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Article

13 Mar 2011

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Business Fights Poverty

Standard Chartered's Social and Economic Impact in Indonesia

[One] of the priorities for all of us interested in harnessing the power of business for development impact is to demonstrate and communicate much more precisely just what that impact is...[One] person – Ethan Kapstein – has been busy over recent years filling this gap...Now his latest report looks at Standard Chartered’s social and economic impact in Indonesia...The Report concludes that the contribution that the bank makes through its core business activities is significant...The Indonesia report identifies seven ways in which Standard Chartered “could deepen its impact”:... * continue to promote best environmental and social practice in Indonesia. * align its sustainability programmes more closely with its financial expertise.... [also refers to SABMiller, Unilever]