Robi wins five awards at ESG Excellence Awards

Robi Axiata PLC has won the highest number of awards among participating organisations at the ESG Excellence Awards Bangladesh 2026. The company received three Gold and two Silver awards, recognising its initiatives in employee welfare, supply chain, digital innovation, skills development and sustainable brand communication.

The awards were presented at the ESG Excellence Awards Bangladesh 2026 ceremony held at Lakeshore Grand in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Saturday (September 5). The event was jointly organised by the United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh and the ESG Institute Bangladesh.

Robi received Gold awards in the categories of Employee Wellbeing and Workplace Improvement, Supply Chain and Distribution, and ESG Technology and Digital Innovation—for bKash.

The company also received Silver awards in Skills Development and Employee Capacity Building and Sustainable Brand Communication—for bKash.

The recognition in ESG technology and digital innovation, as well as sustainable brand communication, highlights Robi’s initiatives involving bKash as a digital platform in advancing sustainability-related objectives.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo attended the event as the chief guest.

The awards were presented to Robi representatives by Nuzhat Anwar, Managing Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC; H.E. Michael Miller, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh; H.E. Nicolas Weeks, Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh; and Shahamin S. Zaman, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh.

On behalf of Robi, the awards were received by the company’s Chief People Officer Muhammad Shoaib Beg, Director of Supply Chain Management Mohammad Hafizur Rahman and Director of Customer Value Solutions Manik Lal Das.

Also present at the event were H.E. Christian Brix Møller, Ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh; Farooq Sobhan, Network Representative of the United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh; and Sadman Sakib Anik, Executive Director of the ESG Institute Bangladesh.

The ESG Excellence Awards is one of the country’s specialised corporate awards recognising significant contributions and achievements in effectively integrating environmental, social and governance principles into business operations.
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