• COVID-19: Business Unusual in an Evolving Socio-Economy

    • March 30, 2020
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    Given the globally evolving critical health situation over the past couple of months which has been described as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), it has become clear that the world is facing an unprecedented challenge. As at the time of writing this, official records estimate that there have been 487,452 coronavirus cases globally, of which 22,027 have died and another 117,582

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  • Partnering for Sustainable Growth in Africa’s Extractive Industries

    • February 19, 2020
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    The management of the extractive sector (oil, gas and minerals) is a major challenge and opportunity, especially for majority of the developing countries in Africa. Despite having the potential to drive growth, bring about development and reduce poverty, the exploitation of non-renewable natural resources has often solely been a source of wealth creation for elites

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  • Community Engagement: A Panacea for Peace in Extractive Operations

    • February 3, 2020
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    COMMUNIQUE An array of energy experts, government representatives, host community members, and other stakeholders, including celebrities from oil-producing communities gathered in Lagos to deliberate on pathways for more sustainable community engagement processes in Nigeria’s extractive industries during the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, with the theme, ‘COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A PANACEA FOR PEACE

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  • Plaudits Trail CSR-in-Action’s Community Engagement Standards at 8th SITEI Conference

    • December 3, 2019
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    …as winners of maiden Community Engagement & Human Rights Awards emerge Stakeholders in Nigeria’s extractive industries arrived at a resolution on the need for extensive community engagement to resolve the interminable issues facing the sectors. Consisting of representatives from the entire value-chain, the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive (SITEI) Conference, organised by CSR-in-Action, offered a germane

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  • NDDC, Other Vehicles Have Failed Nigeria’s Extractive Industries

    • September 30, 2019
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    But with Cohesive Leadership, Nigeria’s Industries Can Thrive Author ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola The management of land and natural resources is one of the most critical challenges facing developing countries today. The exploration and exploitation of valuable natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals, and the accompanying environmental degradation and poor socioeconomic development have often

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  • Doing Business in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities

    • August 5, 2019
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    On the 31st of October 2018, the World Bank Group published their 2019 Doing Business report. It saw Nigeria’s ranking drop by one place (145-146) on the ‘’Ease of doing business” index. The below table provides insight into this ranking: The result indicated that while there were improvements on the aspects of starting a business

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  • Driving Competitive Advantage through Effective Stakeholder Engagement

    • July 15, 2019
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    There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell A competitive advantage is the unique ability of a business to utilise its resources effectively, improve customer value and position itself ahead of the competition. In other words, it is something that a company

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  • Why Nigeria is Behind in the Journey Towards Sustainability

    • June 25, 2019
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    Despite the wide promotion of the SDGs by for-profit organisations, NGOs/CSOs and individuals in Nigeria, we are still lagging behind in achieving the worldwide SDGs 2030. According to the SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018 (Global Responsibilities: Implementing the Goals), Nigeria ranks 150 out of 156 in SDG global ranking with a global index score

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  • How to Get Funds to Solve Social and Environmental Problems in Nigeria

    • May 6, 2019
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    What can you do to get a million dollars if you want to solve a social or environmental problem in Nigeria? Well, this article outlines ways to make this happen! Impact Investing Impact investing (II) is investment made into companies, organisations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a

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  • Increasing Employee Engagement in Sustainability

    • May 6, 2019
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    Ethical and socially responsible business practices are on the rise – and not just for political gain or attractive soundbites. Companies are discovering such efforts fuel widespread goodwill and profitability. Case in point is a notable commercial Bank in Nigeria. The Bank has consistently demonstrated its commitment to energy reduction by switching off lights in

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