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CSR-in-Action, Global Rights, and Zenera Consulting Organise 2nd Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Award; Recognises Individual and Business Social Impacts
- September 18, 2020
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
2 CommentsCSR-in-Action and partners have concluded plans to organise the second edition of the CAHR Awards – pronounced “Car Awards” – to mainstream discussions and encourage the entrenchment of human rights practices within corporate organisations and the society. The award ceremony will take place during this year’s Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI 2020) Conference that
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2020 Updates to the GRI Standards
- September 11, 2020
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
The GRI Standards, developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), are the first global standards for sustainability reporting. They feature a modular, interrelated structure, and represent the global best practice for reporting on a range of economic, environmental and social impacts. Since its development in 2016, the GRI Standards has evolved taking into consideration different factors that affect the
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GRI and NSE Promote Tax Transparency and Sustainability in Nigeria
- July 3, 2020
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
Tax is a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by governments on workers’ income and business profit, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. Taxes are levied in almost every country of the world, primarily to raise revenue for government to meet public expenditures and are key mechanisms by which businesses
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Redefining CSR for the Post COVID-19 Era
- June 12, 2020
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
As the world grapples with the shocks incited by COVID-19, businesses across the globe are confronted with the dilemma of aligning their operations to current trends while staying relevant to their respective audiences. In a bid to stay afloat and maintain profitability, some companies have been forced to make critical decisions regarding staff retention, salary
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CSR-in-Action Joins Lagos State Government to Promote Global Best Practices at the Maiden Badagry Oil and Gas Conference
- February 19, 2020
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
Nigeria’s foremost sustainability outfit, CSR-in-Action, joined other industry stakeholders at the inaugural Badagry Youth Oil and Gas Conference organised by Lagos State Government on Thursday, 6 February 2020, in the oil-rich Badagry region of the state. The conference was conceptualised to engender first-hand engagement with the youth of the region to discuss the challenges and
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Economic Growth May Slow Down in Sub-Saharan Africa – IMF
- December 3, 2019
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been projected to remain at 3.2 percent for the rest of 2019 and rise to 3.6% in 2020. This was stated in the Fall 2019 issue of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for sub-Saharan Africa themed Navigating Uncertainty. These represent slower growth rates than was previously
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Stakeholders discuss social and global impact at the 3rd ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue
- August 5, 2019
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
The stakes are high for only one sector to make significant impact and it is crucial for public, private and social sectors to collaborate and mobilise resources for the social development of the African continent. Hence, there is need for stakeholders to discuss ways that will bring together communities, governments and businesses to contribute and
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Afforestation – Its Pros and Cons
- June 25, 2019
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees (forestation) in an area where there was no previous tree cover. Many governments and non-governmental organisations directly engage in programs of afforestation to create forests, increase carbon capture and carbon sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity. Afforestation is also the creation of forests
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Implementing Sustainability Practice for Shared Value- A GRI/NSE Sustainability Reporting Implementation Workshop
- April 8, 2019
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
In today’s volatile, complex, and uncertain world, we face global challenges like poverty, hunger, #gender-inequality, #resource-scarcity, #climate-change, #competitiveness, amongst others, that threaten our existence. Hence, there is the need to urgently address these challenges if we are to enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world. Organisations have existed for the sole purpose of making profits and
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Recycling: Saving the Environment and Enriching the Society
- February 18, 2019
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles
What is Recycling? The first thought that hit my mind when I first heard the word recycling as a kid was the “recycle bin”; that icon on my desktop that hold files that I have deleted from my laptop either because it is deemed to be useless or in error.. This is not far from