NBK achieved $4.97 billion in sustainable assets in 2024, marking progress toward its $10 billion goal by 2030. In 2024, the group issued a $500 million green bond and granted $2.52 billion in sustainable loans across the environmental and social impact sectors. It recorded a 28.30% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions compared to the 2021 baseline, and it completed solar panel installation at 18 of its branches. It also joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials. Al Sager joined NBK in 1978 and assumed his current role in 2014.