irtsbankFIRST Bank of Nigeria Limited is commemorating the second edition of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week in over 800 business communities where it operates.
Scheduled for June 19 to 23, 2018, the event themed, ‘Touching Lives; You First’ would offer First Bank employees the opportunity to give their time and resources in the service of humanity. The week-long event which is being commemorated across its business communities in Nigeria, United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal is a reflection of the bank’s brand promise to always put stakeholder needs first, while it reinforces the bank’s role in driving sustainable development in the communities where it operates.
A statement signed by the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank, Folake Ani-Mumuney noted that the CR&S Week would witness the consolidation of the bank’s interventions in social responsibility, promoting random acts of kinds across 800 communities to reignite acts of kindness in societies. The events are tailored towards re-orientating the society along the right values; encouraging the citizenry to intentionally create positive impact in their immediate environment.
According to the statement, major highlights of the 2018 commemoration include: promoting acts of random kindness in over 800 business communities; giving and visits to orphanages/less privileged homes across Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom; provision of vision screening and eye glasses for 2000 people; empowerment for over 500 widows among others.
Speaking on the initiative, the MD/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr Adesola Adeduntan stated that the 2018 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability week will amplify the bank’s employee giving and volunteering scheme “as we all collaborate across our business communities to create sustainable impact, touch lives and make our societies a better place to live.”
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The bank further noted that its CR&S Week is the first of its kind in the financial services industry in Nigeria and it is tailored to spotlight the bank’s corporate citizenship interventions to drive positive impact across various communities all in one week.
The bank is encouraging people everywhere to step out of their comfort zones, perform a random act of kindness, post a picture and tag FirstBank on social media using the hash tag #FirstBankCRSWeek on Facebook – facebook.com/firstbankofnigeria; Twitter – @firstbankngr and Instagram – @firstbanknigeria