Nigerian Stock Exchange Recognised for Promoting CSR Reporting

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has received the “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative (Promoting Sustainability & Reporting)” and the Capital Market In-House Team of the Year” awards at 2019 Marketing World Awards and

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NSE emerged the winner of the “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative award at the 9th edition of the Marketing World Award in Ghana. The award is in recognition of the remarkable initiatives implemented by NSE to advance in of department, Corporate Nigeria. sustainability Also, Olumide Communications NSE reporting Orojimi Head was also named “Corporate Communications Professional of The Year”. Commenting on the awards, Head, Shared Services Division, NSE, Mr. Bola Adeeko, said: “We are awards. most honoured This achievement to receive both is a testament to the efficiency of our service offering and commitment to excellence. It is also a testament of our commitment to creating a sustainable future through our Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility (CSR) activities. These awards serve as recognition for our employees the assiduous to achieve efforts our of aspiration to provide investors and businesses with a reliable, efficient and adaptable exchange hub in Africa, to save and to access capital”. Foremost amongst the CSR initiatives the NSE was lauded for was the launch of the Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines, which articulates the approach to integrating sustainability into an organisation’s activities alongside indicators that should be considered when providing annual disclosure on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues.