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We have procured a cutting edge
tool to monitor, analyse and

manage environmental metrics
within our operations. This ESG data
management software platform will
collect and track emissions data in

order to calculate the Bank’s carbon
footprint. A Group emissions baseline
analysis for the Bank’s properties
has begun with the intention of

establishing targets to reduce
internal emissions.

250+

projects assisted

Caring About Our Progress
Continued partnership with Horses Helping Humans in
Trinidad and Tobago; the National Council of and for Persons In reaching out to communities in Grenada, Carriacou and
with Disabilities in Saint Lucia; 721 Kids Foundation in St. Petite Martinique, the Bank strengthened connections
Maarten; the Rotary Club of St. Vincent, and the Rotary Club of through support of 18 partners, including the Chores Support
Dominica helped cater to the needs of hundreds of differently Group in Grenada, Dorothy Hopkin Centre for the Disabled,
abled children across the region. As work with the Deaf Heart Grenada Heart Foundation, Grenada Cancer Society, Cadrona
Project helped provide sign language classes, employment Home for the Aged, and the Marilyn Hurley Fund for the Lupus
training, and social support services to the hearing impaired Foundation of Grenada.
in Barbados, steady ground was also gained in support of the
Ghana Blind Union and the Ghana Society of the Physically In the pursuit of better healthcare and wellness across the
Disabled. Group, the Trinidad and Tobago-based flagship cancer
awareness initiative, Bubbles for Life, was expanded to include
With the aim of providing greater peace of mind to women the first annual Global Relay for Life fundraising event initiated
and children affected by domestic violence, collaborations by the American Cancer Society. Similarly, cancer awareness
began with The Shelter in Trinidad and Tobago, the Garden was further championed in support of the Cayman Islands
of Rebirth in St. Kitts and Nevis, and continued with Women Cancer Society Stride Against Cancer 2024.
Across Differences in Guyana as the Group partnered in offering
survivors safe havens. The Bank continued the fight for renal health and the fight
against diabetes with partnerships with the UK-based
Joining forces with Freegan Food Foundation in St. Maarten Transplant Links Community, the Diabetes and Hypertension
helped provide food and equipment to several socially Association of Barbados, and the Barbados Diabetes
marginalised families and people in need across the nation. Foundation.