{"id":77804,"date":"2023-11-27T18:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=77804"},"modified":"2023-11-27T18:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:36:44","slug":"seplat-energy-wins-sisas-csr-award-for-education-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/seplat-energy-wins-sisas-csr-award-for-education-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"Seplat Energy Wins SISA\u2019s CSR Award For Education Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has won the Social Impact &amp; Sustainability Awards (SISA)\u2019s CSR Award for Education Empowerment organized by\u00a0CSR Reporters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">CSR Reporters\u00a0is Africa\u2019s premier all-Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability publication; and the SASA, which is n ow in its fourth year, recognises initiatives of companies in promoting sustainable economies in Nigeria and in serving the needy public.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Eustace Onuegbu, Member of Trustees, Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria and President, International Network for Corporate Social Responsibility, said the awards are targeted at recognising, honouring and celebrating the outstanding efforts of organisations and individuals that have made a transformative impact on Nigerian society in the year under review.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The award recognises the organisations that have integrated globally recognised and measurable sustainability standards including ISO 37101 Management Standards on Sustainable Development in Communities (MSSDC), ISO 26000 Social Responsibility, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 20400 Sustainable Supply Chain Management, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Standards, among others.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It also recognises organisations that have followed best reporting standards such as GRI and IIRC Standards. Other categories include specific initiatives in support of the UN\u2019s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and individual philanthropic efforts for the year under review.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The organisers of the awards commended Seplat Energy\u2019s commitment to educational advancement and effective stakeholder engagement. They also lauded the company\u2019s educational CSR initiatives like the Seplat Pearl\u2019s Quiz, National Undergraduate Scholarship, SEPLAT Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP), and\u00a0Seplat Innovators programme.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Seplat Pearl\u2019s Quiz started\u00a0in\u00a02012 for its host States and since then 57,875 teachers and students have been impacted through a total of 11,575 participating schools. Scholarships worth\u00a0N8.1million have been awarded to winning secondary school students. The company has also contributed directly to improving the\u00a0infrastructure of secondary schools by awarding prize money worth\u00a0N101 million to winning secondary schools.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Seplat National Undergraduate Scholarship started\u00a0in\u00a02014 for host communities, states, and the nation. Since then, the company has provided scholarships to 780 Federal and State University undergraduate students of which 34 per cent are from our host communities.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">SEPLAT Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) started\u00a0in\u00a02020 for host States and since then it has provided 905 teachers and 87 Chief\u00a0Inspectors of Education with digital teaching skills, leadership training, and\u00a0income diversification; and supported the learning of over 10,000 students with new teaching skills.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Seplat Innovators Programme is creating STEAM Laboratories which are collaborative spaces where the study of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics can be integrated through hands-on experiences in a pure laboratory or combined classroom-laboratory setting.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Director, External Affairs and Social Performance, Seplat Energy Plc, Chioma Afe, represented by the CSR Manager, Esther Icha, commended the award organisers for the recognition whilst stressing the company\u2019s commitment to global best practice in all programmes targeted at social development of the Nigerian people, especially its host communities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to her,\u00a0Seplat Energy\u2019s educational CSR initiatives are implemented in line with the company\u2019s seven Principles of Corporate Strategy, which are: Accountability, Transparency, Ethical behaviour, Respect for stakeholders&#8217; interests, Respect for the rule of law, Respect for international norms of behaviour, and Respect for human rights.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Other members of the Seplat Energy team present at the event were: Manager, Corporate Communications, Stanley Opara; CSR Lead, Charles Ifediba; and Senior CSR Adviser, Josephine Kola-Ajibade.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>CAPTION:<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From Left: Charles Ifediba, CSR Lead, Seplat Energy Plc; Stanley Opara, Manager Corporate Communications; Esther Icha, CSR Manager; Dr. Eustace Onuegbu, Member of Trustees, Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria; and\u00a0Josephine Kola-Ajibade, Senior CSR Adviser, at the\u00a0The CSR Reporters\u2019\u00a0Social Impact &amp; Sustainability Awards (SISA) where Seplat Energy won the CSR Award for Education Empowerment in Lagos \u2026 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has won the Social Impact &#038; Sustainability<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":77805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[8958],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-77804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-seplat-energy-plc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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