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Saturday | September 19, 2026 | Dhaka

bKash achieves gold at ESG Excellence Awards

 Business Desk
 Published: 12:01 AM, 19 September 2026

bKash has won the Gold Award in the ‘Excellence in Sustainable Product Innovation’ category at the ESG Excellence Awards 2026 for its green financial initiatives.

Maj Gen Sheikh Md Monirul Islam (retd), chief external and corporate affairs officer of bKash, received the accolade at a city hotel.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo attended the event as chief guest.
The event brought together senior government officials, diplomats – including heads of missions from the EU, Denmark, Sweden, and Australia – and business leaders.

Jointly organized by the ESG Institute Bangladesh and the UN Global Compact Network Bangladesh, the awards recognize organizations demonstrating excellence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.

bKash was honoured for embedding environmental responsibility and social empowerment into its core digital financial ecosystem.

bKash has been saving approximately 1,200 metric tonnes of paper annually from its 1.5 billion digital transactions conducted through the platform.

The shift towards mobile financial services has also significantly reduced customer travel to physical outlets, cutting transport-related carbon emissions.