One of EEG's biggest programs, One Root, One Communi-Tree, involves many facets of society, including businesses, educational institutions, and families. The public is welcome to participate in this project, which offers everyone in society the opportunity to have trees planted in their honor if they donate a certain number of recyclable products within a given time frame. Paper, plastic, aluminum cans, toners, glass, and cell phones are among the recyclable items that need to be placed.

Century Financial joined hands with the Emirates Environmental Group by participating in the OROC program, the Free-Clutter Friday program which promotes neighborhood involvement in the recycling initiative, Century Financial employees are urged to share a photo of their recycling efforts. By posting a photo of their donation to the campaign on social media, UAE Citizens can participate in the campaign as well. The program helps to expose young interns in the company to various aspects of the business. They should take good use of this opportunity to learn more about various industries and explore their interests a potential future path.

Organized by the UAE's leading investment services company, Century Financial, the forum brought together influential experts, policymakers, and industry representatives to discuss the role of financial institutions in supporting sustainability, the impact of sustainable investing, and ways to integrate sustainability into business strategies.

Some of the key takeaways from the high level panel include: Encouraging the adoption of ESG principles and incentivizing companies, developing green financing mechanisms, supporting green startups by providing funding, mentorship and access to networks, encouraging sustainability education and training, forging partnerships with international organizations and fostering collaboration between stakeholders, creating forums for discussion and knowledge-sharing on sustainable finance practices. Driving collaboration between financial institutions, regulators, and policymakers that help drive progress and establish accountability mechanisms and metrics to track progress was considered most critical in working towards these sustainability goals.

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Under the banner of the Sustainability & U campaign, which focuses on partnerships and collaborations, aligned with the United Nations SDG 17, the 'Unstoppable: Determined to Rise' initiative aims at making a positive social impact across communities. The initiative encouraged students to pledge to empower themselves by learning life skills and be ever determined to rise by powering their personal and professional goals. Various tools and resources were provided at the session, such as individual vision boards, colouring manifestation cards, framing personal goals, and setting a timetable for their daily self-care routine, integrating into enhancing life skills to lead an empowered life.

Students were provided with various resources and tools that helped them build self-confidence, develop skills to learn, grow, explore their potential, and, most importantly, empower themselves to lead independent lives. The key highlights of the initiative included a power talk on Self-advocacy – to help them understand rights and needs; developing independent living skills - that included learning how to manage their time and organize schedules, developing budgeting and financial management skills; which will help them feel more self-confident and take better control of their lives, participating in extra-curricular activities; which provide opportunities for socialization, skill-building, and personal growth, Seeking out Mentorship who can provide guidance, support, and encouragement and Building a Supportive Network as they navigate challenges and pursue goals.

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The program exposes young company interns to the various facets of business. They should take use of this opportunity to learn more about various industries and explore their interests and potential future paths.

Aligning Century's Initiative with the UN Sustainability Development Goal 12, The UN promotes recycling and waste reduction to minimize waste and reach the goal of zero waste. It expresses the value of recycling while highlighting the significance of responsible production and consumption.

Every day, more and more people around the world are realizing the value of recycling. Century Financial bridges the gap between recycling and sustainability.

By connecting educational institutions with sustainable business practices, EducateNow hopes to make the gap between industry and academia smaller.

The initiative will aims to reach to over 30 universities across the UAE and will raise awareness of the best sustainability practices that educational institutions can adopt to fit with their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.

Achieving accessible, high-quality education for all people and encouraging lifelong learning are the objectives of the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The scope of education access aims through this goal goes much beyond primary school.

At DIAC partner universities, sustainability-related programs are growing more and more well-liked, especially now that the subject has gained national and international attention. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the Ministry of State for Advanced Sciences, and the Ministry of State for Future Food Security are just a few of the related ministries that have been established in the United Arab Emirates in recognition of the significance of sustainable development. We are seeing more students expressing interest in these subjects and looking to pursue their education in related professions as a result of the increased young awareness of climate change and the environment.

The UAE provides a lot of prospects for employment through internship programs, especially given that current market estimations point to the UAE job market expanding favorably.

