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Standard Chartered tackles class barriers in finance with new initiatives

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Standard Chartered is actively addressing socio-economic diversity within its workforce, aiming to dismantle barriers that prevent individuals from lower-income backgrounds from advancing to senior roles. The bank is collecting data on employee backgrounds, a step not mandated in the UK financial sector, to better understand and tackle these disparities. Initiatives include a talent progression program pairing high-potential employees with senior sponsors and outreach to first-year university students to build a more inclusive pipeline. AI

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Standard Chartered tackles class barriers in finance with new initiatives

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Birchall ·

    ‘Where you come from shouldn’t dictate where you finish’: How Standard Chartered is taking on the banking industry’s class problem

    Finance chief Darren Ellis is pushing socio-economic mobility up the agenda at Standard Chartered and, in doing so, is making the bank a more supportive and inclusive place to work.

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