NMB Bank has been honored with a Special Mention Award in the Gender-Inclusive Workplace category at the 2024 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards.

This recognition highlights NMB Bank’s commitment to advancing gender equality through its initiatives under the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Initiative, the bank said in a statement.

“The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), developed by UN Women and UN Global Compact, set global standards for promoting gender equality across workplaces, marketplaces, and communities,” reads the statement. “The Gender-Inclusive Workplace category of the WEPs Awards recognized achievements that corporations have demonstrated in adopting relevant gender-inclusive measures in the workplace.”

 NMB Bank has implemented initiatives, such as “She Leads Tomorrow Scholarship”, “NMB NextGen Banking Leaders Scholarship”, Women-led all women branches, women leadership programs and CSR activities focused on gender and social inclusion to name a few, said the bank, adding, “This award places NMB Bank on the global stage, standing out as the first Nepali organization recognized by UN Women under the WEPs framework. The recognition comes from over 600 applications from 21 Asia-Pacific countries.”

NMB Bank currently provides its services through 201 branches, 187 ATMs and 11 extension counters.