GIB’s team gears up for participation at Sustainability Forum Middle East 2023

GIB’s team gears up for participation at Sustainability Forum Middle East 2023

Manama – Gulf International Bank (GIB) today announced the participation of its senior executives at the upcoming Sustainability Forum Middle East taking place on 12 January 2023 in the Kingdom of Bahrain focusing on “Business Transition to Net-Zero – the Path Towards a Successful Low-Carbon Future” will be under the patronage of the Minister of Oil and Environment, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, H.E. Dr. Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Daina.

GIB supports the forum as its “ESG Partner” and will be sharing the bank’s insights on strategies for supporting the decarbonisation of the regional economies with more than 300 regional and international business leaders and sustainability experts expected to take part. Representing the bank at the Forum will be Jamal Al Kishi, CEO of GIB B.S.C., and Venetia Bell, GIB Group Chief Sustainability Officer.

Mr. Al Kishi will take part on a panel of senior representatives from global and regional financing institutions and issuers to discuss “The Financial Sector and Funding the Transition”. The session will examine the significant investment and financing required for the region’s decarbonisation and will see GIB share its experience to date and support for the issuance of green financing instruments by the bank itself and for a