LAGOS, Nigeria, 24th September 2022/ – Seven Up Bottling Company received the CIPS Corporate Ethics Mark from Harley Reed. In addition to adopting the CIPS Code of Ethics, the accreditation confirms the company’s commitment to integrity in supply management procedures through the training and development of Seven Up Nigeria procurement experts to a high ethical level.
The Ethical Procurement and Supply certification focuses on supply chain concerns such as corruption, fraud, bribery, exploitation, and human rights violations. Organizations participating are aided in adopting strategic policies and building a procurement climate conducive to best practices.
The Certificate was presented by our Group CEO, William Tagoe to Ziad Maalouf, the Managing Director of Seven Up Nigeria.
Also in attendance were Grace Onosode, the Harley Reed Country Director (Nigeria) and staff, Chinwe Kalu, Adetayo Adeyemi, and Ekene Odimegwu.
“Seven Up becomes the only company in Nigeria currently on the Corporate Ethics register and we look forward to supporting more organisations across West Africa to achieve this important milestone”, said William Tagoe, Group CEO – Harley Reed.
Seven Up Nigeria also took part in a two days CIPS Skills Training covering Legal Aspects of Procurement which was facilitated by our Group CEO, William Tagoe.