Community Bank teams up with CEAN Global to advance green banking
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed a strategic partnership with the Climate and ESG Assurance Network (CEAN Global) to deepen its commitment to green banking, climate risk management, and sustainable finance and investment.
Supported by CEAN Global, Community Bank will integrate advanced ESGC (Environmental, Social, Governance and Climate) practices across its operations and lending portfolio. The initiative aligns with TCFD guidance, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Bangladesh Bank's sustainable finance guidelines, advancing the Bank's ambition to become a sustainability leader in Bangladesh and beyond.
Under the partnership, CEAN Global will provide assurance, second-party opinions (SPOs), and digital measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) services through its independent technical review board. Further areas include developing a climate and sustainability-aligned framework and action plan, conducting ESGC exposure and carbon footprint assessments, guiding Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 reporting, and capacity-building to raise sustainability awareness among bank officials.
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The agreement was signed by Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (Current Charge), Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, and Professor Dr Suborna Barua, President, CEAN Global, at Community Bank's Head Office in Dhaka. Present were Dr Md Ariful Islam, Head of Corporate Banking and Head of Business (Branch); Hasi Rani Bepari, Head of CRM, Community Bank; and Dr Aditi Shams, Adviser, Assurance Services, CEAN Global, alongside senior officials of both organisations.
Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director and CEO of Community Bank, said: "Sustainability is at the core of responsible banking. Our partnership with CEAN will accelerate our efforts to build a resilient, low-carbon financial ecosystem for Bangladesh."
CEAN Global is an independent ESGC assurance, certification and verification agency based in Singapore and Bangladesh. The collaboration underscores Community Bank's vision to promote inclusive, sustainable and climate-resilient economic growth in Bangladesh.
