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International Business mogul, serial entrepreneur and one of
the world’s richest men Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Group, would
receive The CSR & Sustainability Man of the Year award. This is being
awarded to him for being the single highest investor in corporate social
responsibility and sustainability in Nigeria within the year under review.
These investments were deemed to have had far reaching and positive impacts on
the lives of millions of Nigerians.
While Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is being honoured for his
advocacy in the area of renewable energy and public campaigns against wastage
of resources and corruption in high places using the platform of 'common-sense'
media campaigns. He is the first elected member of the national assembly to
openly speak against impunity while promoting responsible governance.
Governor Ayade is being recognised for his well-documented
works on the environment as chairman of the international institute of
environmental research. He also worked on ground water remediation in Nigeria
and invented a sewage treatment plant based on solar energy and also won an
award from the Japanese government for outstanding research into global
warming.
Co-founder of Transparency International and former minister
for education, and former vice president of the World Bank
The adopted theme for 2015 is ‘Building Partnerships for a
Sustainable Future: Business Leadership as a Catalyst for Development.’ This
seeks to explore the vital role cooperation and partnerships have played in the
efforts to achieve the millennium development goals (MDGs) and how such
inclusive approach will enhance innovative mechanisms for financing and
accountability as these factors remain crucial for the sustainable development
goals (SDGs) in the post 2015 development agenda.
The award that is Nigeria’s top CSR and sustainability
honour enters its ninth year. The awards process is designed to integrate
principles and framework of the Global compact, global reporting Initiative and
ISO 26000.
The organisers have also released the list of final nominees
for the 17 award categories on the project website www.sera-ng.com To date the
SERAs, which began in 2007, has registered more than 520 applications from 92
organisations from 13 different sectors of the Nigerian economy.
The Awards ceremony holds on November 20th, 2015 at the
prestigious Shell Hall of the MUSON centre at 6pm.
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