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SUSTAINABILITY CORNER
Access Bank Recognized as
Best and Most Sustainable Bank
at 2020 International Investors Awards
Africa's largest retail bank, Access Bank, was named the Best Bank (Nigeria) and Sustainable Bank of the Year (Africa) in the recently announced
International Investors Awards 2020.
According to the awarding body, the recognition is
testament to Access Bank's innovative and pioneering
activities in predetermined areas, as stipulated by the
independent jury including Thomson Reuters.
Over the last twelve months, Access Bank has
successfully consolidated its position as 'Africa's Gateway
to the World', expanding its operations into the
Cameroonian and Kenyan markets. Furthermore, the Bank
has pioneered many innovative sustainability initiatives,
becoming a founding member of the Private Sector
Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), the creation of a
digital, toll-free platform to address gender violence - in
partnership with HACEY Health Initiative, among many others.
Access Bank continues to innovate as it seeks to realize its vision of
becoming the world's most respected African Bank. The importance of
offering best-in-class services, while keeping an eye on the future, with the implementation of sustainable business practices is given utmost recognition within the Bank.
Having established itself as Africa's leader in sustainability, winning the 'Outstanding Business Sustainability Award' at the 2019 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards; 'Most Socially Responsible Company of the Year (Overall Winner)' at the 2019 Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs), among others, the Bank has continued to offer support to SMEs integrating social and environmental considerations
into their business operations.
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