Standard Bank Bangladesh unveils its first-ever sustainability report

It made use of the GRI Standards.

Standard Bank Bangladesh has launched its first-ever sustainability report.

The bank made use of the GRI Standards, a set of ESG-linked guidelines for reportage that is outlined by the non-profit organization Global Reporting Initiative.

Through this report, Standard Bank “has taken a very responsible step towards taking care of the triple bottom line–profit, people, and planet–and proven its commitment toward a sustainable future, said Md Touhidul Alam Khan, chairman of the bank’s Sustainability Reporting Committee.

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“Only our actions may endorse our concerns to the wellbeing of this world and our responsibilities to the generations to come,” Khan said.

The event was graced by Standard Bank chairman Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed; managing director and CEO Khondoker Rashed Maqsood; and Khan, additional managing director. Also present are other members of the Sustainability Reporting Committee.

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