Nigeria’s global voice, News Express online daily, has partnered with P3 Media and Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Nigeria (SDSN-Nigeria) to organise the first ever Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Retreat (CSR-S) in Nigeria.

Scheduled to hold this Thursday, November 25, 2021, from 10:00 a.m., the event is weaved on a three-pronged agenda, namely; Review Refocus and Refire.

CSR-S Retreat 2021 is a virtual meeting following the trend orchestrated by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Going virtual will further allow participants in remote areas across the world to join in the conversation, thus encompassing quality decisions and outcome,” said Mr. Nelson Obine, one of the conveners in a press statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. Obine, who is the Coordinator of the event, explained that while CSR-Sustainability and corporate communications executives are the key participants, every interested person in any part of the world is welcome to join the meeting by using the Zoom ID 83774191751 and Pass Code 283146.

On what led to the decision to organise the Retreat, the statement said: “Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability has emerged as an indispensable priority for corporate organizations and business leaders around the globe. Teeming number of business leaders in Nigeria has taken sides with the tenets of sustainability and regulatory policies across sectors and communities in driving their business objectives to meeting stakeholders’ expectations periodically.

“While there are stunning records of impact orchestrated by Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability practices; there exist more room for innovative strategy, adaptation, implementation, value creation and communication; which informed the essence of the Retreat.”

It explained that; “CSR-S Retreat 2021 is an initiative aimed at bringing together CSR and Sustainability Leaders and practitioners across sectors and industries in convivial atmosphere for the examination and appraisal of impacts, innovation and communications in a holistic approach unlike the familiar gathering of a Conference and award-ceremony.”

With First Bank Nigeria Plc and Guinness Nigeria Plc as sponsors, CSR-S Retreat 2021 Facilitators include Prof. Labode Popoola, immediate past Vice Chancellor, Osun State University (UNIOSUN) who is also the Co-Director, Sustainable Development Solutions Network-Nigeria (SDSN-Nigeria); Susie Onwuka, Chief of Planning Research & Statistics, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Nigeria; Mr. Adewole Lawal, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Manager, Anheuser-Busch InBev Africa; News Express Publisher Isaac Umunna; and Nelson Obine, a Business Development & Sustainability Expert.

“CSR-S is designed as an annual event with in-person meetings and leisure activities – in the essence, combining business and pleasure – but we are constrained to restrict this maiden edition to online participation only due to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement disclosed.

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