Bekeme Masade-Olowola is a Nigerian social entrepreneur, a member of the Board of Directors of the

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(GRI) – the world's leading sustainability impact measurement and reporting standards body – and the Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action, a group made of a consulting firm, a think tank and a training institute dedicated to corporate social responsibility, policy development, advocacy, empowerment and sustainable development in the region.

Biography

Bekeme Masade-Olowola was born and raised in

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. She graduated with a second class upper degree, BA (Hons) English, from the

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in 2004. In January 2008, she was selected as one of 18 young professional contestants chosen from Africa and the Diaspora to participate in ''

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''. As a social entrepreneur, Bekeme Masade-Olowola is the Chief Executive of CSR-in-Action, a social business networking platform and advisory enterprise, dedicated to

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, women and youth empowerment, and

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in Nigeria. Under Masade-Olowola, CSR-in-Action has promoted sustainable measurement and reporting using the GRI framework, specifically, since 2011, and has catalysed the growth of sustainability adoption and transparency in the region through consulting, training and advocacy interventions. CSR-in-Action produced the pioneer sustainability investment report in Nigeria The Collective Social Report: Nigeria (now The Corporate Sustainable Investor Report), endorsed by the

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(UNFCCC), and supported by

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(UNGC), in March 2012; a first of its kind compendium which includes a rating of business sustainability performance. The 2013 report saw the organization's introduction of a sustainability ranking index. In 2014, CSR-in-action was lobbying to unlock over $100 billion in mineral resources potential. Masade-Olowola helped establish the Business Coalition for Sustainable Development Nigeria (BCSDN) in May 2014, an initiative affiliated with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), made up of a coalition of leading businesses across all sectors to drive collective development.

Awards

*Merit in international human resource management & employment relations (MSc) from the

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. *Design named among the top 10 of the next generation competition in by the

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in 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masade-Olowola, Bekeme 1982 births Living people Nigerian social entrepreneurs People from Lagos Alumni of Queen Mary University of London University of Lagos alumni