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Humanity’s collective impact on our Earth is changing the climate, which in turn impacts on the sustainability of all our national resources: water, soil nutrients, and food security. Indeed, the well-being of billions of people, as well as our very survival, depends on how responsibly we manage these resources.”
His Highness the Aga Khan IV. Speech at the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21), Paris, France. 2010
Operating Within Ecological Borders
HBL has a strong commitment to environmental, social and governance matters.
Download ReportHBL makes a concerted effort to operate in ways that enhance the well-being of society, a spirit that we inculcate in our employees as a socially responsible organization. HBL operates with a 360-degree approach towards achieving impact and sustainability, both within the organization and in the communities we serve.
Muhammad Aurangzeb
President & CEO HBL
17 pilot projects were completed under Development Finance, supporting 550 farmers through in-kind financing for crops spanning over 45,000 crop acres.
HBL’s Impact On Agricultural Production And Farmer's Income Has Been Independently Validated By Princeton University & CERP
Maize Report Rice Report Wheat ReportOperating Within Ecological Borders
The Digital Innovation & Financial Inclusion (I&FI) function at HBL delivers a wide range of online and mobile services across the board.
Download ReportHBL directly gave PKR 132.8 million to fund different initiatives under donation and sponsorship programs.
Following are the major areas in which HBL’s philanthropic funding was invested in the year 2022.
Download ReportPKR 1million was given to People’s University of Health and Science for Women to repair the girls’ hostel facility.
Al-Shifa Trust was awarded PKR 1.2 million for the upgradation of their new building complex.
The National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Trust was granted PKR 300,000 through OAKS Foundation, for the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at NICHPKR.
Hope Uplift Foundation was granted PKR 500,000 for education scholarships for children from low-income areas of Lahore.
A women empowerment program at Depilex Smile Again Foundation was funded with PKR 500,000 to support the rehabilitation of Female Burn victims.
A contribution of PKR 700,000 was made for the development of solutions to support farmers by the Pakistan Agricultural Coalition (PAC).
PKR. 600,000 was granted to Development in Literacy (DIL) to establish an IT lab in DIL Junior School, Orangi Town, Karachi.