UBA Foundation beats Lafarge, MTN to SERAS CSR award
United Bank of Africa UBA’s Foundation emerged winner as the best organization in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Sustainability category in West Africa at the 10th Social Enterprise Report Awards (SERAS) CSR Awards held at the Muson Center Lagos over the weekend.
UBA Foundation came tops, beating other nominees in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/Sustainability category which included 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.
While expressing her gratitude after receiving the award, Managing Director UBA Foundation, Ms. Ijeoma Aso said that the foundation was driven by the mantra of ‘do well do good’, emphasizing that the foundation would not relent in its efforts in touching lives through various projects and initiatives.
Speaking in the same vein, Chief Executive Officer of TruContact, organizers of the SERAS awards, Mr. Ken Egbas, 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. These initiatives are truly impactful he noted.
Egbas further noted that the awards was borne out of the need to recognize 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 accelerate the pace of change, Africa craves for,” he stated.
The awards nights attracted dignitaries and Business leaders, from different industries across Nigeria with many praising the organizers for its consistency since the last ten years
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