NSE calls for fight against plastic pollution

NSE calls for fight against plastic pollution

NEWS DIGEST – THE Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE has advised government parastatals, industries and communities in Nigeria to jointly combat plastic pollution in the country.

Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, NSE gave the advice at the closing gong ceremony to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.

He said the fight can be done by exploring sustainable alternatives and reducing the production and excessive use of single-use plastic polluting oceans, damaging marine life and threatening human health.

Also the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE in collaboration with RecyclePoints and the Cleaner Lagos Initiative of the Lagos State Government carried clean-up exercise along the business district of Lagos.

Adeeko said: “With sustainability being an important part of NSE’s corporate culture, we are committed to minimizing our environmental footprint, developing new initiatives and seeking partnership to further our progress toward a more sustainable exchange”.

“Ending plastic pollution is a challenge we take very seriously at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. We recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RecyclePoints Limited for the collection and recycling of waste materials generated at the exchange’s offices.”

The Officer then reitrated the commitment of NSE to ‘beating plastic pollution’.

” We are, therefore, excited to engage our employees and give them the opportunity to beat plastic pollution and contribute to achieving the company’s sustainability goals. In line with the theme for this year’s celebration, “Beat Plastic Pollution”, NSE clean-up programme was designed to clear its immediate environment of plastic waste and create awareness on the menace of plastic pollution.”