The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact International, Niyi Toluwalope, and the General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Babatunde Ajayi, and others highlighted the importance of education, community involvement, and initiatives to protect the Lagos environment and coastal economy.

The partners spoke at the 2025 Inter-Tertiary Institutions Environmental Summit organised by LASEPA to promote environmental, social, and governance, which was sponsored by eTranzact.

According to the Corporate Governance Institute, ESG is a framework used to evaluate a company’s sustainability and ethical impact. It takes into consideration a company’s impact on the environment and on society and evaluates the company’s management and decision-making processes.

eTranzact MD, represented at the event by Adedayo Adejokun, spoke on the company’s commitment to financial inclusion and environmental protection, saying, “It is a privilege to stand here on behalf of eTranzact, headline sponsor of this year’s LASEPA Inter-Tertiary Institution Essay and Debate Competition. I believe this gathering is more than a contest of intellect; it is a platform where bold thinking meets urgent realities. The theme, ‘Balancing Environmental Challenges and Its Impact on the Lagos Economy’, could not be more relevant. In Lagos and across the world, environmental pressures are reshaping how economies function, how businesses operate, and how communities survive.

“At eTranzact, we believe that true innovation is not only about solving today’s problems; it’s about doing so sustainably, inclusively, and with foresight. That belief informs our business model, our technology, and importantly, our Corporate Social Responsibility agenda, particularly our focus on education.”

In his comments, the LASEPA General Manager expressed excitement about engaging young people on environmental matters, noting that such awareness would help the younger generation to be knowledgeable about issues on how to protect the environment.

The event also featured a debate competition involving tertiary students in Lagos with the topic ‘Plastic Pollution and the Challenges of Just Transition in a Developing Economy: Lagos as a Case Study’. At the end of the keenly contested competition, Lagos State University emerged as the overall winner; Lagos State University of Science and Technology came second; University of Lagos came third; Lagos State University of Education came fourth; and St Augustine’s College of Education took the fifth position.

The essay writing competition focused on “Sustainable Development in Lagos Coastal Region and Balancing Blue Economy Expansion with Environmental Potential”.