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Net Zero From the Inside Out: How CIB Are Doing It

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Virtual Responsible Business Webinar

Sun, Feb 6, 2022

4 PM – 5:30 PM (GMT+2)

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Flyer for Net Zero From the Inside Out: How CIB Are Doing It

As Egypt prepares for COP27, commitment to reducing the environmental footprint is a pressing need across all sectors. Sustainable finance is a growing area in Egypt, necessary to accelerate net-zero efforts locally and prepare it for a new era of green recovery. This webinar, held as part of Business Forward's campaign on responsible business This is how I moved my #BusinessForward, features CIB Egypt's Dalia Abdelkader, chief sustainability officer, and Rami Kassab, sustainability innovation manager, who will dive into the principles of responsible banking, the Net Zero Banking Alliance, green bonds and reducing the ecological footprint. Professor Ali Awni, director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy, Civic Engagement and Responsible Business, moderated the talk. The webinar will also include a Q&A session.

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Dalia Abdelkader

Chief Sustainability Officer

Commercial International Bank (CIB Egypt)

Dalia Abdelkader is the chief sustainability officer of the Commercial International Bank (CIB Egypt). Spearheading the discipline of sustainable finance since 2003, Abdelkader assumes several leading roles, including representing the MENA region in the UNEP FI Banking Board "Principles for Responsible Banking," representing Africa in the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) Steering Committee and being a member of the Regional Advisory Board for Sustainable Finance.

Rami Kassab

Sustainability Innovation Manager

Commercial International Bank (CIB Egypt)

Rami Kassab is the sustainability innovation manager at CIB Egypt. Kassab joined CIB in 2014 and is currently part of the Sustainable Finance Department, responsible for reporting on CIB's Environmental Footprint (Ecological Footprint), implementing sustainable, innovative solutions and integrating environmental and social governance (ESG) aspects into the bank's operations.

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