The 2021 Shaping a World of Trust virtual business conversation, hosted by Bureau Veritas (www.BureauVeritas.com), emphasized the need for collaboration between government, companies and customers if Africa was to meet sustainability goals, ensure food safety, protect against cybersecurity and improve intra-Africa trade.
During the Fostering a Sustainable World session, panelists agreed that sustainability was no-longer the purview of research. As climate change makes itself felt it has become everyone’s business from consumers, to companies, investors and governments.
For companies to have good intentions about sustainability was no longer sufficient. They have to be able to prove they are walking- the-talk, and this is done through certification, said Marc Roussel, Senior Vice President Bureau Veritas (BV) Africa. He pointed out that BV, a global testing inspection and certification company, was assisting clients assess their environmental impact at every step of their supply chain.
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