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CEO's MESSAGE
their families was our key priority as we have always believed Sustainable initiatives cannot be complete without a policy
that sustainable development must have its roots strengthened and/or program initiative for the most vulnerable and working
within the internal fabric of organizations to ensure lasting hand in hand with our host communities we ensured we were
progress and continuity. We put in place measures to ensure responsive to their needs and delivered palliatives and
the safety of our employees, rolled out messages continuously
foodstuffs, to all six communities. One thing the pandemic has
on the importance of flattening the curve, maintaining social
shown in Nigeria is that the private sector can thrive by putting
distance, and complying with the Nigerian Center for Disease
people and profit conterminously. Secondly, the private sector
Control (NCDC) guidelines. We proactively established a crisis
plays an integral role in the socio-economic development of
management committee with clear roles and responsibilities in
the event we had a situation in our office. There were regular our country and collaboration is vital in achieving this
supplies of face masks and hand sanitizers for all staff. As the development. As part of collaborative efforts in this regard,
world shifted towards a work-from-home policy, we ensured all our organization teamed up with The Coalition Against
staff had the necessary work tools necessary to create a digital COVID-19 (CACOVID), a Private Sector task force in
work environment. partnership with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health
Organisation (WHO) to support efforts in combating covid-19.
“ Nigeria is that the private sector can As had earlier been mentioned, the world has stated in clear
One thing the pandemic has shown in
terms that it cannot be business as usual with respect to our
thrive by putting people and profit
use of traditional fossil fuel. The urgency is real and palpable
and as an organization with a vision to develop energy for the
conterminously. Secondly,
the private sector plays an integral role in
to bring us closer to being the leading integrated energy
the socio-economic development of our collective benefit of humanity we made significant investment
company in Nigeria. In Waltersmith, we believe that these
energy transition conversations will continue to provide the
country and collaboration is vital in
much needed enabling environment to harness our natural
achieving this development. gas resources, get it right and provide solutions that promote
” lose sight of our core value and objectives in this regard. 21
energy efficiency as well as a safer environment. We must not
