Within Community Responsibility Programs
"Bank AlBilad" supports campaign to clean up depths of Jeddah waterfront
Based on its keenness to protect the environment and preserve wildlife, and as part of the community responsibility program "AlBilad Initiative", Bank AlBilad sponsored and supported the campaign to clean up the depths of the new waterfront in Jeddah under the motto "deep down on us" with 100 dives every Saturday which lasts for 6 months. In addition to the campaign's financial support, a number of Bank AlBilad employees are also participating in this campaign, which aims at raising awareness of the importance of preserving the sea's cleanliness, raising public awareness and preserving the marine environment from pollution under the umbrella of the National Program for Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Development.
For his part, Capt. Rabhi Skeik, the head of the campaign, thanked Bank AlBilad for its support and sponsorship of the campaign, praising the Bank's efforts in contribution to achieve sustainable development and environmental awareness, hoping that these efforts will contribute to raising awareness and preserving endangered wildlife in our shores.
Mr. Abdul Mohsen Al-Mulhim, Director of Marketing, Communications and General Supervisor of Bank AlBilad's Community Responsibility Program, emphasized the Bank's pride in providing this support, through which it seeks to achieve the objectives of the ambitious Saudi Vision 2030 to preserve the environment and natural potentials and resources, which in turn will encourage domestic tourism and achieve sustainable development.
It is worth mentioning that this initiative comes as part of Bank AlBilad's efforts to serve the environment in which it operates under the umbrella of #AlBilad _Initiative, including the Bank's community responsibility initiatives, which exceed more than 30 programs and initiatives to serve the community. The most prominent deliverables are the Smartphone "Fazkrouni application" which is used by more than two million and five hundred thousand users, as well as the equipment of a model branch to serve people with special needs, in addition to issuance of banking terminology dictionary in sign language, which is the first of its kind in the Middle East, and many innovative community initiatives with a sustainable impact. Bank AlBilad is paying the most attention to the protection of environment through following the green building standards in the construction and insulation of all bank's facilities, thereby contributing to reduction of energy use and the use of clean energy sources. The Bank also participates annually in the World Earth Hour Program to raise awareness of the importance of reducing CO2 emissions and underling their danger to the planet. Many other initiatives can be found by visiting the page AlBilad Initiative on Bank AlBilad Website: www.bankalbilad.com.
