The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Nigeria has explained why it unveiled its corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the theme: “Rethinking our world”, in the country.
It said the move was to ensure that the association and its community act as a force for the public good through the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Head of ACCA Nigeria Tom Isibor; Head of Policy, Africa, Jane Ohadike; and Senior Business Development Manager, Nigeria Aderonke Adebule, spoke about the programme to reporters at a media interactive session in Lagos on Tuesday.
Isibor, who led the presentation, said aside from the fact that the ACCA is a global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification to its prospective members, the organisation realised that there’s an overwhelming societal expectation to create a world that works for everyone – “one that is greener, fairer and more inclusive”.
He asserted that the model for this better world exists in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, stressing that the association is ready to impact the nation’s small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), productivity, accountability and inclusiveness through the campaign.
He said, “every part of society, if not already doing so, needs to respond to the UN’s call to make the 2020s a decade of action by placing the SDGs at the centre of positive and sustainable change.
“We’ve made a set of commitments so that we can play our part in shaping a better, fairer and more sustainable future.
“In our new campaign, ‘Rethinking our world’, we call on everyone in the ACCA community to play their part in creating a better world by firstly engaging with the UN SDGs and asking the question – what steps can I take?”
