Access Bank Plc, reputed as Africa’s Bank of best practice has over the years consistently demonstrated a sincere commitment to sustainability principles across its various operations. The Bank has taken a bolder step to further integrate sustainability practices into its core business functions.

Sustainability best practice has become integral to our strategic business objectives. It has been incorporated into our business conduct; performance assessments of all our employees; and is reflected in the policies that govern behaviour and ethical conduct across the Bank. Our values underpin this strategic approach to sustainability and reflect our desire to preserve the future for all our stakeholders.

Our corporate responsibility practice encompasses a range of issues including: employment standards; customer satisfaction and relations; product and services supplier relations and environmental sustainability.  Corporate governance and ethical behaviour forms the baseline of all we do. They tie CSR directly to the Bank’s senior management and Board of Directors who bear responsibility for overall business strategy, practices and policies.

Our sustainability practices further extends to the various communities wherein we operate. We understand the basic challenges faced by various communities where we have an impact and we are positioned to contribute our quota in adding value to the communities where we operate, enhancing their lives and leaving them better equipped to succeed themselves. We have broadened the scope of our community development initiatives and our focus areas are:

• Arts
• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Sports

The scope of our Community development initiatives is however not limited to these five focus areas. Access Bank’s CSR activities also address important social issues that do not necessarily fall within these areas.  We leverage partnerships around skills, efforts and infrastructure and report on our activities.