Sustainable Finance, Green Banking Summit held in Dhaka

Sustainable Finance and Green Banking from a commercial perspective in a manner that bankers can relate to, is one of the key goals of FINSAlliance and EW Advisory's advisory and capacity building services. FINSAlliance and EW Advisory were joined recently by 65 bankers from 18 banks in Bangladesh along with Mr Khondkar Morshed Millat -- Director of Bangladesh Bank's Sustainable Finance Department in a filled-to-capacity event in Dhaka for the Sustainable Finance and Green Banking summit, according to a press release.

FINSAlliance Risk Advisory focuses on assisting banks, SMEs and corporates to develop risk management frameworks, FinTech Solutions and Customized Learning and Development. Ms Shahnaz Sultana is the Chief Consultant and CEO of FINSAlliance, who has 28 years of experience in banking as she worked in American Express Bank Ltd and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. She is also the founder of WE: Financial Alliance for Women in Banking and Finance, a voluntary platform for women's career development in the financial sector through knowledge sharing, networking and coaching.

EW Advisory based in Singapore, provides Sustainable Finance/ESG/ Green Banking Learning & Development and process implementation advisory for financial institutions as well as financial advisory and arranging services for financial institutions and corporates seeking developmental financing in the APAC region. Marcus Hall is the Founder and Director of EW Advisory.

Together they provided a unique professional perspective on ESG, Green Banking, Environmental and the history and rationale for Bangladesh Bank's Sustainable Finance policy implementations in a manner that Bangladesh's commercial bankers could relate to, the summit discussed the important issues of carbon and emissions reporting implementation in the region. They are jointly working with banks on risk assessment, gap analysis and resource development on ESG and Green Banking.