Green Banking of Prime Bank Ltd.

Abstract

An internship program is a very good approach to co-relate the practical work experience with the theoretical knowledge because it provides an individual the great opportunity to work in an organization with some specific objectives. As a result it bears great importance in case of business graduates. As an intern it was a great opportunity for me to work in one of the reputed private commercial banks of Bangladesh, the Prime Bank Limited. During this period I had the opportunity to work in the Green Banking Committee at the Branch (Mirpur-01) of Prime Bank Limited. Green Banking or Sustainable Banking as a concept is not very new around the world. Global warming, unusual weather pattern, rising greenhouse gas etc. has always urged the business world to take some responsibilities in safeguarding the planet. Consequently environment friendly banking practices emerged in many western countries. However, in our country, the central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank has taken the real initiative to make the financial industry more environment friendly and responsible by formulating a detail Green Banking Policy Guideline in February 27, 2011.Now, the main objective of my internship program was to evaluate the Green Banking practices of the Prime Bank Limited and this report is basically a result of experience in the Green Banking Committee of the Prime Bank Limited