 Environment, society, and governance ESG framework helps identify, organize, prioritize, and accordingly guide decisions on various business risks. These risks, if left unaddressed, can prove costly to the functioning and sustenance of businesses. Welcome Mrs. Elizabeth A. B. S. C. I. D. The G. I. D. C. O. K. W. O. Members of the Charter Density of Bankers of Nigeria, C. I. B. N., are gathered here to build capacity by the Entrepreneurship and Development Program, EDP. It is themed on building sustainable enterprise, the role of ESG. As demand for radical and sustainable practices increases among investors, clients, and the wide society, the need for improved, transparent ESG performance has also grown. The truth of the matter is that gone are the days when the value that company aims at is just the profit. You know, a company can be profitable today, it may not be profitable tomorrow, because if, for example, the company is doing something that is alien to the environment, something that is alien to society as a large, and also poor governance. So we believe that as an epitome of integrity within the banking industry, we should organize this kind of a seminar program for our members. Environmental issues have become very critical in the life of our people. Social issues have to be embraced to make sure that all things are working together. And even in the business itself, there must be rules and regulations guiding the business for sustainability. All the speakers believe the quality of a company's ESG-related risk management is important to investors in weighing overall risk and return. Emphasis is made under the society component of the principle, specifically with a focus on gender equity and issues affecting young people. It used to be like an addendum to business initially, but now it's not a centre point. If you look at the feedbacks that you get from COP28, it's basically like electrifying to know that everybody is now committed to climate change, even when the climate denies. So it's something that we need to bring back home and actually incorporate into business development and even entrepreneurship, because ultimately, you cannot really have what you're not going to perform. And when it comes to ESG, we're very clear what environment means, we're very clear on what governance means, but social, we haven't quite gotten to the bottom of it, the intersectional issues around what is gender, diversity and inclusion, impact young people, people who are disabled, and just even employee welfare. I think that's really critical and everything, whether environment, government, or governance rather, impacts social. Board involvement and managerial support is critical to creating value through ESG strategies. Exactive involvement by corporate boards can help guide and shape best practices and reinforce the idea of the strategy as a priority. The name of the practice license and sale of the CIDI conference. Meanwhile, practice licenses were presented to members with a charge to uphold the core values of integrity and trust. No state or design. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.