Leading the sustainability efforts in Africa, Access Bank has called for more effective collaboration among stakeholders, as the bank recently hosted relevant international organisations and other stakeholders to its inaugural Annual Sustainability Summit on 29 & 30 April, 2019 at the Bank’s head office in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Themed ‘Financing Sustainable Development’, the summit focused on providing a unique opportunity and safe place for sustainability practitioners to learn how to promote sustainable financing through offerings and services, sustainability communications and reporting.

Giving her welcome address, the Head of Sustainability, Access Bank, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, stressed that the country was at a critical threshold on sustainability-driven activities in Nigeria, with intensifying expectations on sustainability efforts and results from different sectors and institutions.

“Although Access Bank is renowned for its commitment to sustainability, leading several initiatives that have contributed to the global discourse including the development of the Global Responsible Banking Principles, the urgent need to scale up investments and access to finance for sustainability-focused projects, foster strategic collaboration to drive collective action and leverage on all available platforms to champion sustainability cannot be overstated,” she said.

Participants were also afforded the opportunity to engage with leading practitioners, subject matter experts, and their peers to work through the processes of setting and achieving goals, designing and delivering ambitious programs, and measuring the benefits for society as well as the bottom line.

Speaking during the panel session, the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, lauded the Bank’s efforts in promoting sustainability in the country, adding that it remains one of the key drivers in propagating the nation’s economy.

“It is exciting and inspiring when corporate organisations take up the mantle to promote sustainability in Nigeria. Access Bank has consistently led the way amongst financial institutions, and organising this summit further reinforces this position. When effected appropriately, sustainability practices can promote jobs while tackling the effects of climate change, pollution and other environmental factors that can harm and do harm people's health, livelihoods and lives,” she stated.

Guests and panellists at the summit included Professor Kenneth Amaeshi, Director, Sustainable Business Initiative, University of Edinburgh Business School; Bekeme Masade-Olowola, CEO, CSR-in-Action; Olumide Orojimi, Corporate Communications Manager, Oando Plc; Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Group Chief, Sustainability and Governance, Dangote Industries Limited and other prominent industry leaders.


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Picture 1: L-R: Adebola Williams, Group CEO, RED | For Africa; Dr. Eugene Kongnyuy, Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, Head, Sustainability, Access Bank Plc.; Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Group Chief, Sustainability and Governance, Dangote Industries Limited; Professor Ken Amaeshi, Director of the Sustainable Business Initiative, University of Edinburgh; and Amaechi Okobi, Group Head, Communications & External Affairs, Access Bank Plc., at the Access Bank Sustainability Summit.

Picture 2: L-R: Bekeme Masade-Olowola, CEO, CSR-in-Action; Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, Head, Sustainability, Access Bank Plc.; Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and Dr. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Group Chief, Sustainability and Governance, Dangote Industries Limited, at the Access Bank Sustainability Summit.

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Awesome !

Good one

Ndi Ara, so they are using our card maintenance money and SMS debit alerts to host people

Access is just taking over

Access bank is just pulling weight....Thats how i started recieving their bak alert insteadof diamond Bank alert

With omobolanle victor laniyan, access bank will move farrrrrrr.

Whether Access or Diamond you people should refund my money...

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They should also host their customers


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very useless bank

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Access Bank,the python of some banks.

Yeye bank

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Access bank is one of the major banks that has been at the forefront in term of driving the sustainable development goals. Along with 28 other international banks and UNEPFI, they came up with the Global Principles for sustainable banking.

Other banks like Union, first banks hopefully will come on board.

I was at the 2 day summit, held at their HQ in Danmole Street and particularly enjoyed the presentation made by Prof. Kenneth Amaeshi on Sustainability as Impact Management, and also the panel session in which Bankole spoke.

Princess Adegoke is one of the most humble person I've met. Willingly mixed up with the audience and stayed all through three panel sessions.

it's been a terrible experience since access bank acquired diamond bank.....



I'm seriously considering closing my account and moving to other banks....