Pan African banking Group, UBA has emerged the best institution in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in West Africa. Its CSR arm; UBA Foundation won the best CSR/Sustainability, West Africa Award at the 10th SERAs (Social Enterprise Report Awards) ceremony which held at the Muson Centre in Lagos Nigeria on Friday November 11, 2016.
UBA Foundation, beat other nominees in its category, including; Lafarge, MTN, Nestoil, P&G, Exxon Mobil and Shell to emerge best in CSR in the West African region.
Since 2006, The SERAS CSR Awards-Africa has celebrated outstanding companies who through their immense contributions have become the game changers driving the wheels for sustainable development in Africa.
“We are driven by the mantra ‘do well do good.” We would not relent in our efforts at touching lives through our various projects, and initiatives said Ms. Ijeoma Aso, MD/CEO UBA Foundation, whilst receiving the award.
Thelma Chukwu of Nestoil presenting award for best company in CSR Sustainability, West Africa to Ijeoma Aso, Managing Director, UBA Foundation while Olusegun Fafore, Corporate Communications Manager, Nest Oil, looks on at the 2016 SERAS CSR Awards Africa in Lagos.
L-R: Miss Thelma Chukwu of NestOil; Mr. Ken Egbas, Chief Executive Officer, TrueContact and organiser of SERAS CSR Awards-Africa; Ijeoma Aso, Managing Director/CEO, UBA Foundation; and Olusegun Fafore, Head, Communications, NestOil, during the 2016 SERAS CSR Awards-Africa where UBA won the Best Company in CSR/Sustainability West Africa in Lagos.