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BAT BANGLADESH RECEIVES ACES AWARD 2021 FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN ESG EXCELLENCE

British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh has received the widely acclaimed Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2021 for its contributions to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices as one of the Top Green Companies in Asia. This also makes BAT Bangladesh the very first company in Bangladesh to achieve this honor. BAT Bangladesh secured this award on the esteemed accolades 8th edition.

The title “Top Green Companies in Asia” is awarded to companies who take initiatives to implement environment-friendly actions across all facets of their organisation to ensure their mindful activities serve the current most pressing environmental concerns while maintaining a profit.

The Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) is one of the most prestigious accolades recognises inspiring leaders and sustainability advocates across Asia and was inaugurated back in 2014. It is one of the most sought after and lucrative accolades in Asia, a fact substantiated by the exclusive list of winners, which includes some of Asia’s most renowned business leaders, corporations and brands. The accolade actively works on bringing forth the success stories of Asia’s business aspirations to the world stage through recognition and knowledge sharing inspiring millions.

The 110 year old company’s flagship ESG initiative is also the largest private sector driven afforestation programme. The initiative has distributed a remarkable amount of nearly 115 million saplings across the country, completely free of cost. Moreover, BAT Bangladesh’s ESG initiative also includes water focused projects aiming to provide safe and pure drinking water to more than 270,000 beneficiaries in rural areas as well as a renewable energy program that supplies solar electricity to more than 15,000 people of Chattogram Hill Tracts.

 

 

 

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