Our New Campaign: Good enough will never change the world

Standard Chartered is launching a global campaign that takes its ‘Here for good’ brand promise and poses a new tougher challenge: ‘Good enough will never change the world’.

Launched in 2010, ‘Here for good’ showed how a bank could be a force for good by promoting economic activity that has a positive social impact. The new campaign retains the original brand promise but sharpens our focus on how banks can help tackle some of the problems that stand in the way of global prosperity and commerce.

Behind the ‘Good enough will never change the world’ campaign is an eighteen-month deep-dive into the values underpinning Standard Chartered and ‘Here for good’. The project included hundreds of client interviews and collected inputs and values of our 85,000 colleagues.

The campaign showcases a series of inspirational short films featuring people who accomplished extraordinary things because they wouldn’t settle for ‘good enough’. Directed by award-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia, the launch video stars Jamaican sprinter and Olympic champion Usain Bolt.

Usain added: “I always say ‘never think limits’ and ‘anything is possible’. It is not enough to dream big – you need to push through barriers to realise your dreams,” said Usain Bolt. “When you have an end goal in mind and you’re passionate about it, you can find the will and the strength to break through boundaries and achieve that goal.”

Follow-up videos will tell stories of how companies and clients overcame obstacles to deliver stronger performance or make a difference in emerging markets across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Emma Sheller, Global Head, Brand and Marketing said: “What is really exciting about the next chapter in ‘Here for good’ is that it’s deeply rooted in the Bank’s clients, employees and history. It’s also about being in tune with what’s happening in the world. We set the bar high with ‘Here for good’. Now we are setting it higher with ‘Good enough will never change the world’.”

Standard Chartered will roll out the new campaign messaging from April 30 via TV, print and outdoor advertising. The new ads will run on platforms such as CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia and the BBC, including a content partnership with BBC Storyworks that will go live in June. British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates and Singapore Airlines flights will also carry the ads. The campaign will also appear on out-of-home billboards and radio.

The campaign kicks off today in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. It will roll out in 2018 in phases across the rest of the Bank’s footprint. To watch the ‘Champions’ film and find out more please visit https://www.sc.com/hereforgood

For more information, please contact:

Stéphanie J. Batot
Director, Retail Banking Communications
+65 6596 0166