Published 14 February 2022
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICAN) has stated that it is vital to protect the environment from human abuses that could spell doom for both present and future generations.
According to the association, industrial and other human activities should not negatively impact the environment.
ICSAN President, Mr Taiwo Olokalade, spoke at the Lagos 2022 Company Secretaries and Registrars Forum, on the topic Sustainability and the future economic green economy: A governance perspective.
He stated that the theme was a reflection of the institute’s passion for creating a healthy, balanced, and safe environment as a springboard to all human growth, progress, and development.
He stated that the current reality and the challenges of suboptimal utilisation, as well as the inability to replace them, informed the choice of the theme.
Another alarming parallel is the ongoing endangerment to our environment by various unwholesome practices that increase toxicity and decrease the quality of life.
Owokalade says sustainability refers to a way of running a business to make profit and have an ethical impact. Both environmental and social issues are considered in policy mainstreaming for corporations and other entities.
He was saddened that so many human practices at all levels, industrial, corporate, and individual, were centered solely on immediate gains and gratifications without any consideration for the long-term effects of harmful behaviours that harm the environment.
Mrs Taiwo Olusi, ICSAN’s Registrar/Chief Execution Officer, stated that the theme was intended to create discourses around sustainability and its notions of green economy with a view towards understanding their ramifications for corporate and public governance.
She explained that sustainability in the contexts of governance is an integrated approach (both internal and externe) to environmental, social, and economic impact issues. This leads to long-term sustainable profit growth and social and collective progress, she said.
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