http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/02/04/ifc-and-ft-promote-sustainable-banking-as-good-business Comments for "IFC and FT Promote Sustainable Banking as 'Good Business'" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/02/04/ifc-and-ft-promote-sustainable-banking-as-good-business <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> January 31, 2008 - 12:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> CSR Wire</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> IFC Promotes Sustainable Banking in the Middle East</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.csrwire.com/News/10891.html">http://www.csrwire.com/News/10891.html</a> </div> <div class="flexinode--41"> <strong>Teaser: </strong><br /> Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, discussed sustainable banking today with the Middle Eastern banking community. He explained how the integration of social, environmental, and corporate governance objectives into financial institutions&#39; strategy can help them better manage risks and create new investment opportunities.<br /> <br /> Thunell spoke at a joint IFC and Financial Times dinner, where banks discussed how they can make sustainability a bigger focus of their operations. Thunell talked about the upcoming 2008 FT Sustainable Banking Awards and encouraged the region’s banks to submit applications.<br class="clear" /></div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, discussed sustainable banking today with the Middle Eastern banking community. He explained how the integration of social, environmental, and corporate governance objectives into financial institutions&#39; strategy can help them better manage risks and create new investment opportunities.<br /><br />Thunell spoke at a joint IFC and Financial Times dinner, where banks discussed how they can make sustainability a bigger focus of their operations. Thunell talked about the upcoming 2008 FT Sustainable Banking Awards and encouraged the region’s banks to submit applications.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/02/04/ifc-and-ft-promote-sustainable-banking-as-good-business#comment Financial Services General Banking Strategy Successful Models The Policy Agenda Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:29:10 -0500 Abigail Keene-Babcock 5154 at http://www.nextbillion.net