Experts at AXA Mansard Sustainability Webinar have identified sustainable business practices as ways to reduce cost, protect environment and increase profitability.
The sustainability webinar was part of the week-long AXA Week for Good, to mark AXA’s international volunteer programme, called AXA Hearts in Action.
AXA plays a positive role in society by building a culture that promotes sustainability and employee volunteering to support communities in countries which AXA operates.
The webinar, with the theme: “Reducing Business Costs with Sustainability Programmes” on Friday, June 24, focused on the types of sustainability initiatives that can helps reduce business costs and achieve sustainable environment for everyone to live in.
Chief Clients Officer at AXA Mansard Rashidat Adebisi said: “As a leader in the global insurance space, we create initiatives that solve problems in line with our purpose to “act for human progress by protecting what matters”.
Present at the seminar were Dr Femi Idowu-Adegoke, president of Lagos Recyclers Association (LAGRA); Mrs Mariam Lawani, founder of Greenhill Recycling; Mrs Agharese Lucia Onaghise, executive secretary of Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA); as well as Mr Aniche Phil-Ebosie, Cleantech entrepreneur and renewable energy consultant
Speaking at the seminar Mrs Mariam Lawani noted: “Every business must decide on a course of action that benefits customers as well as the enterprise. Businesses must take responsibility for their actions and start prioritizing environmental advancement above profits. Our collective future is significantly influenced by the behaviour of current enterprises.”
Mrs Lawani added, “All industries will need to implement structural reforms and reinvest in the society in order to achieve the target SDGs by 2030.”
The company believes the AXA Week for Good initiative will create an occasion for not just its employees, but the entire society to learn more about the impact of waste on the environment and how to prevent, re-use and recycle waste whenever possible.
Rashidat concluded the session by reinforcing AXA’s believe that it’s a collective responsibility to manage our impact on the environment by reducing resource use and promoting climate change awareness throughout the world.