As part of its commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and being an active board
member of the Global Compact Network Lebanon (GCNL), Bank Audi applied for the Young SDG Innovators
Program (YSIP), a 9-month program extending from October 2019 to June 2020. This program is designed
to stimulate future business leaders and changemakers to develop and drive innovative solutions through
new technologies, initiatives, and business models, and deliver on their company’s sustainability objectives
to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each participating company was required to choose
an Innovator Team of three members guided by a Champion.
Multiple selection criteria defined the selection among 72 employees who showed interest in the program
and were henceforth initiated, together with their champion and mentor, to embark on their challenge and
find a practical and explicit solution aligned to SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth which Bank
Audi leads at the SDG Council.
This program allowed participants to:
- Engage in accelerated learning opportunities that include online and in-person workshops, case studies,
company visits and forum discussions.
- Connect with other business units and collaborate on innovative projects relative to both the company
and industry.
- Build work relationships through coaching, mentoring and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, and
learn from some of the brightest minds working on sustainability and innovation from around the world.
- Be part of a global network of leading young professionals from some of the top companies across every
continent.