Sustainability School at Lagos

Guiding Vision1. To define sustainability as it relates to our immediate environemnt taking into consideration the global contex.2. To identify measurable sustainable development indicators that will align with that of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). 3. To ameliorate challenges resulting from limitations of the public sector in achieving optimal well being for future generations4. Given that median age in Nigeria is 17.9 years, to provide present and future generations with relevant tools for economic empowerment through education.

Global Context

UN Global Compact

Human Rights

Labor

The Environment

Anti-corruption

Global Reporting Initiative

Carbon Emissions

Business Council for Sustainable Development Nigeria

Subtopic

Strategy

Strategy as indicated here defines the mission that captures the processes, including the essential elements that required for achieving the goals set for the Sustainability School at Lagos

Policy

Funding

Development Agencies

Public Sector

Private Sector

Projects

Tuition

Youth involvement

Human Resource

Offerings

Essential ConsiderationsThe SSL will consider the underlying social, economic and environmental system as a whole informed by issues as they exist in Lagos, Nigeria, and the the West African region.The need for the private sector to be more involved in shaping public policy through advocacy to drive sustainable developmentThe need for the private sector to seek and develop innovative ways to solve public health and environmental challenges. Poor sanitaion, uncontrolled industrial effluent, and air pollution are the main causes of communicable diseases in the region. This challenge is further heightened due to massive rural to urban migration that along with increase in non-communicable diseases puts additional stress on limited resourcesTo take advantage of the young and vibrant population to drive sustainable development through entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.

Kuramo Center for Policy Advocasy and Development

Center for Health and Environment

Center for Innovation and Technology

Branding

Effective Communications

Key issues in Nigeria with regards to sustainability:1. Sustainability as a subject is yet to be embraced and understood2. The private sector through the UNGC and the GRI are struggling to devlop local understanding and processes around sustainabilty3. Although there are a few public sector structures in place, there is little evidence of proper understanding of the wholistic definition of sustainability4. There is therfore a need for a convergence institution that will be tasked with the responsibility of identifying public/private overlapping interests and effectively communicating same.

Culture

Business case

Advocasy

Leadership

Culture

Policy

Public sector

Shared value