At Standard Chartered, we’re committed to building a sustainable business that contributes to the local economy and community we operate in. This is what we mean when we say we’re Here for good. Read more about our approach to sustainability here.

We’re the first bank to be accorded enhanced “Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank” privileges by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Our community strategy focuses on supporting charities and causes that are locally relevant and impactful. In line with our commitment to sustainable economic and social development, we will continue to step up our community efforts along with deepening our presence in Singapore.

Futuremakers by Standard Chartered is our global youth economic empowerment initiative which aims to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion. We do so by helping disadvantaged young people, predominantly women, improve their economic skills and prospects. Globally, we enabled almost 89,000 jobs for disadvantaged young people from 2019 to 2024. Read about our Futuremakers Impact Report here.

Some of our notable support includes:

• Youth Employment for Success (Y.E.S.) in partnership with Daughters Of Tomorrow: Supports young women in building confidence, agency, and capacity to work through targeted job readiness training, connecting work-ready participants to stable employment opportunities, and providing post-employment support to enhance job retention, advancement, and well-being.
• Sneak Peek Programme, in partnership with SG Her Empowerment: Provided opportunities for more than 200 less-privileged girls to gain exposure and cultural capital beyond their immediate environment through learning visits.
• Women in Entrepreneurship (WiE) Incubator, in partnership with Singapore Management University’s Lien Centre for Social Innovation: Supported 20 female-led enterprises to gain access to mentorship, network, resources, and support needed to thrive.
• Family Empowerment Programme, in partnership with AWWA and Temasek Trust: Helped 315 beneficiaries across 75 lower-income families prioritise their long-term employment, skills-training, and education goals.
• #SheEmployed Programme, in partnership with Generation Singapore: Supported the employment and employability of 135 young women and placed the majority in healthcare-related roles.

Employee Volunteering

We offer every employee three days of paid volunteering leave annually. Harnessing our employees’ talents and desire for doing good, we cultivate a culture of giving through volunteering opportunities with our community partners and supporting Futuremakers initiatives.

In 2024, our employees worldwide contributed over 64,000 days of their time to volunteer. In Singapore, over 50% of our colleagues volunteered at least once and contributed over 43,000 hours (including over 5,700 hours of skills-based volunteering) to the community in support of locally relevant social causes.

We work closely with our community partners, social service agencies, corporates, and government agencies to strengthen our social compact in building a more inclusive and caring society. Check out our Community Impact Factsheet here.

We are honoured and humbled to be recognised for our corporate giving efforts, which serve as a strong testament of our dedication to be Here for good.