blog
external news
our news
Equator Banks involved in financing at least 200 fossil fuel projects since Paris
BankTrack research sheds new light on finance for fossil fuels by Equator banks
Access BankNigeria
Active
This profile is actively maintainedCreated before Nov 2016
Last update: 2021-09-06 00:00:00
Send feedback on this profile
Download as PDF
Share this page:
Access Bank's head office in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Google Earth/StreetviewAbout Access Bank
Access Bank, founded in 1989, is a Nigerian commercial bank, which main business activities are organised along four business segments: corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, business banking and personal and private banking. The bank has several subsidiaries and branches throughout Africa as well as a few branches located in the United Kingdom. Access Bank was the first Nigerian bank to adopt the Equator Principles, in June 2009. BankTrack profiled this bank as part of its Tracking the Equator Principles campaign.
| Website | http://www.accessbankplc.com/ |
| Headquarters |
Plot 999C, Danmole Street
Victoria Island, Lagos State
Nigeria
|
| CEO/chair |
Herbert Wigwe CEO |
| Supervisor | |
| Annual reports |
Annual report 2020 CSR report 2019 |
| Ownership |
listed on NSE
Access Bank's largest shareholder is its current CEO Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe (4.27%, date listed Sept 6 2021). The bank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here. |
| Complaints and grievances |
Access Bank operates an Ethics Line which can be accessed here. |
Related Dodgy Deals
Access Bank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
Dodgy Deals map
All
|
Projects
|
Companies
Targets
|
Active profiles
|
On record profiles
Policy Assessments
Banks and human rights
Human Rights Benchmark Africa 2021
BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Access Bank
NGA
1.5
Laggard
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$col_values
Filename: shared/tabletool_row.php
Line Number: 81
Backtrace:
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletool_row.php
Line: 81
Function: _error_handler
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletool.php
Line: 69
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletools.php
Line: 7
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/bankprofile/main.php
Line: 173
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/libraries/sections/Bankprofile.php
Line: 403
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/controllers/Main.php
Line: 296
Function: content
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$col_values
Filename: shared/tabletool_row.php
Line Number: 81
Backtrace:
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletool_row.php
Line: 81
Function: _error_handler
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletool.php
Line: 69
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/shared/tabletools.php
Line: 7
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/helpers/easy_helper.php
Line: 366
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/views/sections/bankprofile/main.php
Line: 173
Function: lv
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/libraries/sections/Bankprofile.php
Line: 403
Function: view
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/application/controllers/Main.php
Line: 296
Function: content
File: /home/btwebhost/www/btci3/index.php
Line: 314
Function: require_once
Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3.5 points
4 - 5.5 points
6 - 8.5 points
9 - 14 points
For more details see this page.
Tracking the Equator Principles
EPFIs reporting status
BankLast update
Country
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Details
Access Bank
2020-09-09
NGA
2019
2
2
100
1.01000000003E+38
0
Explanation
Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period. Where there is no percentage presented the EPFI has not reported having financed any project transactions in that reporting period.
For more details see this page.
News
|
|
Type:
Year:
Documents
Type:
Year:
Policies
Voluntary standards
Access Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:- Equator Principles
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Global Reporting Initiative- G3 Reporting Framework
- Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles
- Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
- Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
- Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
- UNEP Finance Initiative
- United Nations Global Compact
Investment policies
Access Bank's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
Year:
Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
Access Bank is reporting on the implementation here.
Contact and complaints
Good moves
Year: