QNB Group has published its 2025 Sustainability Report. The document reaffirms the bank's ambitious net zero transition target by 2050—the first bank in Qatar to set such a goal—and chronicles a year of achievements in sustainable finance, operations, and community engagement.
NET ZERO PIONEER
The release describes the 2025 announcement of QNB Group's transition to net zero by 2050 as a key milestone, making it the first bank in Qatar to set this ambition. Group CEO Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa said: “I am proud to present QNB Group’s Sustainability Report 2025, which highlights our continued progress and commitment to addressing ESG across our purpose, vision, strategy, and businesses, while creating long-term value for all our stakeholders.”
QNB Group is also the first bank in the Middle East to obtain independent assurance on its portfolio-wide Scope 3 financed emissions, in line with IFRS S1 and S2.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
In 2025, QNB Group provided more than QR41 billion in sustainable financing. A standout transaction was the issuance of a EUR 750 million green bond, the largest by a bank in the Middle East at the time of issuance.
The report structures QNB's efforts around three pillars: sustainable finance, sustainable operations, and beyond banking. QNB said the report reaffirms its commitment to the just transition of the real economy.
OPERATIONAL AND SOCIAL GAINS
Internally, QNB advanced operational sustainability. The group transitioned select operations to 100 percent renewable energy sources.
Beyond core activities, the "beyond banking" pillar included the launch of the QNB Blue Pledge to protect the marine environment, and more than 70,000 employee volunteering hours across multiple markets.
QNB Group remains the only bank in the region assured against Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and key ESG KPIs, ensuring rigorous, comparable disclosures. During the year, the group was named among Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders 2025.