PwC Nigeria and the Lagos Business School have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch specialised capacity-building programmes focused on sustainability and climate change.

The partnership, formalised on 12 March 2026, aims to bridge the critical knowledge gap currently facing many Nigerian organisations. By combining PwC’s extensive advisory experience with the academic rigour of LBS, the collaboration seeks to equip sustainability professionals, senior executives and board members with the tools needed to embed environmental, social and governance principles into core business strategies.

According to a statement issued by PwC on Monday, the initiative brings together the PwC Sustainability Academy and the LBS Sustainability Centre, creating a platform designed to foster long-term resilience.

In the statement, the Partner and Business School Leader at PwC Nigeria, Uloma Ojinmah, said, “Through this collaboration with the Lagos Business School, we are enhancing sustainability capability across Nigerian organisations. Drawing on PwC’s advisory experience across sectors and LBS’s executive education expertise, we are equipping professionals and leaders to integrate sustainability into strategy, capital allocation, risk management and operational execution in ways that support resilience and long-term enterprise value.”

As investors and regulators increasingly demand transparent disclosure and credible climate risk management, the ability to demonstrate sustainability performance is becoming a key differentiator in the marketplace.

Also speaking, the Partner for ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change at PwC Nigeria, Marilyn Obaisa-Osula, emphasised the urgency of this shift: “The ability of organisations to create long-term stakeholder value and sustain growth is increasingly shaped by how effectively they manage sustainability and ESG. Organisations that build this capability across employees, executive leadership and boards are better positioned to anticipate risk, respond to regulatory expectations and gain a competitive advantage.”

For LBS, the partnership aligns with its mission to develop leaders who can drive sustainable growth across the African continent.

“At Lagos Business School, we are committed to developing responsible leaders who inspire Africa’s growth,” noted Oreva Atanya, Director of the LBS Sustainability Centre. “Sustainability is integral to how businesses create economic value and address climate, environmental and social concerns. Through the LBS Sustainability Centre, we continue to equip leaders with the insight and discipline required to embed sustainability into governance, strategy and performance management,” she added.

Atanya added that the collaboration is designed to ensure that sustainability initiatives remain “credible, policy-relevant, and aligned with national development priorities”.

The new programme, which is open to participants across all sectors, will focus on practical, actionable insights. By linking academic depth with real-world practitioner experience, the initiative intends to transform sustainability from an optional compliance task into a fundamental pillar of institutional success in Nigeria.