MANAMA: Alba, the world’s largest smelter ex-China, has been recognised as the top company in Bahrain on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings list by ESG Invest – the investment research arm of ‘Sustainability Excellence’, which provides comprehensive ratings that quantify ESG performance of companies in the Arab World.
Commenting, Alba chief executive Ali Al Baqali said: “We view ESG as central to Alba’s mission and being a responsible corporate citizen, we want to create value for all our stakeholders and society.”
He added: “We are pleased to be selected as the number one company for ESG in Bahrain, for the third year in a row, which speaks volumes about our adopted approach when it comes to ESG. We believe that ESG knows no borders and with the roll-out of our ESG roadmap, we are on course to create a better community impact.”
ESG Invest ranked Alba on the merit of its ESG reporting in line with the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI): Core Option as published in the company’s Sustainability Report 2020.