihoods and promotes sustainable economic growth. We currently provide financial services to clients, sectors and markets that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions however we’re committed to net zero in our own operations by 2025 and in our financed emissions by 2050.

Learn more about our approach.