CIVIC SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ; PZ CUSSONS TAKES A BOLD STEP.

Ikechukwu Iroha
#AbiaOnline
One considers certain factors before situating an industry at a particular location. Some of these factors are not limited to proximity to source of supply, nearness to markets and level of demand of certain products from the people.
However, it does not end at locating the Industry where the management targets higher return on investment (ROI) , management also considers socioeconomic and political development of the Immediate community where the company is domiciled.
Corporate social responsibility is a supportive objective that takes account of the interrelationships between people, resources, environment, and development, to consider ways and means by which industries can deal more effectively with environmental concerns; to help define shared perceptions of long-term environmental issues and the appropriate efforts needed to deal successfully with the problems of protecting and enhancing the environment.
Corporate social responsibilities come in different ways. Industries can go a step further to develop their host community in the area of, Provision of good roads, pipe borne water, scholarships to students, employment of persons from the Community where the company is located as well as partnering with the Government to develop the State.
Today, PZ CUSSONS , as part of their social responsibilities, has handed over a fully furnished block of classrooms at Osokwa Community Secondary School, Osisioma LGA to Abia State ministry of Education.
By such project, PZ has demonstrated the company’s love and commitment to encouraging education in the State, as well as demonstrated in practical terms their Support for the Ikpeazu led administration.
We therefore urge other companies and corporate organizations to partner with the Government and develop Abia.