ADCB contributes to UAE economic growth by offering best-in class products and services which facilitate sustainable growth and address key social and environmental concerns.
ADCB continues to provide products & services to entrepreneurs in the UAE, to help them grow and enhance their businesses. In providing funding for particular projects or trade transactions, the Bank's goal is to ensure that the transaction is successfully carried out. In addition, the Bank offers skilled trade and cash management specialists, as well as the services of its subsidiaries, Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties (ADCP) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Engineering Services (ADCE), all with the ultimate goal of helping customers grow their businesses and expand their market share.
To support our SMEs, ADCB regularly issues a newsletter to its commercial customers containing macroeconomic views on the country and the region, market and specific industry trends, regulatory changes and useful tips on how to improve business operations and efficiency.
In 2016, in collaboration with our strategic partner Emirates Wildlife Society in association with World Wildlife Fund (EWS-WWF), ADCB held a workshop in Dubai for small and medium size enterprise customers of the Bank, to help them understand how to create a sustainable office by managing energy and water consumption to reduce their enviromental footprint and achieve significant financial savings. The workshop was timed to coincide with preparations for Earth Hour, during the month of March. ADCB has supported Earth Hour since its inception.
The University Student Account is a new variant of ADCB's Islamic Banking savings account product family, introduced in 2016 and specially designed to meet the needs of students in the UAE (18 years of age or older) who are enrolled in a higher education institution, whether on a full or part time basis. The objectives of this product are to:
Promote a culture of saving among students
Encourage responsible money management through incentives
Inspire students to get an earlier start to managing money
ADCB Islamic Banking has partnered with Government housing schemes to facilitate initiatives that provide dignified housing solutions for Emiratis. The Bank provides preferential pricing to eligible beneficiaries of these schemes and gap financing where needed for home construction.
Over AED 760,000 invested directly and indirectly to support environmental partnerships
At ADCB, we believe that our commitment to our customers, employees and communities must extend beyond helping to meet financial needs. This leads us to invest in programmes that promote health and wellness, carried out in conjunction with our product and service offerings, sending the clear message that a healthy financial position goes hand in hand with a healthy lifestyle.
Our Health & Wealth Roadshows, comprehensive insurance proposition and employee wellness initiatives are solid examples of the integration of good wealth and sound health.
ADCB's Health & Wealth Roadshows are hosted by selected ADCB branches and sales centres throughout the UAE, providing free basic health tests (blood pressure, BMI and blood sugar, and complimentary cholesterol check-up vouchers) to over 1,600 participants in 2016. The Roadshows also include a comprehensive wealth and financial planning session, during which customers are given the opportunity to meet with our dedicated Relationship Managers and have their current financial circumstances, liquidity position, and short-term as well as long-term plans reviewed. This results in valuable information on how they can live a healthier, wealthier life whilst exploring how ADCB might help them achieve their financial goals.
"At ADCB, we aim to manage our business whilst actively promoting sustainable development goals and minimising our negative impact on social and environmental issues."