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| L-R back- L-R front- Chioma Mbanugo, Category Marketing Manager PZ Wilmar; Dipo Dawodu, Finance Director, HPZ (PZ Cussons); Mohammed Tahir, General Manager, External & Regulatory Affairs PZ Cussons; Abiola Laseinde, Company Secretary/Head Corporate Services, Africa PZ Cusson and Dr. Samuel Babatunde Adejare, Commissioner for Environment, Lagos state, during the recent PZ Wilmar Partners NCF for annual Walk for Nature Event 2017. Read more https://independent.ng/pz-wilmar-partners-ncf-walk-for-nature/ |
As part of its social responsibilities to
sustainable initiatives, investing in the future of local communities and the
environment, PZ Wilmar, maker of vegetable oil Brand, Mamador and Devon King’s
cooking oil, has joined in the sponsorship of the 2017 edition of the annual
Walk for Nature (WFN) event.
The goal, according to the to the vegetable oil company is to
demonstrate the importance of healthy living and the conservation of nature.
The Walk for Nature event themed, “Cleaner Lagos
which was jointly organised by the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and
the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) held recently, in Lagos.
During the occasion, the foundation for sustainable
ecotourism urged participants to imbibe and cultivate good environmental
practices for nature conservation and sustainable environmental management.
Acknowledging the support from partners such as PZ
Wilmar, Commissioner for Environment Lagos State, Samuel Babatunde Adejare in a
statement described the partnership as rewarding and hugely commendable.
“The major gospel of today’s event is walking,
which is an effective means we have consistently promoted towards combating
health and environmental challenges. We must form the habit of walking to
distances that are not too far, this actions improve our health as we do so.”
“To a large extent it behooves on us as a people
and a nation to form a global partnership to care for the earth. Overcoming the
environmental challenges now confronting us requires effective management of
our environment through the concerted efforts of all and sundry in order to
preserve nature and our natural resources” he said.
On her part, Abiola Laseinde, PZ Company Secretary
and Head of Corporate Services, Africa, thanked the NCF and the Lagos state
ministry of Environment for such a laudable initiative, saying, “We are also
committed to a cleaner Lagos, and as a business our practices are environmental
friendly, the preservation of nature is very important and it has to be a
collective responsibility, which is one of the reasons we decided to be part of
this event.”
PZ Wilmar was on ground to provide health check
for participants, and education on healthy eating and living habits, courtesy
of premium cooking oil brand, Mamador.
Participants who arrived at the Marina ground,
venue for the event were made to undergo free health checks; BMI, BP and heart
healthy lifestyle tips.
The event also provided PZ Wilmar the opportunity
to further promote its Million Heart Mission campaign, powered by Mamador
premium cooking oil, which aims at promoting heart health across the nation.
The “Walk for Nature” is an annual programme of
the Nigerian Conservation Foundation designed to create awareness among the
people about Nature Conservation and Good Environmental Practices in Nigeria.
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