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First Bank, LBS to host sustainability conference

By BusinessNews Staff on October 29, 2014

First Bank Sustainability Centre says it is sponsoring the International Sustainability Conference to be held at the Lagos Business School, as part of its commitment to promote the business of sustainability.

The conference, themed, “Leading a sustainable business”, is designed to stimulate sustainability principles as key components of business development and continuity, according to a statement by the Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Folake Ani-Mumuney.

It said the conference, scheduled for October 30, 2014, would expound practical insights on minimising business risks, reducing cost, increasing revenues and enhancing brand reputation for businesses.

Participants, according to the statement, will comprise chief executive officers and top executives of corporations, institutional investors, academia, directors/heads of foundations, government agencies and non-governmental organisations operating in the social space as well as business regulators.

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Mr. Bisi Onasanya, would participate in a C-Suite Panel Discussion themed “Embedding sustainability practices: Perspectives from forward looking companies.”

Other global leaders who would participate at the conference are Professor David Grayson of Cranfield University; Director, Sustainability Services, Accenture Africa, Mr. Paul Gurney, among other global thought leaders.

Onasanya, in the statement, said the bank was committed to the ideals of corporate citizenship and sustainable businesses practices, adding that this was attested to with FirstBank becoming the first organisation in Nigeria to be awarded the BS25999, global Certification on Business Continuity Management in December 2011 and the first banking institution to achieve the new international certification on Business Continuity Management – ISO22301 in 2013.

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