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The Zenith Bank Plc
has been presented with a Certificate for Greenhouse Gas Auditing by V4
Advisors after a successful completion of the Bank’s Greenhouse Gas Audit for
the 2018 Financial Year, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The presentation of
the certificate and the report of the Auditors, NaijaAgroNet gathered was done by V4
Advisors at the Zenith Bank Head Office on May 21, 2019.
The Executive
Director, Dr. Temitope Fasoranti, who received the certificate on behalf of the
Bank said the Bank started this effort with the 2016 Financial Year and has
carried out three greenhouse gas audits to date. He explained that the Bank understands the
relationship between greenhouse gas emission and climate change and appreciates
the role it is expected to play towards combating the menace of climate change.
Also speaking on
the milestone, the Country Manager Lynsey Elston highlighted that Zenith Bank
is the first Nigerian bank to consecutively report the carbon emissions of
their Head Office in Lagos using a certified tool which is built on the
internationally recognized “GHG Protocol”. She commended the bank for proving its
commitment to United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Goal 13, Climate Action, in
addition to complying with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards".. In response to her, the Executive Director
said the initiative has significantly helped the bank reduce its overall carbon
footprints and drive energy efficiency.
V4 Advisors is a UAE-based provider of advisory and consulting
solutions on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The firm’s
calculation and reporting tool has been reviewed by the World Resources
Institute (WRI) for conformance with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
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