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SUSTAINABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY Overview
Since its inception in 2009, Access Bank esta lished a deli erate strate y to replicate the sustaina ility drive o its parent company Access Ban Plc, as part o its oal to uild a sustaina le an in ranchise in Ghana. Currently, the Ban has em edded sustaina ility principles across all aspects o its operations, helpin to in uence the social, economic and environmental systems. It continues to serve as a cornerstone o our usiness philosophy and is administered with a lon term view in mind.
Our Approach To Sustainability
Our usiness operates within a wider context and we continuously apply what we learn to mana e our impacts, aimin to create shared opportunity as we trans orm into a leadin retail an . e have also em edded relevant tar ets o the nited ations 1 Sustaina le Development Goals SDGs in our operations and activities as a ma or player in the financial services industry. his is evident in our sustaina ility a enda and standards or responsi le usiness practice throu hout the entire or anisation, as well as how we relate with our sta eholders
Our Sustainability Impacts
Our values underpin this strate ic approach to sustaina ility and re ect our desire to preserve the uture or all our sta eholders. Corporate overnance and ethical ehaviour orm the aseline o all we do. Our corporate responsi ility practice encompasses employment standards customer satis action and relations product and services supplier relations and environmental sustaina ility.
e understand the asic challen es aced y various communities where we have an impact and we are positioned to contri ute our uota in addin value to the communities where we operate, enhancin their lives and leavin them etter e uipped to succeed themselves.
In the last year, our effort towards uildin a sustaina le usiness continued to inte rate economic, social and environmental aspects in our usiness to achieve sustaina ility in all its dimensions.
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