“We at QNB, prioritise ESG and sustainability with highest dedication and commitment.
This corresponds to the ever growing focus of this topic across our markets and stakeholders.”
Mr. Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa
Group Chief Executive Officer
QNB Group’s Strategy
Our purpose is to promote prosperity and sustainable growth across the markets we serve.
With the successful execution and closing of our 2025 Group-wide strategy, this year we embarked on a new five-year strategy cycle. QNB’s new 2030 Group-wide strategy identified five primary growth engines: Capitalise on GCC and MEA connectivity for our global clients; Maintain our leading domestic corporate market position; Support our clients in their hedging needs; Nurture our Financial Institutional relationships; and Strengthen our wealth offering on-shore and off-shore. These are supported by leveraging new and emerging technologies. Additionally, in alignment with our purpose, we aim to ensure leadership in sustainability and ESG, complemented this year with a Groupwide commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Through this strategy, QNB aspires to become a leading, diversified, and connectivity-centric regional wholesale banking institution by 2030.
QNB Sustainability Framework
Our sustainability framework consists of three pillars: sustainable finance, sustainable operations and beyond banking. All three pillars contribute to QNB’s goal of ensuring sustainable financial performance, through reducing risks, opening up new business opportunities and strengthening our brand. Under each pillar we have identified the issues most material to our business and developed Group-wide policy statements to establish common global standards across the organisation.
We believe in the delivery of long-term value in financial, environmental, social and ethical terms, for the benefit of people and planet.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable finance is the integration of ESG criteria into QNB’s financing activities to deliver profit with purpose.
We aim to help customers manage their E&S risks, lend to businesses that contribute towards sustainable development goals, improve access to finance for SMEs and underserved groups, and provide responsible customer service.
Delivering sustainable finance is the most significant way in which QNB can support national and global sustainable development goals. Moreover, it enables us to reduce ESG risk in our portfolio and maximise business opportunities emerging from the just transition to a greener, more inclusive economy.
Sustainable Operations
Sustainable operations is the integration of ESG criteria into our business operations and across our supply chain to ensure we operate ethically and efficiently.
We aim to strengthen corporate governance and risk management practices, promote equality throughout our workforce, and reduce carbon and GHG emissions generated by our operations.
This approach ensures compliance with increasing ESG-related regulations whilst helping QNB to be an employer of choice.
Beyond Banking
Beyond banking refers to QNB’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the communities where we operate.
Our ambition is to make a positive contribution towards wider society with an emphasis on education and financial literacy. In addition, we support and deliver a range of initiatives within focus areas of social and humanitarian, arts and culture, health and environment, economic and international affairs, and sport.