VIVO ENERGY GHANA TOPS ALL; RECEIVES CSR COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD October 31, 2023

The exclusive marketers and distributors of Shell branded products and services in Ghana, Vivo Energy Ghana, has received three prestigious awards at the 10th Edition of the Ghana CSR Excellence Awards, organised and hosted by the Centre for CSR, West Africa.

Comms. Magr. of Vivo [2nd From R] Receiving an award

The event took place in Ghana's capital, Accra on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the exquisite Marriot Hotel. The company was adjudged the CSR Company of the Year whilst its flagship road safety campaign christened; STOP, THINK & DRIVE, emerged as the CSR Initiative/Project of the Year. The campaign seeks to provide comprehensive refresher defensive driving training for commercial drivers and motorcyclists across the country to help reduce the risks of involvement in road accidents.

Corporate Communications Manager of Vivo Energy Ghana, Shirley Tony Kum was also named the CSR Practitioner of the Year for playing pivotal roles in crafting and implementing impactful and sustainable CSR strategies and initiatives across the country for the benefit of their communities.

The Centre for CSR, West Africa, is a leading Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] & Sustainability strategy development, policy advocacy, public relations, events and communications agency in the West African sub-region. The Centre advocates for socially responsible and sustainable practices among stakeholders, especially players in private sector.

Commenting on the awards, the Managing Director of Vivo Energy Ghana, Kader Maiga, said “we firmly believe that businesses have an essential role to play in building a more equitable and sustainable future for all and it is important for organisations to embed CSR values into their operations. As a company we will continue to integrate ethical practices, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility into the core of our business.”

Kader Maiga emphasized that “We dedicate these awards to the communities we serve whose trust and cooperation have been the driving force behind our initiatives and giving us the Social License to Operate (SLTO)".

It is worthy to note that, Vivo Energy Ghana is associated with key sustainability initiatives including the award winning ‘STOP, THINK & DRIVE’ Road Safety Campaign; “Junior Road Care” - a road safety campaign set up to educate school children on road safety; “Clean a Space, Save a Life” - a community development initiative aimed at ensuring a cleaner environment in the James Town enclave and “CyClean” - an industry-first recycling programme aimed at instilling good environmental behaviors and a recycling mind-set in school children. Additionally, Vivo Energy Ghana's Community Digital Literacy Project in the Northern region which seeks to enhance schoolchildren’s reading skills and help mitigate the learning loss caused by schools’ closure during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana is commendable CSR intervention.

These people-cantered initiatives have no doubt, led to the company winning many coveted local and international industry, and professional awards including for example, the SABRE Awards Africa, National PR and Communications Excellence Awards by the Institute of Public Relations Ghana, and UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

 

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