She also stressed the need to adopt creative and innovative ways to build more equal, inclusive and resilient societies. She said: “Recall that in September 2015, World Leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a successor development framework to the Millennium Development Goals. She noted that following the adoption of the SDGs, Nigeria acted very quickly in the overall implementation of the 2030 Agenda, adding that institutional frameworks have been established at the national and sub-national levels, and considerable progress has been recorded. The Chairman of Lafarge Africa, Ade Adfioye, said: “In line with our organisation’s commitment to Sustainability, economic and social governance is fully embedded in our operations and value chain. It is the platform on which our enterprise is built.”Adifiye added, “With the impact of COVID-19 and more than before, our commitment to Sustainability is absolute.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2020 04:30 UTC