Cherishing human capital as a valuable asset, all while recognising the challenges at hand, Bank Audi took an alternative measure to answer business restructuring
needs, namely placing employees on long paid leaves to decrease redundancies and increase efficiency while minimising the social and financial impact. Still, we
maintain our values of gender equality and anti-harmful violations, and our clear intentions in the fields of education and human development.
We continue to be involved, spread the word, and share best CSR
practices through our involvement with various efforts and key activities
across Lebanon.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV): Regional Consultation
Always seeking to make a positive impact in society, Bank Audi’s CSR Unit attended UNV programme’s Regional Consultation meeting on the Plan of Action for Integrating Volunteerism into the 2030 Agenda in the ESCWA Region, in the context of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development as administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Plan of Action is a framework developed by UN member states to help governments, UN agencies, volunteer involving organisations, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector to:
1. Strengthen people’s ownership of the 2030 agenda.
2. Systematically integrate volunteering in national strategies and policies.
3. Measure the impact of volunteering.
Responsible Millennials
The “Responsible Millennials” competition was launched during a CSR university awareness session, to encourage students to think responsibly and come up with a feasible and creative project related to environmental protection which Bank Audi could implement.
12 students presented proposals, out of whom 5 were shortlisted by an external jury composed of a LEED Green Associate, a BREEAM Assessor and EDGE Auditor & Expert at E-eco Solutions, an Executive Managing Director at V4 Advisors, a UNDP Project Officer Climate Change Projects at the Ministry of Environment, a lecturer at USJ, and the Executive Director of CSR Lebanon. On 30 January 2019, the 5 university students presented their proposals live. Below are the final results:
The Regional Consultation engaged stakeholders in highlighting regional perspectives on volunteerism, in accordance with the 2019 theme of the High-Level Political Forum “Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality”. Key findings from the Regional Synthesis Report on Volunteering in the ESCWA region were presented and discussed with participants during the event.
Lobbying for a CSR Law
As part of our drive towards a sustainable nation, we participated with Univeristé Saint-Joseph and its Faculty of Economy on the proposed CSR draft law deposited for vote at Parliament, to create a CSR Label and other incentivising government measures to recognise and reward sustainable projects once mandated from the private sector.
IPT Stakeholders’ Consultations
Mentoring IPT
Under the patronage and in the presence of the Minister of Environment, IPT’s first CSR report was the topic of discussion at a roundtable moderated by our Head of CSR at IPT headquarters.
The meeting brought together partners from all sectors and specialists in the field of sustainability and CSR who shared ideas and opinions about IPT’s CSR strategy which focuses on 3 main pillars: workplace, environment, and community. The discussion concluded on identifying areas for improvement in the future.
This event coincided with the opening of the first IPT sustainable station in Lebanon, where attendees learnt more about the station’s green and sustainable features in a guided tour with experts.
Under the patronage and in the presence of the Minister of Environment, IPT’s first CSR report was the topic of discussion at a roundtable moderated by our Head of CSR at IPT headquarters.
The meeting brought together partners from all sectors and specialists in the field of sustainability and CSR who shared ideas and opinions about IPT’s CSR strategy which focuses on 3 main pillars: workplace, environment, and community. The discussion concluded on identifying areas for improvement in the future.
This event coincided with the opening of the first IPT sustainable station in Lebanon, where attendees learnt more about the station’s green and sustainable features in a guided tour with experts.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV): Regional Consultation
Always seeking to make a positive impact in society, Bank Audi’s CSR Unit attended UNV programme’s Regional Consultation meeting on the Plan of Action for Integrating Volunteerism into the 2030 Agenda in the ESCWA Region, in the context of the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development as administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Plan of Action is a framework developed by UN member states to help governments, UN agencies, volunteer involving organisations, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector to:
1. Strengthen people’s ownership of the 2030 agenda.
2. Systematically integrate volunteering in national strategies and policies.
3. Measure the impact of volunteering.
Responsible Millennials
The “Responsible Millennials” competition was launched during a CSR university awareness session, to encourage students to think responsibly and come up with a feasible and creative project related to environmental protection which Bank Audi could implement.
12 students presented proposals, out of whom 5 were shortlisted by an external jury composed of a LEED Green Associate, a BREEAM Assessor and EDGE Auditor & Expert at E-eco Solutions, an Executive Managing Director at V4 Advisors, a UNDP Project Officer Climate Change Projects at the Ministry of Environment, a lecturer at USJ, and the Executive Director of CSR Lebanon. On 30 January 2019, the 5 university students presented their proposals live. Below are the final results:
The Regional Consultation engaged stakeholders in highlighting regional perspectives on volunteerism, in accordance with the 2019 theme of the High-Level Political Forum “Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality”. Key findings from the Regional Synthesis Report on Volunteering in the ESCWA region were presented and discussed with participants during the event.
Lobbying for a CSR Law
As part of our drive towards a sustainable nation, we participated with Univeristé Saint-Joseph and its Faculty of Economy on the proposed CSR draft law deposited for vote at Parliament, to create a CSR Label and other incentivising government measures to recognise and reward sustainable projects once mandated from the private sector.
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
LABOUR PRACTICES
External Human Development
The disclosed information is relevant for the period ending 2020
