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The 2024 Theme

Beyond Sustainability :Enabling Business Transformation through Full Disclosure.

In dialogues with leading sustainability experts worldwide, a consensus emerges regarding four significant shifts in global trends over the past two and a half decades. Initially, the focus was on encouraging organizations to embark on the sustainability journey. The second shift involved urging them to document and report their progress. The third shift revolved around initiatives concerning recycling waste, renewable energy, and climate change. We are now on the brink of a new trend, one that seeks to enhance the depth of the second wave.

Peter Bakker, president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), suggests that businesses primarily concentrate on disclosing under the CSRD. However, he expresses concern regarding an excessive emphasis on compliance with the directive. Bakker asserts that businesses must not report merely for the sake of it but utilize reporting to facilitate better decision-making and drive actual change.

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AWARD CATEGORIES

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Best in Circular Economy

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Best in Poverty Reduction

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Best Education Intervention of the Year

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Best Stakeholder Engagement of the Year

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Best in Gender Equality / Women Empowerment

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Best in Climate Action

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Best in Environmental Stewardship

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Best in Promotion of Good Health/ Wellbeing

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Best in Reporting & Transparency

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Not-for-Profits of the Year

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Social Enterprise of the Year

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Best in Water & Sanitation

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Best in Rural Population Integration

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Partnership of the Year

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Best In Food Security

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Best in Work Place Practice

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Best in Financial Inclusion

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Best in Innovation

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Best in Supply Chain Management

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Best in Infrastructure Development

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Sustainability Reporting (Media- Electronic/Print /Online)

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Most Responsible Organization in Africa (Overall Prize)

NOMINAL CATEGORIES

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Africa Personality of the Year (Influencer for Good)

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Africa’s Top Celebrity (Promotion of Justice & Social Good)

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Africa Sustainability Professional of the Year.

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CEO of the Year

MEET THE 2024 JUDGES

Lampe Omoyele

Managing Director at Nitro 121

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Charles Oje

Partner and CEO of HYBR

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Gina Din-Kariuki

Founder and Executive Chair of the Gina Din Group (GDG)

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Maria Sillanpaa

Internationally Recognized Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Leader

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Nyasha Gwatidzo

Over Three Decades of Working in Social Enterprise

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Amjed Achour

Corporate Social Responsibility,Corporate Communication and Public Relations Expert

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Paul Kapelus

Director of Synergy Global Consulting

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Ellen Gunning Founding

Founding Director Of The PR Training Academy

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Scott Walker

Over Twenty (20) Years Global Consulting Experience

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Adesuwa Onyenokwe

Broadcaster

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Indira Kartallozi

Director at Kaleidoscope Futures, Founder of Sustainability Leadership Kosova

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About TheSERAs Statuette

We have a figure; it could be a man, woman, adult or child, or an organization in a position of advantage that extends a hand of friendship to another. The SERAS figurine bends over double to assist that person who, for the moment, is down there- who needs help or leverage. However, as we are all aware, in life, the only constant thing is change.

The one who is down today may indeed have the advantage tomorrow. As the figure bends over the double, to make a difference, to make an impact. To reach out and touch somebody’s hands, to make this world a better place. The muscles and backbone stretch; the helper can feel a twitch of discomfort as the finger stretch to make with the other.

And as the hand’s touch, the eyes connect, for the moment in time, a bond is forged, a connection made, a life saved, enriched and a warm golden blow to hope and love engulfs both parties both the giver and given, hope, love, faith is rekindled. For that tiny moment in time, as the figures touch, there is a burst of hope, and the weary earth rejoices.

The figure represents LIGHT- light to show the way to a better and brighter future for humanity and the universe. It is a common saying that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness; Light illuminates what is good and right about us all and banishes our ills, not just today, but forever.

***THE PRESTIGIOUS SERAS FIGURINE IS MADE BY R.S. OWENS – MAKERS OF THE RENOWNED OSCARS AND GOLDEN GlOBE STATUETTES.

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