Workshop on sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures begins in Dhaka

Bangladesh Bank, in collaboration with the Joint Impact Model (JIM) Foundation, organised a two-day workshop on "Sustainability and Climate-related Financial Disclosures" at the Eastern Bank's head office in Dhaka today.

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL), UK International Development, and British International Investment (BII) were the strategic partners of the event. BII supported the event under the FCDO-funded IMPACT programme, said a press release.

The workshop underscored the shared vision of fostering sustainable financial practices in Bangladesh, ensuring long-term economic and environmental resilience.

Chowdhury Liakat Ali, director of the Sustainable Finance Department (SFD) at the central bank, reiterated Bangladesh Bank's unwavering commitment to sustainable development and highlighted the importance of this workshop in equipping financial institutions with the tools to meet IFRS S1 sustainability and IFRS S2 climate-related financial disclosure requirements.

Riad Mahmud Chowdhury, deputy managing director and head of corporate banking at EBL, said, "This workshop represents another milestone in our shared journey toward creating a sustainable financial ecosystem."

The workshop brought together approximately 200 senior executives from banks and financial institutions across Bangladesh for a comprehensive capacity-building experience.

Saiful Islam, head of the risk management division of EBL; Rebekah Sharp, stakeholder manager of JIM Foundation; Alex MacGillivray, executive director; Md Kyser Hamid, managing director and CEO at BD Finance; Ahmed Zubaer Mahbub, additional director of the SFD at Bangladesh Bank; Kongkona Sarma, delivery lead at the BII Technical Assistance Facility for Financial Services Group; and Lopa Rahman, ESG officer at the International Finance Corporation, were also present.