Seasoned technocrats and skilled professionals, are expected to stimulate the interest of participants at this year’s Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria,ICSAN, annual Company Secretaries and Registrars Forum.

This year’s forum scheduled for thursday is themed:“Sustainability and the Future of Green Economy: A Governance Perspective”.

Some key personalities expected at the conference include; President, Institute of Capital Market Registrars; Seyi Owoturo, Environmental and Social Risk Manager, Africa Finance Corporation; Constance Kol-Lawal, and Partner PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Rukaiya El-Rufai.

ICSAN Chairperson, Corporate Members and Training Committee, Abiola Laseinde FCIS, said the forum would enable institutional investors, board members and capital market players to have a discourse on critical environmental issues that could be implemented all through the year.

L-R Registrar CEO, Taiwo Olusesi FCIS, Chairperson Publicity & Advocacy Committee, Lynda Onefeli FCIS and Chairperson Corporate Members and Training Committee, Abiola Laseinde FCIS during media briefing for Annual Company Secretaries and Registrars Forum programme coming up in Lagos.

She stressed the need for the government and players in all sectors of the economy to focus on green and sustainable eco-friendly measures.

Laseinde, gave the advice at a news briefing in Lagos, where she said a sustainable eco-friendly clime is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise of achieving zero emission by 2060 at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference held in Glasgow, Scotland.

Laseinde said the institute, in an effort to engage stakeholders in all sectors of the economy on adopting green and sustainable eco-friendly measures, would hold a company secretaries and registrar’s forum in Lagos.

She urged multinational companies and agencies of the government to adopt a common strategy to minimise the effect of climate change in the country via green sustainability measures.

According to her, green economy means a people-centric economy with focus on sustainability which is futuristic.

In her words, now is the time to ensure investors, companies and the government diversification agenda are green and eco-friendly to minimise the effect of climate change, saying key players of the economy should henceforth think about sustainability before investment to help preserve the global economy.

She said they are also looking at measures to adopt to ensure that traders and other players in the informal sector imbibe the rightful attitude in disposal of items such as nylons in order not to endanger the ecosystem.

In her remarks, ICSAN Chairperson, Planning and Advocacy Committee, Linda Onafeli, urged the governments to provide the necessary infrastructure to support the green economy initiative.