FirstBank Sustainability Centre is partnering the Lagos Business School to host the International Sustainability Conference scheduled for October 30, 2014 at the Honeywell Auditorium, Lagos Business School, Ajah, Lagos.
The conference with the theme, “Leading a Sustainable Business” is designed to stimulate sustainability principles as key components of business development and continuity.
The conference will offer practical insights on minimising business risks, reducing cost, increasing revenues and enhancing brand reputation for businesses.
Participants include CEOs and top executives of corporations, institutional investors, academia, directors/heads of foundations, government agencies and NGOs as well as business regulators and top executives responsible for CSR and sustainability functions.
The GMD/CEO of FirstBank, Bisi Onasanya, would participate in a C-Suite Panel Discussion, with the theme, “Embedding Sustainability Practices: Perspectives from Forward Looking Companies.”
Onasanya explained that “the bank remains committed to the ideals of corporate citizenship and sustainable businesses practices and this is attested to with FirstBank becoming the first organisation in Nigeria to be awarded the BS25999, global Certification on Business Continuity Management (BCM) in December 2011.
“It is also the first banking institution to achieve the new international certification on Business Continuity Management – ISO22301 (Societal Security: Business Continuity Management System) in 2013.
“FirstBank would always strive to provide a unique value proposition that will drive higher levels of sustainability and business continuity”, he assured.
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