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SUSTAINABILITY CORNER
Access Bank emerges Winner at the 2020
Women in Marketing and Communications Awards
For its continued commitment and immense contribution to women especially those in the Media Independent Industry, Access Bank PLC, was awarded the ‘Outstanding Female Friendly Bank of the Year’ and 'Outstanding Female Sustainability Professional of the Year' – received by Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, Head, Sustainability, at the Women in Marketing and Communications Awards (WIMCA) which held on Friday, 13 November 2020.
Access Bank, through its ‘W’ Initiative, has created equal opportunities for women across the country by implementing several initiatives including the ‘Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Africa’. The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa was the first women-in- business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by the Access Bank W Initiative. In its maiden edition, the program provided a platform for fifty women to win financial grants up to N5 million alongside a free mini-MBA certification.
Established in 2014, the ‘W’ Initiative has become home to everything Access Bank has to offer women. This initiative has afforded women access to a wide range of privileges including capacity building programs, mentoring programmes, and maternal health services, all aimed at
helping to build a bigger, stronger and more sustainable society.
Access Bank will continue to strive to ensure that women are empowered and returned to their rightful status. The Bank will also continue to ponder new and creative ways to foster an equal playing field for women across the spheres of business, entrepreneurship, health, social welfare, education amongst many others. For over 10 years, the Bank has been committed to aiding women representatives in every sector of the economy, and through its flagship product, the ‘W’ Initiative, the Bank will continue to impact the African society positively.
Access Bank’s recognition at the 2020 WIMCA further adds gloss to what is already a laudable cabinet of awards which include: Africa CEO Forum – Gender Leader Award (2019); FAW – Women Market Champion Award (2019); Women’s Choice Africa – Bank of the Year Award (2019); Nigeria Finance Innovation – Best Bank in Women Empowerment Award (2019); and Women in Marketing and Communications – Female Friendly Bank of the Year Award (2018 & 2019).
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