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UNITEDNATIONSGLOBAL COMPACT: AFRASIABANK PARTICIPATES IN‘MAKINGGLOBAL
GOALS LOCAL BUSINESS’
AsasignatorytotheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact (UNCG),
AfrAsia Bank’s commitment to innovation and sustainability
stands strong since 2015. In line with further reinforcing
the Bank’s Sustainability Strategy which aligns itself to the
achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG), the Bank’s Corporate Sustainability Manager, Luvna
Arnassalon-Seerungen, participated to the ‘Making Global
Goals Local Business’ conference from 26th to 27th April
2017 in India, New Delhi.
TheConference regroupedover 300 local and global leaders
to develop innovative business models which will help
achieve the SDGs. The main objective of the conference
was to a gain critical insight on how responsible business
action can drive breakthrough solutions and create new
market opportunities that help meet the SDGs.
Sessions focused on how organisations can innovate their operations to make radical breakthroughs that benefit humanity, positively impact
on profitability, enhance the organisational brand, and increase the opportunities pool of a company on an international front.
Luvna Arnassalon-Seerungen highlights: “The Conference will help us to enhance the spirit of the ten principles and the SDGs within AfrAsia
Bank and AfrAsia Capital Management. By signing up for United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), we are committed to making its principles an
integral part of our strategy, organisation culture and to engage in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the
United Nations. A key benefit of being a signatory to the Global Compact is the ability to engage with the Global Compact’s most recent work,
network with peers, and be supplied with tangible tools and information that can influence how one’s organisation approaches its operations,
from customer value frameworks to supply chain management.”