In an effort to support ‘No Plastic’ policy and part of its environmental and corporate social responsibility, HFC Bank teamed up with Suva and Lautoka Councils to distributed eco bags to market vendors. An initiative that was well received by the councils to create awareness and promote alternate use of single-use plastic bags. HFC Bank teamed up with Suva and Lautoka council to distribute the bags. Association secretary, Lautoka Market Vendors Association, Filomena O’Neal said “that the concerted effort was needed to eradicate the use of single-use plastic bags and we thank HFC Bank for showing their support towards this initiative”.

HFC Bank together with Suva City Council Special Administrator, Isikeli Tikoduadua handed out HFC Bank’s Eco-bags to market vendors HFC Bank General Manager Operations & Transformation, Admond Chandra said ‘being a fully-fledged local commercial Bank, HFC management and staff strives to support Fiji’s environment wherever we can whether it is through our staff involvement in community work or the Bank committing to initiatives such as this’. “With its non-biodegradable nature, every Fijians are now fully aware of plastics negative environment impact on our land and our ocean therefore our eco bags will be an alternative which market vendors can use”, Mr Chandra said. The eco bags were distributed to market vendors 2nd of January 2020.