About FirstRand
FirstRand Limited is the largest financial services group in Africa by market capitalisation, operating in South Africa, several markets in broader Africa and the UK.
The group’s portfolio is multi-branded and comprises large, customer-facing businesses such as FNB and RMB in SA and broader Africa, and Aldermore in the UK. These businesses provide a universal set of transactional, lending, investment and insurance offerings to retail, commercial, large corporate and institutional clients.
FirstRand’s purpose is to build a future of SHARED PROSPERITY through enriching the lives of its customers, employees and the societies it serves. This is the foundation to a sustainable future and will preserve the group’s enduring promise to create long-term value and superior returns for its shareholders.
For more information please visit: https://www.firstrand.co.za/
About RMB
RMB represents FirstRand’s corporate and investment banking (CIB) activities. RMB offers clients innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. As a leading CIB franchise across the broader Africa region, RMB has a deal footprint in over 35 countries in Africa, as well as presence in the UK, USA, India and China.
RMB is passionate about solving problems for clients by asking the hard questions, challenging accepted thinking. RMB analyses and seeks solutions beyond the obvious and turns challenges into opportunities, while delivering on the brand promise Traditional values. Innovative ideas. Their ability to think differently, a collaborative spirit, client-centric solutions and the belief that great minds don’t always have to think alike, is what sets RMB apart.
For more information please visit: www.rmb.co.za
Our sessions
4:50 PM - 5:30 PM GMT +2
Panel: Green, Social and Sustainable (GSS) Bonds - a new era for finance in Africa?
Nick Beck, Head of Sustainable Finance and ESG Advisory, RMB
Watch our video
In this video, Alan Pullinger, CEO of the FirstRand group, speaks to FirstRand Bank Treasuer, Bhulesh Singh, on how the group is responding to societal imperatives. They cover the group’s shared prosperity journey as one of the largest financial services players in Africa (from 00:25); how capitalist systems are shifting to take needs of society into account (from 03:50); the group’s role in dealing with inequality and improving access to financial services in the markets where it operates (from 06:20); how the group integrates and measures societal and environmental outcomes (from 08:42); and finally managing the trade-offs and progress on South Africa’s energy journey (from 09:43).
Learn more
For more detail on FirstRand’s contract with society and its progress to date, refer to the group’s report to society.
ESG MattersWatch the RMB ESG Matters content series, as experts discuss Sustainable Finance and ESG advisory.
When sustainability gets complex there are only 3 letters you need to know, RMB
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