Unity Bank PLCLicenced by the Central Bank of Nigeria
Unity Bank PLCLicenced by the Central Bank of Nigeria
As part of its commitment towards promoting environmental
sustainability, Unity Bank Plc has collaborated with the Mental and
Environmental Development Initiative for Children, MEDIC, a non-governmental
organization, for the cleaning of Lagos Kids Beach Garden within the Oba
Elegushi beach environs.
The Lagos Beach cleaning exercise was held in commemoration of
World Earth Day.
Staff of Unity Bank, MEDIC and other volunteers who thronged
the venue of the cleaning exercise to support efforts aimed at reducing
environmental degradation, picked up and removed well over 50,000 plastic bottles
were from the beach.
Speaking at the event, the Head, Brand Marketing &
Communications, Unity Bank Plc, Mr. DeVoe Okorie, said that the Lagos Beach
Cleaning is part of the Bank’s corporate social responsibility aimed at leading
major collaborative initiatives for climate action.
Citing recent reports on ocean pollution, he decried that “of
the over 300 million tons of plastic that are produced yearly, an estimated 8
million tons of plastic enters our oceans. There are 5.25 trillion pieces of
plastic waste estimated to be in our oceans. While 70% of our debris sinks into
the ocean's ecosystem, 15% floats, and 15% lands on our beaches.”
He added that such activity as the collaboration and
partnership by organizations would play a vital role in reducing the threats of
ocean plastics and thereby reduce the climate risks they pose to the
earth.
Unity Bank has over time promoted corporate and business
philosophy that encourages low paper usage, recycling and adoption of renewable
energy through increased investment in solar-powered branches and ATMs.
About
Unity Bank
Unity Bank is one of Nigeria's leading retail banks with over
200 business offices spread across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory
of Nigeria. The Bank offers wide-ranging financial services to individuals,
businesses and the public sector of the nation’s economy. As a further
commitment to the growth of the nation’s economy, Unity Bank focuses in
particular on SMEs and Agribusinesses, driven by the vision to become Nigeria’s
retail bank of choice.
