Experts Push for Sustainable Practices at YDF Conference

Companies and brand owners in Nigeria have been urged to encourage and institutionalise sustainable practices as they thrive to build a healthier and safer working environment.

Corporate players, who spoke recently at the Young Directors Forum maiden conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) in Lagos, made a case for sustainable practices relating to the environment, economics and society.

Head of group sustainability at Access Holdings, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan said companies must be committed to zero emissions and must ensure continuous improvement and culture transformation.

She advised businesses to educate their workers on corporate sustainability, adding that intentional steps must be taken to recruit a sustainability team to achieve companies’ set goals.

“I came here with my husband and we decided to come with just a car. Not because we couldn’t afford two but because car sharing is important to ways we can ensure a sustainable environment,” she said.

Also speaking, the chief executive officer of Max, a mobility tech company, Adetayo Bamiduro, emphasised the need for corporate entities to solve existing problems without creating new ones

He said his company’s mission is centred around creating affordable products and services for drivers and also embracing the future of renewable energy driven by electric vehicles in Africa.

Chairman of Mutual Benefits Group, Akin Ogunbiyi , said companies must structurally position their businesses in ways that would outlive the founders.