First Bank sustainability centre hosts workshop for NGOs

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, through its Sustainability programme, First Bank Sustainability Centre in partnership with the Lagos Business School is hosting a Sustainability workshop for NGOs in furtherance of its objective to drive knowledge creation, dissemination and application.

The workshop scheduled for February 24 and 25, 2016, from 9am to 5pm daily, will hold at the Lagos Business School – Km 22, Lekki-Epe Expressway Ajah, Lagos and will critically examine the emerging shift in the NGO/private corporation relationships and how it creates an exciting new landscape of opportunities for both parties to collaborate, boost capacity development, sustainability, and deliver service to the community.

The sustainability workshop which will help develop business partnerships between NGOs and corporate organizations to achieve widespread and lasting change in the business environment would also provide capacity building training for NGOs who want to partner with corporate organisations on their sustainability programmes.

In the wake of the emerging shift in stakeholder needs which optimizes social responsibility above business profitability, there is a landscape of opportunities for NGOs and corporate organisations to collaborate, increase capacity, sustainability, and deliver service to the community. Topics such as: Sustainability Strategy for NGOs, Social Entrepreneurship, NGO-Private Sector Partnership as well as the role of NGOs in promoting and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals amongst others will be treated by experts in Sustainability

According to First Bank’s spokesperson, Folake Ani-Mumuney, First Bank as a responsible corporate citizen would continue to foster partnerships that build sustainable businesses. “We believe NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of our communities and will continue to empower NGOs with requisite knowledge and skills in building vibrant and mutually beneficial partnerships.

The Sustainability workshops for NGOs is a CR&S initiative of the First Bank Sustainability Centre, established in collaboration with the Lagos Business School to create, disseminate and apply knowledge, build capacity and promote best practice in Sustainability business in Nigeria.

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, is Nigeria’s leading financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings and one of the largest corporate and retail banking financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa). Since its establishment in 1894, the Bank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and strong capitalization.

First Bank operates an extensive distribution network with over 750 business locations (623 branches, 61 quick service points and 69 cash centres/agencies), over 2,464 ATM’s and over 10 million customer accounts.  The Bank provides a comprehensive range of financial services and has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBN Bank DR Congo, FBN Bank Ghana, FBN Bank the Gambia, FBN Bank Guinea, FBN Bank Sierra-Leone and FBN Bank Senegal as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.