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Front Row L-R: The Right Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Ms Joanne Charles - Assistant General Manager - Bank of Saint Lucia, 2012 Best Corporate Citizen Among ECCU Commercial Banks;
Sir Edmund Lawrence - Managing Director, St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank
Back Row L-R: Mr
Keith Johnson, Managing Director - Republic Bank (Grenada) Ltd; Honourable Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor - Eastern
Caribbean Central Bank; Mr Bernard Thomas - Chief Financial Officer, National Bank of Dominica Ltd
The aim of the ECCB Best
Corporate Citizen Award for commercial banks is
for commercial banks which operate within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union to demonstrate their corporate
responsibility to the society and environment.
Good Corporate Citizen Awards are presented to the banks that are adjudged to have executed their corporate social responsibilities to the highest level in the areas of: Educational Development, Community Outreach and Social Services, Environmental Awareness, Sports, Cultural Development, Customer Service and Financial Education and Empowerment.
The Best Corporate Citizen Award is presented to the overall winner.
Outline of winning entries (booklet)
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Bank of Saint Lucia Ltd - 2012 Best Corporate Citizen Among ECCU Comnmercial Banks
The ceremony was held
at the ECCB Headquarters on 7 November 2012, following
the presentation of the
17th Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial
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The Bank of Saint Lucia Ltd also received Good Corporate Citizen Awards for Educational Development,
Community Outreach and Social Services and Sports.
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The Republic Bank (Grenada) Ltd received the
Good Corporate Citizen Awards for Environmental
Awareness and Financial Education and Empowerment |
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The National Bank of Dominica Ltd received the Good
Corporate Citizen Awards for Cultural Development and
Customer Service |
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To
be eligible for the Good Citizen Award and Best
Corporate Citizen Award, banks must have programmes
or initiatives
that demonstrate sincerity, corporate
social responsibility and have a positive impact
on the community or country. |
Educational Development
• Scholarship assistance offered to citizens Support of adult education programmes • Comprehensive and affordable
student loan programmes Promotion of computer literacy • Provision of career guidance for school leavers • Contribution to research initiatives |
| BANK OF SAINT LUCIA - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for Educational Development |
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Community Outreach and Social Services
Donations to church, civic groups, community organisations • Assistance to social welfare institutions such as
orphanages, nursing homes etc • Programmes for the disabled and physical accessibility (e.g. ramps) • Initiating or
participating in programmes for the youth, elderly, unemployed, homeless and other vulnerable persons
• Programmes to promote health and wellness |
BANK OF SAINT LUCIA LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for
Community Outreach and Social Services |
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Environmental Awareness •
Participation in recycling, beautification or clean-ups
of the community • Assistance in
disaster
preparedness and response • Preservation of
historic landmarks and artifacts and green areas
• Company
policies and practices ensure ethical and responsible
conduct of business |
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REPUBLIC BANK (GRENADA) LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for Environmental Awareness |
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Sports
• Support of local
athletes through sponsorships of individuals, teams and leagues •enhancing talents and
skills of atheletes through training and technical support • Participation
as a team in sports leagues |
| BANK OF SAINT LUCIA LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for Sports |
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Cultural
Development • Sponsorship of carnival,
concerts, music, art, dance, literary pursuits etc
• Participation in
carnival, concerts, music,
art, dance, literary pursuits etc
• support of programmes to promote cultural development and
preservation of cultural heritage |
NATIONAL BANK OF DOMINICA LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for Cultural Development |
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Customer Service • Clearly
stated policies and best practices promoting customer
service excellence • Customer
feedback programmes/customer
satisfaction surveys • Code of business
ethics • Customer appreciation programmes,
giveaways, special rates etc • Commitment
to customer service excellence via the continued
development of staff though
ongoing training •improvement of facilities and ervices:
Internet banking, ATM services, senior citizens services
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| NATIONAL BANK OF DOMINCA LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for Customer Service |
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Financial
Education and Empowerment • Initiatives
to promote better understanding of products/services
offered
by
financial sector • Outreach programmes promoting
entrepreneurship, savings and investments •provision of small
business credit and advisory services • initiatives to educate citizens about asset management and protection |
REPUBLIC BANK (GRENADA) LTD - 2012 Good Corporate Citizen Award for
Financial Education and Empowerment |
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