{"id":772374,"date":"2019-12-27T16:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/27\/access-bank-beats-others-to-remain-the-most-sustainable-bank-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2019-12-27T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T16:17:24","slug":"access-bank-beats-others-to-remain-the-most-sustainable-bank-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/27\/access-bank-beats-others-to-remain-the-most-sustainable-bank-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Bank Beats Others To Remain the Most Sustainable Bank In Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734116\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2641A2B8-1B9C-44AA-A958-D3B845FAA149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"946\" height=\"642\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">Access Bank Plc., <\/span><span class=\"s4\">was recently acknowledged as the Most Sustainable Bank in Nigeria for the third consecutive time at the 2019 Central Bank of Nigeria S<\/span><span class=\"s4\">ustainability Awards held at the<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night in <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Ogere<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, Ogun State, Nigeria. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">The Ba<\/span><span class=\"s4\">nk was also awarded first position in other categories such as the <\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2018Most Sustainable Transaction of the Year in Agriculture\u2019 and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">the <\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2018Most Sustainable Transact<\/span><span class=\"s4\">ion of the Year in Oil and Gas\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> Additional wins include the <\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2018Most Sustainable Transaction of the Year in Power\u2019 and the \u2018Bank of the Y<\/span><span class=\"s4\">ear<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> in Women Economic Empowerment\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">According to Herbert <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Wigwe<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, the Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., the Awards are<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> a<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> \u201ctestament to Access Bank\u2019s sustainability commitment.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">\u201cOur vision is to be the world\u2019s most respected African Bank and sustainability is critical to our achieving this,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">The Bank\u2019s Head of Sustainability, <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Omobolanle<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> Victor-<\/span><span class=\"s4\">Laniyan<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, a<\/span><span class=\"s4\">dded that, \u201ci<\/span><span class=\"s4\">n our determined effort to offer more than banking, we will continue <\/span><span class=\"s4\">to <\/span><span class=\"s4\">set the standard<\/span><span class=\"s4\">s<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> for <\/span><span class=\"s4\">responsible business practices and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">demonstrate <\/span><span class=\"s4\">corpo<\/span><span class=\"s4\">rate brand commitment to<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> addressing<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">social, eco<\/span><span class=\"s4\">nomic, and environmental issues\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">Access Bank <\/span><span class=\"s4\">has pioneered many innovative sustainabilit<\/span><span class=\"s4\">y initiatives, some of which include<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">the <\/span><span class=\"s4\">establishment <\/span><span class=\"s4\">of the first-ever disability-friendly inclusion hub to promote the access of persons with disabilities to ICT skills and opportunities<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"s4\">in p<\/span><span class=\"s4\">artnership with Project Enable<\/span><span class=\"s4\">; the creation of a digital, toll-free platform to address gender violence<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"s4\">in partnership<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> with HACEY Health Initiative<\/span><span class=\"s4\">; upcycling of waste and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">recycling of paper <\/span><span class=\"s4\">to <\/span><span class=\"s4\">pencils<\/span><span class=\"s4\">, among many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">Other recognitions accorded the Bank in recent months include the \u2018Outst<\/span><span class=\"s4\">anding Business Sustainability <\/span><span class=\"s4\">Award<\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> at the 2019 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards; \u2018Most Socially Responsible Company of <\/span><span class=\"s4\">the Year (Overall Winner)\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s4\">at the 2019 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs); <\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2018Bank o<\/span><span class=\"s4\">f the Year\u2019 Award at the 2019 Banker Awards;<\/span> <span class=\"s4\">\u2018Best Bank in Nigeria\u2019 and \u2018Best Product Launch (Pan Africa)\u2019 Awards at the 2019 Europe, Middle East and Afric<\/span><span class=\"s4\">a (EMEA) Finance Awards<\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\">The CBN Sustain<\/span><span class=\"s4\">ability Awards, recognizes and rewards Sustainability performance especially with respect to the effective implementation of<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principle<\/span><span class=\"s4\">s. The awards acknowledge<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> the efforts of financial service providers<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> operating in Nigeria, <\/span><span class=\"s4\">who have been able to successfully integrate social and environmental considerations into their <\/span><span class=\"s4\">business <\/span><span class=\"s4\">operations<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> and activities<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> in the year under review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Access Bank Plc., was recently acknowledged as the Most Sustainable Bank in Nigeria for the third consecutive time at the 2019 Central Bank of Nigeria Sustainability Awards held at the 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night in Ogere, Ogun State, Nigeria. 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