NBP wins eight corporate social responsibility awards

F.P. Report

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) bagged eight awards at the two prestigious CSR Summit and Award ceremonies, organized in Karachi and Islamabad respectively. Impressed by NBP’s vision and implementation of CSR activities, the two organizations; National Forum for Health and Environment (NFEH) and The Professionals Network (TPN) unanimously acknowledged NBP’s valuable contribution in diversified categories.

National Bank of Pakistan won a total of eight coveted awards, it bagged four awards at Islamabad in the variant categories, featuring sports and cultural support, cause advocacy and awareness campaign, best services in health and education, as well as the first of its kind category, ‘Best CSR Manager of the Year’ which was also won by NBP during the seventh edition of International CSR Summit & Awards, and CSR Gallery jointly organized by TPN and EBU.

Ovais Asad Khan, EVP and Wing Head CSR received the award on behalf of the organization during a ceremony held in Islamabad on January 18, 2018. He said, “It is a great privilege to be recognized on such a dynamic platform, after being at the forefront of perpetual CSR efforts in Pakistan,” saying the recognition was yet another milestone for NBP in its endeavor to enhance the quality of life for all.

Subsequently, NBP won four awards at the tenth edition of NFEH’s CSR Summit and Awards held in Karachi, within the categories of sports & recreational activities, corporate leadership, best CSR manager for the year 2017 as well as for women welfare, empowerment and development.

Governor Sindh M. Zubair was invited as the chief guest at the 7th International CSR Summit, Awards and CSR Gallery and distributed awards amongst winners in various categories in Karachi on January 25, 2018.

National Bank, one of the largest bank in Pakistan, is operating with more than 1490+ branches across the country. In addition to core banking services, the bank is a trustee of public funds. The bank has diversified its business portfolio and provides solutions in the debt equity 0market, corporate investment banking, retail & consumer banking including agricultural and government collections & payments. NBP aims to evolve a National Payment Eco-System to facilitate the entire population of the country through every possible delivery channel on a 24/7 basis. Under this initiative the bank is already in process to enhance digital outreach through all available digital channels in the banking.