June 3, 2019 Standard Bank shareholders vote on South Africa’s first ever climate risk-related shareholder resolution On Thursday 30 May, in a first for South Africa, Standard bank shareholders were called to exercise their voting rights in favour of a climate...
April 18, 2019 Standard Bank goes full Trump on “Clean Coal” The Bank of England recently issued a stark warning to the financial sector: companies need to align their investments with climate action or face the...
July 24, 2018 Bank’s dirty secret continues to undermine their shiny talk Renewable energy is cool. It’s clean, it’s technologically advanced, provides jobs and is cheaper than fossil fuels. In Africa particularly, it is a great way...
October 25, 2017 Mazaska Talk Global Solidarity Action Earlier on today, 25th October, 350Africa alongside student activists from Wits University and the University of Pretoria gathered outside Standard Bank in Rosebank, Johannesburg in...
October 17, 2017 Standard Bank Sets The Record Straight on Financing Lamu South Africa’s Standard Bank has stated they will not fund the proposed Lamu coal-fired power plant in Kenya. This comes despite reports that they were...
