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| R. Seetharaman, Doha Bank Group CEO |
Doha Bank as one of the major sponsors of the Doha Green Conference has shown its dedication and commitment towards greening the environment. This is the first Doha Green Conference in Qatar, held at Moevenpick Towers and Suites which focuses on sustainable buildings, water and renewable energy. It was attended by industry professionals, businessmen, Government, NGOs, private and public sectors.
The Conference also covered Market Transformation towards Sustainability, Setting new Qatar specific sustainable building code, Green Building Case studies, the Importance of Marine Environment for Urban Development, Sustainable Water Management, Renewable Energy and Recycling Strategies.
The two-day event was organized by Sesam Business Consultants in collaboration with the Friends of Environment Centre and UNESCO. Dr. Saif Ali Al Hajri, Chairman of Friends of Environment Centre, Dr. Benno Boer of UNESCO, Saleh Sourour of the National Commission and R. Seetharaman, Doha Bank Group CEO has attended the event. Speaking at the Doha Green Conference lately, R. Seetharaman stressed the dangers of climate change currently the world is facing and what can be done to help save the environment by financial institutions and other industries hand in hand with the communities in which they operate. He also stressed the need to drastically reduce the environmental impact we are making in our endeavors through reimagining and redefining them in order to leave a lesser impact.
He further briefed the conference about numerous initiatives Doha Bank has taken in helping save the environment under the Bank’s Green Banking Initiatives. Seetharaman urged financial institutions to take leadership in help saving the environment and be driven by green values in conducting Banking activities. Banks just as any other business leave a carbon footprint on the environment through consumption of fossil fuel and forest reserves in many of its activities. Reducing that carbon footprint has to be given a prominence by banks while taking proactive measures to lead our community to follow us in helping the environment, using the unique social standing of a bank. Doha Bank, as a forward-thinking and socially responsible bank is on the forefront of environmental advocacy against global warming and climate change, local air and water pollution, waste management and loss of biodiversity. The Bank is vision-driven supporting its future activities, progress and expansion with more diverse portfolio by integrating environmental and social considerations into its product design, mission policy and strategies. It supports environmental sustainability and education by reaching out on both the public and private sectors to act together on domestic and global environmental issues, key challenges and sustainable development.
R. Seetharaman, explaining the groundbreaking initiatives taken by Doha Bank to make its products and processes more efficient highlighted following as key initiatives the Bank has taken in the recent past to be a greener bank that cares for its stakeholders who together will benefit from such green initiatives.
R. Seetharaman urged greater support from people, governments and agencies, and private sector in joining hands to make a lasting positive impact on the environment and stressed the need to be responsible corporate citizens.
