United Bank for Africa (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 held in Lagos, at the weekend.
UBA Foundation beats other nominees in its category, including Lafarge, MTN, Nestoil, P&G, ExxonMobil 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,” Ijeoma Aso, MD/CEO, UBA Foundation, said while receiving the award.
Also speaking, Ken Egbas, CEO of TruContact, organiser of the SERAS awards, commended UBA Foundation for its strong footprints across Nigeria and Africa through its Read Africa Projects and the scholarship grants given to winners of the National Essay Competition, saying, “These initiatives are truly impactful.”
The awards is borne out of the need to recognise the Game Changers whose relentless contributions have helped give hope to Africa at the same time drive sustainable development amid strife. “For these companies, they understand that agility, innovation, fluidity, decisiveness and commitment accelerates the pace of change, Africa craves for,” he said.
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