Our friends at Mashreq have officially finished their clean-up of three designated zones in Wadi Degla Protectorate, as part of Mashreq’s wider Climb2Change global ESG initiative focused on sustainability-linked financing and environmental preservation, the bank said in a press conference attended by EnterpriseAM yesterday. The wider initiative aims to scale and clean up 14 mountain sites around the world, reaching seven peaks and seven base camps.

The project’s Wadi Degla initiative removed nearly 2.2 tonnes of general waste and 120 tonnes of construction waste from the area, with Mashreq employees and external volunteers led by esteemed Egyptian adventurers Omar Samra and Manal Rostom contributing a total of 809 hours to the cleanup, the bank said in a statement (pdf) following the event. The clean up also benefited 72 local entities as part of the initiatives aim to also have a positive social impact.

What they said: “Completing the Wadi Degla Protectorate clean-up as part of the global Climb2Change initiative underscores Mashreq’s commitment to environmental conservation and sustainability. This mission is a vital component of our broader ESG strategy, where we not only focus on immediate impact but also foster long-term change by engaging our employees and local communities,” said Mashreq Egypt CEO Amr El Bahey.

Stay tuned for the initiative’s next stop in China, set to take place in May.

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