Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has been recognised by the Institute for Work and Family Integration as one of the standout organisations demonstrating leadership in responsible workplace practices at the Corporate Family Responsibility Index Awards.
According to a statement from the HoldCo, the recognition, which was done by IWFI in collaboration with Lagos Business School, places Sterling among a select group of companies demonstrating strong institutional commitment to workplace policies that enable employees to effectively balance professional responsibilities with family and personal obligations.
The Corporate Family Responsibility Index serves as a national benchmarking framework for assessing how organisations embed family-responsible practices into workplace design, culture, and leadership priorities. The awards promote practices that strengthen workforce sustainability, inclusion, and long-term organisational effectiveness.
Commenting on the recognition, Group Executive, Human Capital and Corporate Services at Sterling Financial Holdings Company, Temi Dalley, said the award reflects the organisation’s long-standing belief that sustainable performance is driven by supportive work environments.
“People thrive when work is designed around real human needs, and at Sterling Financial Holdings Company, this strong sense of family responsibility is embedded in how we structure work, support our people, and build a culture anchored on empathy, flexibility, and wellbeing,” Dalley said.
The statement added that Sterling’s approach to family responsibility is anchored on its strategic mandate of enriching lives through the provision of structured, life-stage-responsive support systems, with a particular focus on parenthood and caregiving. This support has led to interventions such as paid maternity and paternity leave, a purpose-built maternity hub, an on-site crèche, flexible work arrangements, comprehensive health insurance coverage, and routine integrated wellness programmes that focus on providing extensive and continuous mental and emotional well-being support for employees.
“One of the Group’s differentiating initiatives is ‘Bloom After Birth’, its postnatal and postpartum support community. Through the initiative, Sterling Financial Holdings Company provides employees with access to expert medical and emotional guidance, while also providing compassionate support to families who have experienced pregnancy loss,” it added.
This recognition follows several Great Place to Work awards that Sterling Financial Holdings Company and its subsidiaries have received in recent years, further reinforcing the Group’s position as a forward-looking employer committed to providing an environment where employees can thrive both professionally and personally.
Sterling Financial Holdings Company is the parent company of Sterling Bank and The Alternative Bank.
