CSR-in-Action Gears up for  12th SITEI Conference 

International sustainability advocacy and consulting firm, CSR-in-Action has  announced plans for its 12th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference.

Themed, “The SDGs and the Extractive Sector: Aligning Governance, Policies and Practices”, it aimed to  explore the affiliation between  activities of industries in the extractive sector and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for equitable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable economic development.

Speaking, Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action, and SITEI Convener, Bekeme Olowola, said, “We prioritise collective development, as always, when formulating the central focus and direction of this conference, to explore how essential stakeholders can jointly leverage the abundance of existing and potential opportunities within the extractive industries. 

“This Conference has been meticulously designed to create a secure environment for these crucial deliberations, and we firmly believe that this meeting, over the years, has brought the sub-region closer to discovering low-hanging and long-term opportunities within the sector.” 

The programme holding October 31, 2023 has the collaborative input of other stakeholders including Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (FMMSD), Ministry of Environment and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), amongst others.

SITEI in its 12 years  has birthed other  initiatives as SITEI-Woman, Earth Women Documentary, Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards Africa, Community Engagement Standards (CES), and  Corporate Sustainable Investor Report (CSIR). 

The conference has had notable speakers such as former ministers of petroleum and mining and solid minerals, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Dr Kayode Fayemi, and Dr Oby Ezekwesili; Dr Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI; Stephen Vertigans, Head of School of Applied Social Studies and Robert Gordon University, UK; Dr Ndidi Nnoli.

Others are  Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board IFRS Foundation; Michel Puchercos, Group CEO, Dangote Cement; Teshome Nkrumah and Deputy High Commissioner, Deputy High Commission of Canada; Idris Musa, amongst others.