Tackling climate mitigation represents a multifaceted and multi-year transformation for banks in Africa and the Middle East (AME), impacting every single aspect of their business and operating models. Through the UN Principles for Responsible Banking and its climate accelerator, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance many AME Banks have started taking the required steps towards climate mitigation, by building a baseline of climate capabilities and setting their net-zero commitments and initial targets. However, with evolving standards, methodologies, public policies and regulation, the way to go about this transformation is still being shaped and approaches by different banks vary significantly.

This webinar will provide the opportunity for participants to learn from the experiences of 3 financial institutions from the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and Morocco to showcase their climate mitigation journey so far and engage in a peer-to-peer exchange on challenges ahead and net-zero opportunities from local and regional perspectives.

Speakers will include:

• Garima Chitkara, Vice President, Net Zero Transition – Group ESG , First Abu Dhabi Bank
• Judith Sidi Odhiambo, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, KCB Group
• Mamoun Tahri Joutei, Head of Economic Intelligence and Sustainable Development, Bank of Africa

This webinar is part of a series of regional sessions on various climate-related topics relevant to the needs of banks from AME.