General Enquiries
Contact Details:
087 575 9404
Email:
info@fnb.co.za
International calls
Tel:
+27 11 371 3711
The bank's environmental policies cover two broad areas:
In addition to the corporate action described above the strategy of the Group, where appropriate, has been starting and growing completely new businesses, which the Group refers to as its "greenfields" approach.
Examples of significant 'greenfields' start-ups by the Group include:
At FirstRand level, an Environmental Committee discusses relevant issues and reports to various executive committees, as well as the Board of FirstRand Bank. There is also a Group Environmental, Health and Safety Manager who manages environmental issues for the bank.
FNB's Environmental, Health and Safety representatives have to undergo formal training that includes a module on environmental management, with a pass rate of 90%. An online learning module about the importance of environmental management and FNB's environmental initiatives is also made available to all new employees.
Every business unit has a compliance officer, who reports on any non-compliance issues. Compliance with environmental legislative requirements and the group's sustainability reporting (excluding Financial Sector Charter reporting) are audited by FNB's internal auditors. The bank is also audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers on environmental management, ISO 14001:2004 standards. Financial Sector Charter Reporting is audited annually by Sizwe Ntsaluba VSP.
The nature of our business is paper-intensive and FNB is constantly looking for ways to minimise and manage the utilisation of this resource.
Electronic statements
Recycled paper
Energy saving initiatives
Water care
FNB's environmental awareness and initiatives have been recognised through the following awards:
The historic documents and other sources held by the Archives pertain to FNB and its predecessors, the most important are:
Other core documents include:
The Archives also has a small research library containing books dealing mainly with banking and other related subjects.
Telephone / fax
Tel: 011 352 8684
Fax: 011 352 8633
Postal address
The Archivist
PO Box 1153
Johannesburg
2000
Physical address
2nd Floor
78 Market Street
Johannesburg
2000
Find out about FNB - its structures, values, community involvement and more.
FNB is the oldest bank in South Africa, and can be traced back to the Eastern Province Bank formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, FNB trades as a division of FirstRand Bank Limited. When looking at FNB's history, two things in particular stand out. The first is a story of survival - different circumstances in South Africa have posed many great challenges in our history, all of which FNB has successfully met. This track record provides a strong foundation for our future challenges. The second is a story of people - our history has always been firmly influenced by the needs of the people we serve.
The Acacia tree in our brand logo is a suitable representation of our history. Our roots run deep in South Africa, and we have grown thanks to our commitment to serving the needs of our clients and communities.
A landmark development in FNB's history took place in 1998 when the financial services interests of Rand Merchant Bank Holdings and Anglo American were merged to form FirstRand Limited. In the process, FNB was delisted from the JSE on 22 May 1998 to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstRand, which was listed on the JSE on 25 May 1998. On 30 June 1999, the banking interests of FirstRand formally merged into a single entity to form FirstRand Bank. FNB, WesBank and RMB now trade as divisions of FirstRand Bank.
The FNB Archives Department was established in 1979 to carry out document research and make available to the public the important historical records accumulated by the bank.
The archives initially formed part of the FNB Museum. In May 1997, when the museum closed, it was decided to move the Archives to a new premise. The Archives cater for a wide variety of researchers from many fields of study, such as economic history, genealogy, economics, banking and management studies.
The bank's historic records are open to bona fide researchers (restrictions do exist on certain material)
Listed on the JSE and the Namibian Stock Exchange, FirstRand Limited is one of the largest financial institutions in South Africa, and provides banking, insurance and investment products and services to retail, commercial, corporate and public sector customers through its portfolio of leading franchises, which include FNB, RMB, WesBank and Ashburton Investments.
FirstRand Bank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstRand Limited, and has a number of divisions, including Rand Merchant Bank (the investment bank), FNB (the retail and commercial bank) and WesBank (the instalment finance provider).
For more information on the FirstRand Group, visit FirstRand's website
At FNB, our vision is to transform a good business to a great business and to help create a better world.
Reports to society
FNB views sustainability as a business practice which creates value for stakeholders through managing environmental, social and governance factors impacting the company's ability to generate sustainable profits. We are a values based organization, with core values of pride, accountability, innovation, Ubuntu and respect. These values serve as a guide when making business decisions and in our dealings with all stakeholders, including colleagues, customers, investors, suppliers, the community and the environment.
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