Mideast businesses urged to sign up for ‘Living Business’ programme
10 Mar 2021 - 9:05
Elie Maroun El Asmar, Head of Commercial Banking in Qatar
The Peninsula
Doha: Businesses in Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that want to improve their approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are encouraged to register for the second edition of the Living Business programme.
The programme, organised by Globally, get in the Ring and HSBC, aims to improve the sustainability of businesses by helping them deliver a significant ESG enhancement initiative.
Participants will be provided with one-on-one coaching with ESG experts to help them achieve their goals. The companies that show the most promise will present their initiatives at the UK pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, with winners invited to attend a course at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership at The University of Cambridge.
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The webinar focused on how companies are weathering the current crisis and how they are planning to make their enterprises more agile and more resilient. Guest speakers included Warwick Long, head of commercial banking, UK Non Ring-fenced Bank & Europe International, HSBC Bank plc; Joyce Grech, head of commercial banking, HSBC Bank Malta; economist JP Fabri; and Joe Schembri, chief officer, TradeMalta, who moderated the discussion.