According to a press release, Standard Chartered (SC) Pakistan was awarded for its efforts in diversity and inclusion in June 2025. The bank was given the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Diamond Recognition Award by the Employer`s Federation of Pakistan, acknowledging its dedication to creating a gender-inclusive workspace.

SC Pakistan has a diversity ratio of 29 per cent. For the last two years, the bank has sponsored the country`s largest career fair for differently-abled job seekers, connecting over 900 youths with more than 40 prospective employers. The bank has also been proactive in engaging the wider industry by initiating the first-ever roundtable for banking industry human resource heads to promote disability-confident hiring practices.m