Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2008 As ... - Access Bank

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY
Access Bank is the pioneering and only Nigerian member
of Business in the community (BiTC), an organization that
inspires, engages, supports and challenges companies to
integrate responsible business practice into their
operations.
BiTC is one of the Prince of Wales’ Charities and works
across four impact areas – workplace, marketplace,
environment and community. Currently, the top
campaigning priorities of the BiTC are tackling climate
change and developing the talent and skills of the existing
and future workforce.
BITC is a network of over 800 businesses committed to
improving their impact in the society through their
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.
www.bitc.org.uk
GLOBAL BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV/AIDS,
TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria (GBC) is a Coalition of more than 220
companies united to keep the fight against HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis, and malaria a global priority.
Access Bank is the pioneering and only Nigerian bank that
is a member of the GBC. The GBC serves as a platform to
create opportunities for the global business community to
fight and speak out on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria worldwide. It enables each individual member
company to develop an appropriate custom-made
HIV/AIDS business plan and strategy on how best to
address the deepening HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria crisis.
The GBC leads on innovative initiatives to help address the
pandemic. For instance, as part of the 2008 World AIDS
Day activities, CEOs of organizational members of the GBC
signed a non-discrimination pledge, as part of actionoriented
initiatives to support GBC members in
communicating their role in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
www.gbcimpact.org
NIGERIA BUSINESS COALITION AGAINST AIDS
Access Bank is a member of the Nigeria Business Coalition
Against AIDS (NIBUCAA).
NIBUCAA is part of the Nigerian national response to the
HIV/AIDS pandemic. The coalition’s overarching goal is to
support businesses to implement workplace HIV/AIDS
programmes and to position members individually as well
as collectively to contribute to the national response to
the HIV pandemic.
www.nibucaa.org
CONVENTION ON BUSINESS INTEGRITY
Access Bank Plc is a member of the Convention on
Business Integrity (CBI). Our membership of the CBI is in
furtherance of Access Bank’s transparency, integrity and
accountability in governance and enables us to effectively
contribute to efforts at fighting corruption. We will
therefore participate in the CBI’s five star ranking scheme
on corporate governance.
The CBI was established in 1995 with the aim of
encouraging businesses to abide by ethical principles and
procedures while ensuring full compliance with ethics and
the code of professional conduct. The CBI awards
businesses who have satisfactorily completed their
requirements with a “tick mark” which can be stamped
on the letterheads and advertising materials of the
organization.
www.theconvention.org
NIGERIAN RED CROSS
Access Bank partners with the Nigerian Red Cross Society,
which is the foremost disaster management organisation
in Nigeria. We are committed to rendering support to the
Nigerian Red Cross’s disaster relief efforts.
Staff and volunteers of the Nigerian Red Cross Society
have continued to ensure that appropriate, prompt,
efficient and effective humanitarian assistance is provided
to those in need of assistance throughout the country.
www.nigerianredcross.org
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