FirstBank Celebrates 2024 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week

FirstBank has launched its 2024 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, running from August 19 to 24. This annual event highlights the bank’s commitment to fostering positive community impacts and advancing environmental sustainability while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This year’s CR&S Week focuses on empowering communities, reducing environmental impact, and promoting kindness through various initiatives. Employees across FirstBank’s global network—including branches in Nigeria, the UK, Gambia, Sierra Leone, DRC, Guinea, Ghana, Senegal, and entities like First Pension and First Nominees—will participate in activities that align with the bank’s CR&S strategy.

Key activities for this year’s CR&S Week include:

• Tree Planting: The bank aims to plant 30,000 trees across Nigeria, contributing to its goal of planting 50,000 trees by 2025 in partnership with the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF).
• Women Empowerment: Support for women in Jigawa and Plateau States through awareness campaigns, surgeries, and provision of post-care kits for individuals living with Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF).
• Charitable Outreach: Visits to orphanages, IDP camps, and other charitable organizations across Nigeria, the SSA markets, and the UK to demonstrate kindness and support those in need.
• Promotion of Kindness: Encouraging staff and management to share positive comments throughout the week, fostering a culture of compassion and civility within the bank.

Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications at FirstBank, expressed the bank’s dedication to creating a meaningful impact. “Our 2024 CR&S Week is a testament to our commitment to community and environmental stewardship. We invite everyone to embrace the spirit of kindness and join us in making a lasting difference,” she said.

FirstBank’s CR&S Week, which impacted over 30,000 lives in 2023 through collaborations with over 80 charities/NGOs, continues to underscore the bank’s long-standing philosophy of kindness and sustainable development.