International Women’s Day: UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Advocates for More Investment in Women
Lagos, Nigeria, March 8, 2024 —Earlier today, the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria joined stakeholders at the 10th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality/Closing Gong ceremony held at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) to mark International Women’s Day. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,” the event underscored the significance […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Launches Transformational Governance Toolkit
Lagos, Nigeria, March 5, 2024 — The UN Global Compact Network Nigeria today launched the Transformational Governance Corporate Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to empower businesses to embrace ethical, responsible, and impactful practices. The hybrid event, hosted with support from Oando PLC, brought together chief legal officers, sustainability heads, governance and compliance executives,and legal professionals […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Annual Report (2020-2022)
This Annual Report is intended to provide our stakeholders and the public with an overview of the progress of the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria across key strategic and operational focus areas, as well as highlighting key activities undertaken to promote business action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between 2020 and 2022. Related Posts […]
Nigerian Businesses Embrace Sustainability at the Sustainable Futures Africa Breakfast Event
Lagos, Nigeria, October 25, 2023 — The Sustainable Futures Africa event, hosted by Hudson Sandler in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria, took place at The Wheatbaker in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, October 25th. The event brought together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to explore and discuss the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Welcomes the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the United Nations Global Compact
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 21 September 2023 — On Thursday, 21 September, during the opening of the 2023 Global Africa Business Initiative (GABi), a prestigious two-day event convening on the side-lines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited formally joined the United Nations Global Compact. The […]
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE 2023 NATIONAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE LAGOS, NIGERIA. AUGUST 2023.
Read the Communiqué issued at the 2023 National Business and Human Rights Roundtable, which took place in Lagos on August 17 and 18. For the past eight years, Global Rights, which serves as the secretariat of the National Business and Human Rights Roundtable, has facilitated the hosting of the annual Roundtable in partnership with the National […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria and Dangote Group conclude 2023 Sustainable Supplier Impact Programme for 24 companies
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 29 August 2023 — The UN Global Compact Network Nigeria, in collaboration with Dangote Group, successfully concluded the 2023 Sustainable Supplier Impact Programme (SSIP) for 24 companies, on Tuesday, August 8. Developed as a global initiative by the United Nations Global Compact in collaboration with Accenture, the Sustainable Supplier Impact Programme has been […]
The National Business and Human Rights Roundtable, Global Rights, and the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Collaborate To Host 2023 Roundtable
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 15 August 2023 — The National Business and Human Rights Roundtable, in collaboration with Global Rights, and the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria, are pleased to announce the upcoming 2023 National Business and Human Rights Roundtable (NBH2R), scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, August 17 and 18, respectively, in Lagos. This […]
16,000 young people upskilled by Alliance for Youth Nigeria
Mustapha Fasasi, a 34-year-old indigene of Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, is excited about his recently acquired skill of solar panel installation for homes and small businesses. With prior interest in solar and renewable energy, he signed up for the vocational skills training hosted by the Alliance for Youth Nigeria, as soon as he heard about […]
Communiqué: A Stakeholder Consultation on the Draft Exposure Document on Small and Medium Enterprises’ Corporate Governance Guidelines (SME-CGG) for MSMEs in Nigeria
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, 20 July, 2023 — The Integrity Organisation (IO) in partnership with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria (UNGC-NN) hosted a Stakeholder Consultation on the Draft Exposure Document on Small and Medium Enterprise’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (SME-CGG) for MSMEs in Nigeria. The consultation marked another step in the […]