Summary of Nominee Profile
JT is currently Director, ESRM with the Sustainable Finance team of Standard Chartered Bank. He started engaging with RSPO when he joined Golden Agri Resources (GAR) in 2010, and underwent RSPO Lead Auditor training conducted by Wild Asia.
JT was involved in multiple projects when he was with GAR, including leading the HCS project in collaboration with Greenpeace and TFT (now known as Earthworm Foundation), and supporting GAR’s RSPO certification efforts. He also participated in the 2013 RSPO P&C review and provided feedback during the early phase of the establishment of GHG protocol as well as ZSL’s SPOTT, and was on SPOTT technical committee when he was with Credit Suisse.
An active participant of the FITF (now renamed FICG) since day 1, JT was one of the rotating chairpersons. He was also involved in the sustainability initiatives led by the finance regulators, including Bank Negara and Indonesia OJK. Currently, JT is the Banks and Investors’ substantive member of the 2023 RSPO P&C review taskforce.
Relevant Work Experience
- Dec 2016 to Jun 2022 – VP, Sustainability Risk, Credit Suisse
- Sep 2013 to Sep 2016 – Manager, ESRM, Standard Chartered Bank
- May 2010 to Aug 2013 – Manager, Corp Comms & Sustainability, Golden Agri Resources
Summary of Organisation Profile
A RSPO member since 2006, Standard Chartered plc is a British multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, it operates globally including across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Standard Chartered has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, and OTC Markets Group Pink. The Financial Stability Board considers it a systemically important bank.
Summary of Nominee Profile
Imogen is currently Associate Director, ESRM with the Sustainable Finance team of Standard Chartered Bank. She has 12 years of experience in the energy, water and low carbon sectors.
Imogen managed several flagship Government sustainability programmes to support the UK reach its net zero targets. One of these was a Biofuels Sustainability Scheme, when she worked with the UK Government, regulatory bodies and industry experts to develop restrictive policies and industry standards to ensure qualified biofuels met the sustainability requirements of greenhouse gas emissions and origin criteria.
Imogen also carried out due-diligence checks to confirm compliance with the relevant criteria, including managing applications and audits of the certified fuels.
Prior to this, Imogen spent several years as a water consultant.
Relevant Work Experience
- 2014 to 2022 – Low Carbon Principal Consultant, Gemserv
- 2012 to 2014 – Water Consultant, Ricardo PLC
- 2012 – Water Analyst, Thames Water
- 2011 – Assistant Water Quality Scientist, British Waterways
Summary of Organisation Profile
A RSPO member since 2006, Standard Chartered plc is a British multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, it operates globally including across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Standard Chartered has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, and OTC Markets Group Pink. The Financial Stability Board considers it a systemically important bank.
