Sterling Bank partners NGO on climate change

Sterling Bank Plc has said, it is partnering with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Creative Youth Community Development Initiative (CYCDI) to implement solutions towards climate change adaptation in Nigeria.

This is as part of its commitment and significant contributions to a better and safer ecosystem.

The partnership is on a campaign tagged #NaijaClimateNow, and represents an opportunity for all stakeholders within the environmental space, including; the government, private sector, non-governmental and international entities, to reflect on issues affecting Nigeria and propose solutions towards climate adaptation on the Race to Zero.

The managing director and CEO of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr Abubakar Suleiman, disclosed at a press conference on the partnership in Lagos.

Suleiman noted that the bank has been promoting practices that protect the environment for the benefit of humanity through its corporate social responsibility initiative known as the Sterling Environmental Makeover (STEM).

He said STEM, which was launched more than a decade ago as a cleaning exercise promoting sanitation and hygiene has over the years evolved into a national movement championing the cause of the environment.

“The programme currently covers public enlightenment campaigns, partnership with waste management agencies in almost all the states of the federation, tree planting initiatives to combat desertification in parts of Northern Nigeria, and an annual national cleaning exercise,” he said.