Sustainable fashion can be described as any fashion process or product that does not negatively impact the planet, people (or even hinder profit-making). In Africa, sustainable and local fashion is at the heart of everything we do; from locally made attires and accessories to crafts and the ways we have used natural things to nourish […]
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Last week, I went to Seed of Knowledge Nursery and Primary Schools, Okota to talk to 200 young children about the Global Goals (SDGs), following our premiere visit to Ostra Schools, we thought it would be great to reach out to an even younger generation of children bursting with hopes of a very great Nigeria.
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Part 4/13 of the Business Sustainability in Nigeria Series by Adiya Atuluku and Jennifer Uchendu Throughout this series, we’ve discussed what business sustainability is, the key concepts that organizations might use to achieve business sustainability, and why businesses should even bother. Now let’s get into the action – what does a sustainable business even look like?
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Esther Agbarakwe (or Baesther as we like to call her) is arguably one of the top sustainability personalities in Nigeria and a great inspiration to young people, she is currently the Special Adviser to the Federal Minister of Environment, Amina J Mohammed on Digital Communications & Stakeholders’ Participation, the co-founder of Climate Wednesday, co-founder of
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Imagine a party where young people from diverse backgrounds come together to watch a climate change movie, discuss sustainability, listen to green music and poetry, play games (from a very sustainable company) and even get to shop locally made Nigerian products!! That is what we hope to achieve with the first edition of our Susty
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Part 3/13 of the Business Sustainability in Nigeria Series by Adiya Atuluku and Jennifer Uchendu From the parts one and two of our Business Sustainability series, we explained the general idea of business sustainability as well as some of its very important concepts. Today, we want to make a case for business sustainability and discuss why
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On 13 June 2016 – The UNEP Baobab Staff Awards programme was established in 2007 by the outgoing Executive Director, Achim Steiner, to recognize and reward exceptional performance and dedication to achieving the goals of UNEP. It takes its name after the baobab tree, which symbolizes strength, power and resilience. The programme is an initiative
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I am a big fan of self development especially for a field like sustainability; I believe people need to keep learning best practices and current trends to stay relevant. A couple of weeks ago, I applied and enrolled for an online course on Sustainable Development, developed by Futurenvironments Ltd, a Nigerian organisation with affiliations to
Sustainability Certificate Course for Nigerians? Yes Please!! Read More »
On friday, 17th June 2016, we launched our Susty Schools Campaign which is aimed at promoting sustainability education in Nigerian schools via awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Tree Planting initiatives, Waste Management and Recycling Trainings as well as Consultations for Solar Installation and Energy Efficiency. We premiered this great initiative with Ostra Heights
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Chime O. Asonye is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Abia State on Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, he worked as an Associate for the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the UN Millennium Development Goals (OSSAP-MDGs). For his work at OSSAP-MDGs, in 2012 he was nominated for
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