"Our enablers are our
stakeholders. They ensure
our survivability and
sustainability."
Mavi S. Isibor, Poise Nigeria Limited
The fore quote, was the submission of the Nigerian CEO Mavi S. Isibor in the compilation done by the UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010.
The study is aimed at
addressing a new era in sustainability. Among the varied contributions of CEOs
and global leaders in industries across the globe, my eye glued to the Nigerian
company representative among the UNGC's 58 CEO respondents from Africa and the
Middle East. Citing of some other contributions from other global CEO's,
addressing the need for a keen sustainability approach to business enterprises
locally and globally.
The key take away for me after reading this report which was one of the study material for my 'Business and Society' course in just concluded Term 5 at Uopeople, is that we can conclude that the majority of Global Compact CEOs now believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into core business, and this summarizes the report. Studying the report however will prove that that there is still so much to the issue of sustainability such as education/reorientation of both internal and external customers on the issue of sustainability, other concerns are human right issues, environment issues, labor standards and anti-corruption.
From the report, the following results interest me also:
93% of CEOs believe that sustainability issues will be critical to the future success of their business.
and
96% of CEOs believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into the strategy and operations of a company (up from 72% in 2007).
What comes to my mind is selflessness and I have been thinking of meeting Mavi S. Isibor to share with her, the idea I’m nurturing in regards to the drive and purpose this whole study has erupted in me. First of those would be to develop a scholarship fund for those in Nigeria who are truly less privileged but would like to attend a school like the University of the People.
After meeting with Mavi about this proposed initiative, something should crop up that can make this happen, in my best guess this is part of social responsibility movement and a form of sustainability program of sharing and lending resources to where they are needed but less available due to circumstances that are not self determined. Success is possible for everyone, you too can apply today to become a student at UoPeople.
stakeholders. They ensure
our survivability and
sustainability."
Mavi S. Isibor, Poise Nigeria Limited
The fore quote, was the submission of the Nigerian CEO Mavi S. Isibor in the compilation done by the UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010.
The study is aimed at
addressing a new era in sustainability. Among the varied contributions of CEOs
and global leaders in industries across the globe, my eye glued to the Nigerian
company representative among the UNGC's 58 CEO respondents from Africa and the
Middle East. Citing of some other contributions from other global CEO's,
addressing the need for a keen sustainability approach to business enterprises
locally and globally.The key take away for me after reading this report which was one of the study material for my 'Business and Society' course in just concluded Term 5 at Uopeople, is that we can conclude that the majority of Global Compact CEOs now believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into core business, and this summarizes the report. Studying the report however will prove that that there is still so much to the issue of sustainability such as education/reorientation of both internal and external customers on the issue of sustainability, other concerns are human right issues, environment issues, labor standards and anti-corruption.
From the report, the following results interest me also:
93% of CEOs believe that sustainability issues will be critical to the future success of their business.
and
96% of CEOs believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into the strategy and operations of a company (up from 72% in 2007).
What comes to my mind is selflessness and I have been thinking of meeting Mavi S. Isibor to share with her, the idea I’m nurturing in regards to the drive and purpose this whole study has erupted in me. First of those would be to develop a scholarship fund for those in Nigeria who are truly less privileged but would like to attend a school like the University of the People.
After meeting with Mavi about this proposed initiative, something should crop up that can make this happen, in my best guess this is part of social responsibility movement and a form of sustainability program of sharing and lending resources to where they are needed but less available due to circumstances that are not self determined. Success is possible for everyone, you too can apply today to become a student at UoPeople.
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