The Corporate Social Responsibility-In-Action (CSR-in-Action) is set to host its 11th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) conference and CAHR Africa Awards 2022 on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 at Victoria Island, Lagos.
The SITEI Conference which was started in partnership with the Deputy High Commission of Canada in 2012, in Lagos is in its 11th year.
According to the organizers, the annual conference would feature active dialogue and focused interactions among global industry stakeholders, business organizations, government, community, civil society, development institutions, academia and the media which is aimed at leading to enhanced community participation transparency, accountability and increased gender considerations in the sector.
The presentation of the CAHR Africa Awards which promotes and rewards individuals and business best practices in human rights and development across Africa will also form the highlight of this year’s SITEI Conference.
The organizers add that the theme for this year’s SITEI conference is “Holistic Inclusion in the Extractive Industries”, which seeks to explore the reforms that are possible with the implementation of national government and multilateral best practices, recommendations for mineral resources exploration, with a focus on how the accruable benefits for suppliers, women, youth, business and communities are equally advanced.
The statement adds that the Resource Persons expected at SITEI 2022 include Rosa Malango, Director, United Nations Regional Commissions; Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, Minister for Mines and Steel Development; Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer, NNPC; Elohor Aiboni, Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited among others.
According to CSR-in-Action’s Chief Executive and Convener of SITEI, Bekeme Olowola, the vision at CSR-in-Action is to adopt an inclusive approach to solving problems within the industries. He said his organization strongly believes that it can actualise strategies for the sector’s improvement through the active participation of diverse, relevant stakeholders, which SITEI provides an open and transparent platform to achieve the goal.
Existing and invited partners of the Conference include Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR), Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (FMMSD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), and Zenera Consulting.
