BisB strategic partner of 4th Annual Islamic Finance Innovation Day Forum

TDT | Manama                                                

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com     

Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB was the strategic partner of the 4th annual Islamic Finance Innovation Day Forum held yesterday at the Gulf Hotel on the theme ‘Embedding ESG into Islamic Finance – Opportunities for Innovation and Growth’ Yaser Alsharifi, Chief Executive Officer of BisB, was the chair of the advisory committee and a keynote speaker for one of the seminars.

Mohamed Kadhem, the Bank’s Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, also participated in the closing remarks.

Addressing the seminar, Yaser Alsharifi said; “Through embracing ESG practices Islamic financial institutions can lay the foundations for their own sustainable and socially responsible growth.”

The Forum, organised by FinMark Communications, was attended by around 250 regional and international participants including industry leaders, and featured two main panel discussions and several side events.

The first panel was titled; ‘Going Beyond Compliance – ESG as a Driver for Innovation and Sustainable Growth’ and was followed by; ‘The Essential Role of Fintechs in Accelerating ESG Adoption’.