Sustainable Procurement Can Contribute To National Dev’t — Varsity Don

A lecturer in the University of Port Harcourt (UniPort), Dr. Biobele Arimie, has declared that sustainable procurement can contribute to national development in Nigeria if properly planned and integrated.

Arimie disclosed this in Port Harcourt while presenting a lecture at the 2024 conference of the Rivers State chapter of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN).

Speaking on the topic: ‘Green Logistics Management, Climate Change and National Development’, the University lecturer stated that while there were challenges and barriers to the adoption of sustainable procurement, the benefits make it a worthwhile pursuit.

He said: “Sustainable procurement has the potential to contribute significantly to national development in Nigeria if properly planned and integrated. While there are challenges and barriers to its adoption, sustainable procurement makes it a worthwhile pursuit.

“The alignment of procurement strategies with sustainable development goals (SDGs), also facilitates the achievement of broader environmental, social and governance objectives, which, fundamentally drives goals, sustainable consumption and production and business/corporate, social responsibility, which collectively adds to sustainable national development.”

In his lecture, a senior lecturer in the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Professor Gladson Nwokah, said national development encompasses economic, social, environmental and governance dimensions aimed at improving the well-being of a country’s population.

Earlier in his remarks, CIPSMN national president, Alhaji Sikiru Balogun, thanked the Rivers State chapter of the institute for taking the bold step to come up with the conference.

In her welcome address, CIPSMN chairperson in the state, Mrs. Alaba Karibi-Botoye, expressed the hope that the conference will assist members of the institute and practitioners in carrying out their duties.