As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, Access Holdings PLC will be amongst the leading participants in the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Africa and Middle East. Taking place from May 6-7, 2025, in Marrakech, Morocco, the event will bring together regulators, policymakers, and key stakeholders from the financial sector to discuss and shape critical sustainability issues, including climate mitigation and adaptation, nature-positive finance, just transition and financial inclusion, carbon finance, among others.
Amaechi Okobi, Chief Brand and Communications
Officer of Access Holdings; Edmund Otaigbe, Group Head of Credit
Administration, Governance & Project Monitoring, and Njideka Esomeju, Group
Head of Products and Segments, will be contributing insights from their
extensive experience in driving sustainability within the financial sector.
Among the discussions
will be sessions dedicated to accelerating the transition of real economy
sectors towards sustainability, addressing climate risks, and ensuring
financial inclusion. One of the focal points will be how financial institutions
can support climate adaptation and resilience, particularly in vulnerable
sectors across Africa and the Middle East. The event will further tackle the
challenge of unlocking private finance for the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), exploring innovative ways to align capital flows with regional
sustainability needs.
Other high-level dialogues
will explore regional collaboration to support sustainability goals, advancing
action on climate adaptation, and the regulatory developments promoting
sustainable finance across the region. Panels will focus on topics such as
financing and insuring MSMEs for climate resilience and fostering an inclusive
transition by ensuring that vulnerable communities and underserved populations
are not left behind in the push for green growth.
Prominent speakers at the
event include Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda;
Louise Gardiner, Senior Operations Officer at the International Finance
Corporation (IFC); Lily Burge, Policy Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative; Samuel
Tiriongo, Director of Research and Policy, Kenya Bankers Association;
Walid Ali, General
Manager, Sustainability Department, Central Bank of Egypt; Yasser Mounsif,
Director of Issuers, Moroccan Capital Market Authority, alongside other leaders
in sustainable finance.
The UNEP FI Regional
Roundtable promises to be a critical platform for deepening collaboration among
stakeholders across Africa and the Middle East, with the shared goal of
creating a resilient, sustainable future for the region.
Access Holdings Plc
Access Holdings Plc is a leading multinational
financial services group that offers banking, lending, payment, insurance, and pensions
services. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Access Holdings operates through a
network of more than 700 branches and service outlets, spanning three
continents, 24 countries, and 60+ million customers.
Access transitioned into a holding company to drive
rapid growth and become a full-scale ecosystem player offering interconnected
services across customer needs. Established in 2022, Access Holdings Plc
consists of the Access Bank Group; Access ARM Pensions; a Payment and Switching
Services Company; a Digital Lending Company, and an Insurance Brokerage
Company. The banking vertical serves its various markets through four business
segments: Retail, Business, Commercial and Corporate, and has enjoyed what is
it arguably Africa’s most successful banking growth trajectory in the last
eighteen years, becoming one of Africa’s largest retail banks by customer base
and Sub-Saharan Africa's largest bank by total assets.
Access Holdings strives to deliver sustainable
economic growth that is profitable, environmentally responsible, and socially
relevant, helping customers to access more and achieve their dreams.
Access
Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc, is a leading
full-service commercial bank operating through a network of more than 700
branches and service outlets spanning 3 continents, 24 countries and over 60
million customers. The Bank employs over 28,000 people in its operations in
Africa and Europe, with representative offices in China, Lebanon, India, and
the UAE.
Access
Bank’s parent company, Access Holdings Plc, has been listed on the Nigerian
Stock Exchange since 1998. The Bank is a diversified financial institution
which combines a strong retail customer franchise and digital platform with
deep corporate banking expertise, proven risk management and capital management
capabilities. The Bank services its various markets through three key business
segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, and
Retail Banking. The Bank has enjoyed what is arguably Africa’s most
successful banking growth trajectory in the last 20 years, becoming one of the
continent’s largest retail banks.
As
part of its continued growth strategy, Access Bank is focused on mainstreaming
sustainable business practices into its operations. The Bank strives to deliver
sustainable economic growth that is profitable, environmentally responsible,
and socially relevant, helping customers to access more and achieve their
dreams.
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