FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled for 19 to 24 August, 2024.
The bank said that this year’s edition aims to reinforce the bank’s positive outcomes of sowing seeds of kindness by empowering the lives of communities, and minimising the environmental impact, while advancing the Bank’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the bank, ‘‘The CR&S Week is a dedicated week that offers opportunities for employees of the FirstBank Group (FirstBank Nigeria, FirstBank UK, FirstBank Gambia, FirstBank Sierra-Leone, FirstBank DRC, FirstBank Guinea, FirstBank Ghana, FBNBank Senegal; First Pension and First Nominees) to give their time & resources to defined causes in line with the Bank’s CR&S strategic approach. Now in its eighth year, the FirstBank Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week is a week reserved by the Bank for the demonstration of kindness being a fundamental philosophy of the Bank, as it and its employees “Start Performing Acts of Random Kindness” (SPARK) the value-based initiative in alignment with the ethos of compassion, civility, and charity. During the 2023 CR&S Week, 8 countries participated with over 80 charities/NGOs and 30,000 lives impacted.’’
Group head,Marketing & Corporate Communications FirstBank, Folake Ani-Mumuney, said “At FirstBank, we remain committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of our customers and the communities we serve. Our 2024 CR&S Week is a testament to this dedication, and we are excited to amplify our efforts in enabling the Giants in the lives of our communities and enhance sustainable development and community growth.”
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