All is set for the Midlands province Sustainability and Devolution Conference and Responsible Business Awards to be held in Gweru on the 5th of August at the Village Lodge.
The Responsible Business Awards, which will run under the theme: Celebrating Sustainability Excellence towards achieving vision 2030, are annually organized by Corporate Social Responsibility Network Zimbabwe (CSRNZ) which is Zimbabwe’s premier business association for Corporate Social Responsibility. Companies are awarded their positive impact on stakeholders, communities in which they operate as well as their effort to preserve the environment where they operate in the Midlands province.
CSRNZ Executive Director Willard Razawo said businesses should be bound by one common goal of changing the fortunes of vulnerable communities adding that as a country we need to culture a strong tradition of community involvement regardless of the size of our businesses.
“We want Zimbabwe to be recognized in the region and internationally for its CSR excellence and the leadership position that our businesses take in contributing to a better society hence these appreciation awards we are set to host,” he added.
The awards will run on the side-lines of a Sustainability and Devolution Conference on the same day, under the theme: The Role of Responsible Corporates in advancing the Devolution Agenda.
The Sustainability and Devolution conference is a platform to share strategies and solutions that tackle sustainability and vulnerable communities’ challenges.
The topics for the conference will be chaired by CSR experts and they include:
- The role of Responsible Corporates in advancing the Devolution Agenda;
- Creating Shared Values towards community empowerment;
- How to unlock value for corporates towards aligning their interest to invest more in CSR.
“We already have CSR experts that will facilitate in this conference and we will discuss how the private sector can be a major contributor towards achieving vision 2030 complimenting government efforts,” said Razawo.
CSRNZ has already been to Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces for provincial awards and CSR conferences.
For more information regarding both the awards and the conference kindly email us on admin@csrnetworkzimbabwe.co.zw or call us on 0774768895.
