Aqua Explorers 31 students from Potential Adaptive Child

Education (PACE) and Dubai Centre forSpecial Needs (DCSN) experiencea whole new underwater world,

at the Dubai Aquariumand Underwater Zoo.

Paint Attack Exchangers hard at work

helping Special Needs Future Development Centre (SNF)

transform their new villa intoa teaching and

development space.

Crafty Ceramics 35 children with disabilities were given the opportunity to create

unique ceramic keepsakes.

Become an Exchanger‘click here’.

CrazyCanvases A jam packed day of painting for our Exchangers and 19 students from PACE.

Aston Martin with ERC 35 children from Emirates Red Crescent take

a ride in an Aston Martin.

Little Chefs Say hello to our 15 latest mini Master

Chefs, from Tender Hearts.

Let’s take a closer look ‘Bollywood on Wheels’Bollywood on wheels returned this February 2018, in partnership with Tamquest. The Bollywood movie Sultan was screened at Al Futtaim and Emirates Building System blue collared labour camps. With over 2,000 in attendance, our Exchangers were busy handing out snacks and drinks.

“What started as a small initiative, has now become a huge property which would not been possible without the support from Exchangers…Exchangers is an irreplaceable element of this event of ours.”

- Uttam Kumar, Tamquest, March 2018

TaahelTaahel kicked off this quarter.The programme teaches 30 students from the Emirates Red Crescent’s Rawafed programme the basics of CV writing, applications and interviews. This 9 month programme, utilises our Exchanger’s skills and experience in businessto prepare the students for the working world.

Volunteering Activities

Hours Volunteered

Volunteer Deployments 683 Beneficiaries

31 DFBs3,252 Active Volunteers

132 Students participated in Banker for a Day

through online bankingRaised AED 424,854

7,835

Q1 at a Glance

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1,107Our Social AgendaIssue - 13 | Jan-Mar, 2018

This year, Emirates NBD will align its CSR initiatives with the Year of Zayed, honouring the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Braille PrinterNovember 2017 saw the launch of the Braille Printer at our Jumeirah Beach Road branch, assisting customers with visual impairments. The printer is currently configured to only print account opening forms, but can now print statements, Customer Information File (CIF) and other customer request forms.

“The Braille printing …is of a high standard and very helpful for people with visual impairment...it can be printed in English and/or Arabic makes it very comfortable for any customer to independently open an account and know what he/she is signing.”

- Yahye, Person with a visual impairment, March 2018

To find out more about our DFBs and accessible features, please ‘click here’.

#TogetherLimitless Next Careers Network Meet Up

Tuesday, 17 April 201810 AM – 12 PM

Conrad Hotel , DubaiFor people with cognitive

disabilities to meetwith prospective employers.

EmailGroupCSR@EmiratesNBD.com

for more details.

Environment

Recycling is coming soon!Did you know, by 2050 it is predictedthat the amount of plastic in the ocean will outweigh the number of fish.

Let’s #GoGreen, let’s get recycling!

Our Environmental ChampionOn 4 February 2018 at 6:30 AM, Mohammed Rehan Shaikh embarked on the 2 hour, 28 km cycle from his home in Sharjah to our Meydan offices. Supporting Dubai Municipalities Car Free Day, Emirates NBD challenged its staff to reduce their CO2 emissions by becoming less dependent on their cars.

RecycledPrivate Banking Welcome Pack Private Banking in collaboration with Corporate Responsibility have developed a new Welcome Pack for PB customers made from recycled plastic bottles.The plastic flakes are heated and melted to produce fibers for yarn production and used to make clothing, toys, bags etc.

Sustainability Report 2017Emirates NBD launched their second Sustainability Report this quarter. To read more, please ‘click here’.

#moneywiseOur second VAT essentials for

Non-profits helped our community partners stay current with VAT

implementation and compliance.

Did you know, at 5% the UAE has one of the lowest VAT rates

worldwide. Implemented in January 2018, VAT (Value Added Tax) is a consumption tax that consumers

pay on goods and services.

Philanthropy This quarter, Emirates NBD is partnering with Beit Al Khair Society for the senior citizen

initiative Seniors Transportation Bus. Aligning with the Year of

Zayed, the project aims to assist the elderly by providing free

transportation to hospitals and clinics for ongoing treatment

and appointments.

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