Nigeria (Commonwealth Union) _ Employees of Unilever Nigeria collaborated with Wecyclers and the Food & Beverage Recycling Alliance to mark World Clean-Up Day 2023 as part of the company’s mission to promote sustainable living.
According to a statement, the exercise was recently held in the Surulere, Lagos, campus of the Obele Nursery and Primary School. The company said in a statement that the workers cleaned the trash cans and gave them to the school as a way to inspire the students to adopt excellent hygiene habits and maintain a clean environment through proper waste disposal.
“The World Clean-Up Day is a global initiative that brings people from all walks of life together to clean up their communities,” said Godfrey Adejumoh, Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainable Business at Unilever Nigeria, in response to a question about the program.
By volunteering to clean up the school’s grounds, Unilever Nigeria employees and partners helped the students and staff at Obele Nursery and Primary School have a memorable day in keeping with the 2023 theme of Embody Unity.
Folake Ogundipe, National Finance Director for Unilever Nigeria, stated that the purpose of World Clean-Up Day celebrations was to educate people on correct waste management procedures and how to turn trash into wealth. More significantly, this remembrance is in line with Unilever Nigeria’s mission.
“We are here today because we care about our world, the environment, and the people,” Esther Chibuenyin-Fagbo, the head of human resources and partnerships, remarked. What we are doing today is in line with Unilever’s core values, which include enhancing global health, enhancing people’s health, confidence, and wellbeing, and fostering a more equitable and socially inclusive world.
Unilever became a publicly traded firm in 1973, selling 60% of its shares to the Nigerian public, in accordance with the indigenization mandate of 1972. The business was acquired by Nigerians. The company’s expansion was unaffected by the change in equity control. In Agbara, Ogun State, the company started making food products such as Royco, Blue band, and Tree top in 1982.
The business changed its name to Unilever Nigeria Plc in 2001. Home and personal care items, as well as food and food ingredients, were all produced and marketed by Unilever Nigeria Plc. The business operates manufacturing facilities in Oregun, Lagos State, and Agbara, Ogun State.
An annual global social action campaign called World Cleanup Day aims to address the issue of solid waste around the world, especially marine debris. Let’s Do It! World, a global organization with its headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, manages it. World Cleanup Day will take place on September 16, 2023.
Activities for World Cleanup Day span all time zones and include waste mapping and litter cleanup. Environmental cleanup campaigns are conducted in almost every nation before coming to an end in Hawaii and American Samoa, which are close to the International Date Line. Listed Nigerian firm after the indigenization edict was repealed. The merger handed Unilever control of the newly merged entity. Prior to the merger, in 1994, the Unilever group purchased A.J. Seward from UAC Nigeria, a maker of personal care goods.
World Cleanup Day encourages all segments of society to take part in cleanup efforts with the goal of increasing awareness of the poorly managed garbage situation. Everyone is urged to participate in cleanup efforts and come up with ways to deal with improperly managed garbage, including individuals, governments, enterprises, and organizations. Globally, there are several groups that organize and host World Cleanup Day events. World Cleanup Day is nonpartisan, apolitical, and unaffiliated with any local, national, or international political party or specific ideology, just as Earth Day.
