Our Sustainable Finance Impact Report outlines how the projects within our Sustainable Finance asset portfolio help close critical financing gaps and support practical solutions, strengthening resilience, enabling inclusive growth and delivering measurable outcomes.
“As a committed and repeat issuer of sustainable debt, we are using our unique expertise and network to mobilise long-term funding and direct it towards the communities and economies that need it most,” says Group Chief Executive Bill Winters.
“Financing an offshore wind project in Egypt helps abate nearly nine times the amount of CO₂ than a comparable project in the UK. Examples like this reinforce the importance of channelling sustainable finance towards markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and we will continue to leverage our balance sheet to deliver financial solutions that support inclusive, long-term growth,” says Roberto Hoornweg, CEO, Corporate & Investment Banking.
“This year, we exceeded our target of generating USD1 billion of income from our Sustainable Finance franchise, underscoring that delivering real-world impact also makes commercial sense,” says Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer.
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USD Sustainable Finance assets in our Sustainable Finance asset portfolio¹
70%
of these assets are located in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
6.94 m
tonnes CO₂ emissions avoided (2.88m achieved and 4.06m expected)
Supporting clients in our markets
Over the reporting period, we helped avoid 6.94m tonnes CO₂ (of which 2.88m tCO₂ achieved and 4.06m tCO₂ expected), and enabled 32,580 loans to small and medium enterprises and over 1 million microfinance loans.
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 provide financial services to clients, sectors and markets that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions however we’re committed to managing our environmental and social risks and to becoming net zero in our financed emissions by 2050.
As of 30 September 2025. Assets eligible for inclusion in our Sustainable Finance asset portfolio are those which align to the eligible activities set out in our Sustainability Bond Framework.
Supporting Indonesia’s net zero target through floating solar
As Indonesia works toward its net zero emissions target by 2060, scaling renewable energy is critical.
Today, renewables account for less than 15 per cent of Indonesia’s electricity mix, underscoring the urgency of accelerating clean power deployment.
DEG, Proparco and Standard Chartered have jointly agreed to finance the 92 MWp Saguling floating solar project in West Java.
The project mobilises USD60 million under the Indonesian Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and represents the country’s first JETP-aligned solar investment.
Once operational, Saguling is expected to reduce emissions by at least 63,100 tonnes of CO₂ annually and increase Indonesia’s solar generation capacity by around 13 per cent, demonstrating strong public–private momentum behind the national energy transition.
Advancing water security through desalination in arid regions
Desalination is a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s water security strategy, with the Kingdom aiming to meet 90 per cent of its water needs through desalinated seawater by 2030, increasingly powered by renewable energy.
Standard Chartered is supporting this objective through project financing for the Yanbu-4 Independent Water Project and associated transmission pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
The project enables the development of a 450,000 m³/day reverse-osmosis desalination plant and a 39 km pipeline supplying potable water to communities in the Makkah and Madinah regions.
The facility integrates on-site solar generation, meeting up to 20 per cent of the plant’s specific power consumption and enhancing its environmental performance. The project is expected to strengthen water security for up to 1.5 million residents and support long-term socio-economic development aligned with national infrastructure priorities.
Angola’s public healthcare system faces capacity constraints driven by rapid urbanisation and associated population growth.
Expanding access to quality healthcare infrastructure is therefore critical to improving health outcomes and social resilience.
Standard Chartered provided EUR149 million in social financing to the Angolan Ministry of Finance to support the construction of a new 250-bed hospital in Kalimba, near Luanda.
The seven-storey facility will include a specialist burns unit alongside emergency, paediatric, surgical and geriatric services, significantly enhancing healthcare access for surrounding communities and supporting national development priorities.