The Sustainable Development Goal 2 emphasizes the connections between promoting sustainable agriculture, empowering small farmers, advancing gender equality, reducing rural poverty, and encouraging healthy lives.

Beyond adequate calories intake, proper nutrition has other dimensions that deserve attention, including micronutrient availability and healthy diets. Inadequate micronutrient intake of mothers and infants can have long-term developmental impacts. Unhealthy diets and lifestyles are closely linked to the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases in both developed and developing countries.

Century Financial, UAE's leading consultancy company creates one of its kind Sustainability and ESG Policy to showcase its efforts on creating a sustainable community and workplace. By implementing and following a Sustainability and ESG Policy we are able to fulfill our environmental objectives and, in a way, keeping a check on UN Sustainability Development Goals.

By initiating many sustainability and ESG initiatives such as Educate Now, Free-Clutter Friday program, Sustainability and U. Century Financials has taken major steps in making the world a better place.

Century Financials ensure these policies will be maintained and followed till the very end until we bring up major changes in the community.

Century Financial continues its pursuit of complementing the UAE's vision of a unified nation with initiatives that encourage building a cohesive society. The brand strongly believes in embracing the core values and elements of cultural significance to best engage its audiences with opportunities to express their love for the UAE. As part of the 51st National Day celebrations, employees from Century Financial also planted 100 Ghaf Trees with their name tags to express gratitude and love for the country.

Century's “Health, Wealth, Happiness” charity drive catered to these three important aspects of life. Under the Health, Wealth, Happiness banner each year Century has been creating a unique charity experience that reaches out to the less privileged sections of the society.

A typical HWH kit consists of:

(a) Health (Health/hygiene related items),

(b) Wealth (Discount vouchers for money transfer charges, to send across their money to their families), and

(c) Happiness (calling cards to call their loved ones back home)

Keeping in mind the current situation due to the pandemic, in 2020 our HWH kit was modified to contain hygiene and protection items like face mask, gloves and sanitizers for the front line workers comprising of Careem food delivery Captains.

The top 50 winners were felicitated and rewarded with a gold coin each for sharing their thoughts for the great nation, the UAE. The initiative finally culminated with Ghaf tree (which is the UAE National Tree) plantation activity by all the 50 winners and employees with their names tagged to it.

Overall, it was an enriching experience for all the participants as it gave them an opportunity to contribute towards a greener society during the special year of Fiftieth of the nation.

As the world unites in efforts to continue raising awareness about Breast Cancer we contributed towards this global awareness drive through a talk series by doctors explaining the importance of early detection through self-examination. We also conducted health checkups for female employees along with informative sessions on the cause, early detection, and care in association with MOHAP (Ministry of Health and Prevention, UAE)

With #SheMatters, we also partnered with Al Jalila Foundation, a global healthcare philanthropic organization that's dedicated to transforming lives. Having committed a donation of AED 10,000 towards Al Jalila and Brest Friends' “PINKtober drive”; with such association, we will contribute to fulfilling Jalila Foundation's goals for breast cancer research and treatment in the UAE.

#Shematters is yet another initiative by Century Financial that has garnered tremendous support from its staff showing commitment by uniting for a noble cause. The campaign was live on social media, and all the events were conducted until the end of October 2021.

Under this unique initiative, the company contributed to funding part of the educational fee of three 18 years old adult female students belonging to different nationalities, namely, Emirati, Indian and Syrian.

This gesture is our little contribution towards the welfare of women students with special needs, undertaken by Al Noor Rehabilitation & Welfare Association for People of Determination.

As part of the felicitation ceremony, the winners had the opportunity of planting saplings of the UAE's national tree, the Ghaf, with their name tag on it. Century team along with the contest winners planted 49 Ghaf trees at International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai.

During the activity, the participants also learned the beneficial facts about the drought-tolerant evergreen desert tree, which boosts soil fertility and supports the growth of crop plants under its shade.

This was our little contribution towards celebrating UAE's heritage and share visions that could shape the future of the nation. The initiative also fueled a greener society and stood for a cause that the brand truly believes in.