JS Bank Powers WWF Green Innovation Challenge.

Mindful of the growing need to address environmental challenges, JS Bank, one of Pakistan's leading and fastest growing financial institutions sponsored the 'Green Innovation Challenge (GIC) organized by WWF-Pakistan.

This competition was undertaken in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme's Clean Seas campaign and aimed to empower social entrepreneurs by providing a platform for initiatives to reduce or eliminate plastic waste in Pakistan. A three-staged start-up competition the focus was on technology-oriented solutions for mitigation of plastic pollution.

The judging panel included, Yawar Herekar, Head of Sustainable Finance- JS Bank; Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General-WWF Pakistan; Sara Taher Khan, CEO- FM91; Najeeb Nayyer, Advisor-NIC Karachi; and Humayun Farooq, Marketing...