Nigerian Breweries Plc, the nation’s
leading brewing company, has been named the Best Company in Responsible
Consumption and Production in 2016. The company clinched the honours at the
2016 edition of the critically acclaimed Nigeria CSR Awards .
– The Social Enterprise Report and
Awards – SERA which held in Lagos recently. The Company also won the 2nd
Runner Up position in the Most Outstanding Company of the Decade Category at
the awards.
Receiving the awards on behalf of the
company, the Sustainability & Regulatory Relationships Manager, Mr. Edem
Vindah thanked the organizers of the award for the recognitions and said the
awards are an attestation to the company’s business philosophy that has made it
maintain its leadership role in the industry for 70 years. “For 70 years
Nigerian Breweries has pursued a philosophy of Winning with Nigeria and because
of this philosophy, we consider ourselves as development partners with Nigeria.
Nigerian Breweries will continue to live up to expectations of being a
responsible corporate citizen. The awards are worthy recognitions and incentives
to encourage us to do more.”
In 2014, the company was named the
Overall Winner, Most Socially Responsible Company in Nigeria. In that year, it
pulled a total of four awards, winning The Best Company in Infrastructure, Best
Company in Supply Chain, CSR Practitioner of the Year and the overall Best
Company in CSR confirming its position as the most socially responsible
corporate citizen in Nigeria.
The 2016 edition of the Social
Enterprise Report and Awards – SERA is the Legacy and 10th
anniversary of the award considered the leading Corporate Social Responsibility
award in Nigeria.
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