BILL WINTERS TITLE : GROUP CEO
ESG
“ This is not philanthropy , this is not political wokeness . This is to do the right thing for the planet – do the right thing for your business ”
BILL WINTERS GROUP CEO , STANDARD CHARTERED
BILL WINTERS TITLE : GROUP CEO
COMPANY : STANDARD CHARTERED
INDUSTRY : FINANCIAL SERVICES LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Bill Winters joined Standard Chartered as Group CEO in 2015 , having previously been Chairman and CEO at Renshaw Bay LLP . He has also spent almost nine years as an overseer at the International Rescue Committee .
“ We believe our policies are consistent with our regulatory requirements regarding risk management as well as with West Virginia law .”
An HSBC spokesperson in the US said : “ We seek to work with – not boycott – energy companies . Our policies anticipate that we will continue to provide corporate lending and capital markets transaction support to energybased customers to both maintain supplies as well as support an orderly and just transition that helps with the creation of new jobs .”
Another example came in Florida last year , where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that barred state and local officials from investing public money to promote ESG goals and prohibited municipalities from selling ESG bonds . sustainabilitymag . com 65