Expert of a dialogue on Monday stressed need for further response to meet regulatory expectations for enhancing sustainable finance in Bangladesh.
The dialogue titled ‘Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) for Financial Institutions in Bangladesh’, organized by IFC in collaboration with Switzerland Embassy organized the dialogue at the Pan pacific Sonargoan hotel.
Dr. Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) & Martin Holtmann, Country Manager, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal of International Finance Corporation (IFC) were present in the program as the special guests. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Director General of BIBM chaired the inaugural session.
Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director & CEO of The City Bank Limited; Md. Mahbub ur Rahman, CEO of HSBC Bangladesh; Amitabh Chakrabarty, Additional Director (SFD) of Bangladesh Bank ; Mominul Islam, Managing Director & CEO of IPDC Finance Limited made comments as designated discussants in the dialogue session.
Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib, Professor (Selection Grade) of BIBM chaired the dialogue.
Lopa Rahman, ESG Officer of IFC introduced the project before the audience. The program was jointly organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Bangladesh Bank & Embassy of Switzerland.
More than one hundred participants including senior bank executives, academicians, media representatives, faculty members of BIBM took part in the program.
