Corporate Social Responsibility

Southport Cement Limited (“Southport”) is a company that appreciates the importance of adopting corporate social responsibility principles as a global oriented business in the 21st century. At Southport, we believe that doing business the right way involves not only sustained economic performance but includes positive contributions towards the improvement of the welfare of the host communities in our immediate environs and the protection of our environment.

In a bid to encourage and facilitate environmental protection, we ensure that all our mining and industrial activities are executed with paramount consideration being given to compliance with local and international environmental legislations, regulations and standards which affect our business operations by our personnel, partners and contractors.

We also recognize the importance of building local capacity and manpower development in Nigeria and to this effect a principal area of focus for us is investing in employee training and development.

Community Relation

From, inception, Southport has maintained a very cordial relationship with the host communities within our area of operation and other crucial stakeholders in the Nigerian Cement and Mining Industry. Our key focus areas in terms of community development and the improvement of social welfare of our host communities are employment, health, education and social life which are in tandem with some of the key areas of focus in the 2030 UN sustainable development goals which highlights the private sectors’ vital role in ensuring a sustainable future for all.

At Southport, we believe that if we all work together, we can transform Nigeria into one of the greatest economies, globally and we are ready and willing to do our part in order to achieve this laudable objective.