Doha Bank participated in the annual Earth Hour celebrations by switching off the lights at its corporate headquarters in West Bay and various branches across Qatar for an hour from 8.30pm yesterday. In a statement, Doha Bank said the move was part of the efforts made to “reinforce its commitment to act against climate change”.
“Doha Bank is known as one of the most active advocates of corporate social responsibility, owing to the numerous green initiatives that we organise and support, including the Al Dana Green Run, Eco-Schools Programme, and beach cleaning and tree planting initiatives, among others. Climate change is a real challenge for the modern world, and organisations have an important responsibility at hand to support the change towards a low-carbon emission future,” said Doha Bank CEO Dr R Seetharaman.
“As every year, we are proud to support the global Earth Hour initiative and raise awareness about energy conservation while continuing to support and advocate our green policies across all areas of our organisation and encouraging our teams to ‘Reduce, Reuse & Recycle’ to minimise resource utilisation and contribute to the efforts of saving our planet,” he added.
Doha Bank’s pioneering work in raising environmental awareness has been recognised over the years through a series of awards and accolades, including the ‘Best Green Bank 2008 at the Industry Awards’ from Bankers Middle East and the ‘Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability’ in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017.
The Doha Bank headquarters during last year’s Earth Hour.
