CSR-in-Action

Clients

Our clients cover a range of industries, and enjoy excellent and quality service delivery always. Here is what some of them have said about us:

The Nigerian Stock Exchange

“CSR-in-Action Consulting did a fabulous job on our 2015 Sustainability Report. This is a partnership we will sustain because you don’t change your winning team.”

Olumide Orojimi, Head, Corporate Communications

Etisalat Nigeria

“We would like to appreciate CSR-in-Action for your pivotal role in writing our first Global Reporting Initiative (GRI G4) Sustainability Report. We were particularly impressed by your professionalism and your interaction with the members of our staff… We would, therefore, like to thank you for your expert service throughout our engagement and for the quality of work you produced.”

Oyetola Oduyemi, CSR Manager

Our client list includes:

Etisalat Nigeria
Seven Energy
The Nigerian Stock Exchange
Total Nigeria
Lafarge Africa Plc

All are return clients who will attest to our personalised and value-adding handholding support.

Credentials

CSR-in-Action is truly an organisation of firsts.

We pioneered the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) trainings on sustainability reporting and stakeholder engagement in Nigeria in 2011 as part of a consortium with Environmental and Sustainability Solutions (ESS), South Africa, and have held multiple training sessions since. Our training impact has influenced the growth of GRI certified sustainability reporting across all major economic sectors in Nigeria

CSR-in-Action is one of the first sub-Saharan organisations to be awarded the GRI Certified Trainer status. We now offer GRI training services as CSR-in-Action – not as part of a consortium. We are also GRI Organisational Stakeholders.

We are the first Sub-Saharan partners of AccountAbility to be given license to provide AA1000AS. We have assured processes for Lafarge Africa Plc (Lafarge Africa), Access Bank Plc (Access Bank) and BATN Foundation.

We have written GRI reports for many clients, most recently Etisalat Nigeria, Lafarge Africa, The Nigerian Stock Exchange and Total Nigeria’s 2015 Sustainability Reports.

In February 2015, CSR-in-Action was officially appointed the secretariat for the premier business coalition for sustainable development, the Business Coalition for Sustainable Development of Nigeria (BCSDN), a local network of the renowned World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

On 5th May 2015, CSR-in-Action was nominated, along with 9 other organisations, into the Steering Committee of the Local Network of the UNGC in Nigeria

In 2013, we partnered with the UNGC Local Network/Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to produce a highly-anticipated document on Corporate Integrity Initiatives detailing ethical policies and procedures from member organisations of the United Global Compact (UNGC), titled: A Report on Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Efforts in Nigeria.

We have trained well over 100 senior professionals in national and multinational enterprises on specialised CSR courses, including but not limited to Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Reporting.

Case Study: Supporting Lafarge Africa Plc to be the New Leader of a New World

The situation

Lafarge Africa Plc, following the global LafargeHolcim merger, and the release of a new group sustainability strategy, identified the need to adopt a more sustainable approach to business, and it looked to CSR-in-Action Consulting as its trusted partner.

What we did

We conducted an initial benchmark exercise to determine Lafarge Africa’s position both within its industry, and in the Nigerian economic landscape. Building on the foundation of our findings, we:

• designed monitoring & evaluation, as well as impact assessment frameworks to identify needs and measure progress of activities in host communities
• designed a sustainability manual with relevant initiatives in line with LafargeHolcim’s global 2030 plan and the Nigerian outlook for the future and its stakeholders’ needs
• scripted Lafarge Africa’s first GRI G4 Core compliant sustainability report complete with AA1000 Assurance showcasing Lafarge Africa’s economic, social and environmental performance
• built capacity within the organisation for both stakeholder engagement and sustainability reporting.

Outcome

Lafarge Africa Plc is equipped to translate its global strategy into valuable initiatives within the local environment. Furthermore, it is now the first in its industry to prepare a Nigeria-focussed sustainability report in line with the GRI G4 standard, whilst enjoying increased support from the leadership team on sustainability as an invaluable strategy for business success.

Lafarge is a retained client of CSR-in-Action Consulting.