Zenith Bank wins awards for health interventions

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged winner in two categories of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility (SERAS) Awards held in Lagos over the weekend.

The bank won awards for “Best Company in Promotion of Good Health and Well-Being” and “Best Company in Promotion of Good Health and Well-Being”.

Similarly, the Bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, also emerged CEO of the Year at the event.

The judges, led by Deborah Leipziger (USA), said Onyeagwu was selected for his robust Environmental and Social Management System for screening credit facilities and continued investment in social initiatives in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and for joining 131 other banks from across the globe as a founding signatory to the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Responsible Banking.

Out of the five finalists for the Best Company in Promotion of Good Health and Well-Being Category, Zenith Bank emerged winner for donating N1 billion in support of efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, donation of N200 million towards Lagos State Government efforts to provide relief to the victims of the Abule-Ado pipeline explosion, and for spending over N300 million in 2019 to support various healthcare initiatives across the country.