NBB participates in ‘Green Up’ project to promote environmental awareness and air quality enhancement

NBB participates in ‘Green Up’ project to promote environmental awareness and air quality enhancement

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has partnered with CleanUp Bahrain (CUB), a local non-profit environmental organisation, to finance its latest initiative; the Green Up Project. The new project, in collaboration with the Southern Municipality, aims to plant a total of 810 trees along the 16 December Highway covering project phase two and three to help absorb around 8.5 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide within 5 years, help mitigate air pollution, and improve temperature in this congested area. Emphasising the bank’s ongoing spread of environmental awareness, this latest initiative seeks to attract different segments of the population to actively participate in enhancing the Kingdom’s environmental future, aligning with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Amongst a list of benefits, trees can help reduce the temperature in a city by up to 7°C, absorb humidity, which is a top priority in the current local climate, and improve air quality while lowering greenhouse gas emissions Commenting on the initiative, Dana Buheji, Group Chief Human Resources & Sustainability Officer at NBB, said: “We are pleased to be a part of the Green Up project, ramping up our efforts to honour NBB’s ongoing commitment towards the preservation and promotion of