ASSESSMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON FINANCIAL PRODUCTIVITY OF MICROFINANCE BANKS

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the impact of corporate social responsibility practices on financial productivity of micro finance bank in Nigeria. The study used generalized least square multiple regression to analyze the secondary data extracted from the annual reports and accounts of Seedvest Micro finance Bank, Ibadan. for the period of ten years from 2006 to 2016. The study found that environmental management, and customer services have a positive and significant impact on the financial productivity of micro finance banks. The study also found that corporate community development influences the financial productivity of the banks positively and insignificantly. In view of the findings, the study concluded that, though environmental management is having a negative effect, the bank’s engagement in environmental management could be of corporate strategic relevance as not all investment can yield  financial returns. Also, the study recommended among others that the management of Seedvest Micro finance Bank, should patronize more of strategic CSR activities in order to be more credible which can improve their reputation since the application of CSR varies by industry.