“We Care!” by Credit Agricole Bank among the TOP 25 Corporate Social Responsibility programs

For the second year in a row, the program "We Care!" by Credit Agricole Bank is listed among the best TOP 25 Corporate Social Responsibility programs according to Vlast’ Deneg. The experts this rating mentioned in particular the largest charity initiative in the Bank's history – support provided to hospitals in fighting COVID-19. As part of "We Care!" program Credit Agricole Bank allocated 6.3 M UAH for purchasing medical equipment for hospitals in Kyiv, Ternopil and for equipping an intensive care unit in Chernivtsi regional hospital. Credit Agricole contributes to the healthy future of our society and helps to overcome the consequences of the pandemic.

Being a socially responsible business is a strategic direction for Credit Agricole, which is set at the highest level in the Medium-term development plan for the entire Credit Agricole Group. Projects under the "We Care!" program are the embodiment of the bank's mission: working every day in the interest of our customer and society.

"Charity is at the heart of our Bank's corporate culture. And it really matters. This is, for example, when we face crisis, the Board decides to increase the charity budget several times to support hospitals. This is when our employees collect 210 thousand UAH for the treatment of children during four years of the "We Care!" program in action. Or when we hold monthly Donors' Days for babies from the Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. This is when Board Members organize a charity auction to show by their own example how important it is to do something good. This is when we plant hundreds of trees every year to take care about our nature. Or when we donate our used equipment to schools and hospitals so that they can further benefit from it within the "Facilities pro bono" project. This is when we as a team join our efforts to help and contribute to the well-being of society," Viktoriia Torianyk, Head of PR and Corporate Communications at Credit Agricole Bank says.

The large-scale corporate social responsibility program "We Care!" has been in place at Credit Agricole Bank since 2016 and includes three main pillar: charity, eco-initiatives and caring for employees. As part of charity, the Bank helps hospitals, orphanages, and supports charity events, in particular Charity Weekend. The Bank employees raise funds for charitable causes and take part in Donor Days: in 3 years, 29 Donor Days with the participation of more than 250 employees were organized. As part of eco-initiatives, the Bank implements the project of a "green" office, has its own solar panels and electric vehicles in its fleet. The Bank employees sort out garbage and every year plant trees on behalf of customers who have received car loans from the Bank.  Taking care of its team, the Bank fulfills all its social obligations and maintains a warm and cozy corporate culture, conducts mini-football tournaments, bike rides, and encourages its staff to participate in national and charitable marathons.

The annual ranking of the TOP 25 corporate social responsibility programs is based on official information from companies, media reports and opinions of industry experts.

About Credit Agricole:

JSC «CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK» is a modern universal bank owned by the leading financial group in Europe – Credit Agricole Group (France). The Group is a major partner of the French economy and one of the largest banking groups in Europe. It is a leading retail bank in Europe, having the largest portfolio of assets under management, being first in the field of bancassurance and third - in project financing in Europe. Credit Agricole has been operating in the financial market of Ukraine since 1993 and renders the entire range of banking services to private individuals, including Premium clients, and business. The Bank pays special attention to cooperation with agricultural enterprises. Reliability and business reputation of CREDIT AGRICOLE in Ukraine is confirmed by the highest possible FITCH ratings, leading positions in bank sustainability, bank deposit reliability and bank profitability rankings, as well as by 280 000 active private and 17 000 corporate customers, including international corporations, large Ukrainian companies and representatives of small and medium business. Credit Agricole Bank is a socially responsible bank that confirms its status by the large number of projects implemented under the Corporate Social Responsibility Program “We Care!”. 

Contacts:

Viktoriia Torianyk, head of public relations and internal communications at credit Agricole Bank 

Email: Viktoriia.TORIANYK@credit-agricole.ua