By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
In a bid to combat climate change and make the environment safe, the Management of NNPC Foundation Ltd/Gte has planted economic trees inside the premises of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Benin.
The tree planting exercise is to mark the World Environment Day with its theme, Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience”.
Speaking during the tree planting ceremony, the Managing Director, NNPC Foundation, Mrs Emmanuella Arukwe said the foundation’s mission was to support environmental sustainability through impactful initiative such as reforestation, conservation and education.
Represented by Mrs Goodnews Willie, Deputy Manager, Education and Health Care Programmes, Arukwe said NNPC Ltd was passionate about executing positive and impactful Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) programmes in the country.
She said that the World Environment Day was a global platform to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote action for sustainable development.
“As a recently transited private company, NNPC Ltd is positioned to align with global
best practice in the energy industry and is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
“NNPC Foundation was established as the social arm of NNPC Ltd to be the connect between the stakeholders, who are the over 200 million Nigerians, and the Company, through the execution of impactful CSR initiatives.
“One of the key focus areas of NNPC Foundation is to undertake impactful initiatives on Environment, and in commemoration of the World Environment Day
“We have lined up strategic programmes such as tree Planting campaigns in schools and quiz competitions to sensitize the citizenry on environmental preservation.
“According to the UN Convention, about 40% of the world’s land is degraded and is directly impacting half of the global population, threatening economies, ” Arukwe said.
She therefore, called for the collective affirmative action to take responsibility for the survival of our immediate environment that will bring about positive spiral effects to the global habitat.
Earlier, Mrs Aghedo Osariemen, Principal of FGGC, Benin commended the management of NNPC Ltd/Gte Foundation for chosen the school as one of its locations for the trees planting campaign initiative.
Newstracktoday reports that 70 economic trees were planted by the management of NNPC Foundation Ltd/Gte.