BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) was awarded the “Outstanding Service” Prize at the 2025 plenary meeting of the Green Investment Principles (GIP), held in Hong Kong on the Centenary Campus of the University of Hong Kong. The event, co-organized with this academic institution, brought together leading global players in green finance to discuss sustainability and low-carbon transition.
Under the vision of its CEO, Othman Benjelloun, BANK OF AFRICA has established itself over the years as a major player in sustainable finance both on the continent and internationally. This “Outstanding Service” distinction recognizes the bank’s exemplary contribution to promoting green finance and strengthening South-South cooperation within the GIP network.
Launched in 2019, the Green Investment Principles initiative for the Belt and Road Initiative aims to integrate environmental and climate considerations into investment flows related to the “New Silk Road.” It now includes over 50 financial institutions and partners from Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, creating a global reference platform for emerging economies committed to ecological transition.
BANK OF AFRICA was the first African institution to join the GIP Secretariat as early as 2019. It co-chairs the Africa Chapter of the network, under the leadership of Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi, CEO. In this capacity, the bank actively works to raise awareness among African financial actors about ESG issues, provide training on best practices in sustainable financing, and promote solutions tailored to the economic realities of the continent.
“This distinction highlights our commitment to making sustainable finance a lever for competitiveness and transformation for Africa. Through the GIP, we are working to build tangible bridges between African and Asian markets, promote transparency, transition, and soon, adaptation,” stated Brahim Benjelloun-Touimi, acknowledging “a collective recognition of the work of our teams and the vision put forth by Mr. Othman Benjelloun.”