Sahara Group Foundation, under Sahara Group, has unveiled its refreshed brand identity to reinforce its commitment to promoting access to energy and sustainable environments.
The unveiling event at Sahara Group’s office in Ikoyi, Lagos Nigeria, included the introduction of the Foundation’s refreshed logo, impact focus and website to frontline brand, energy, sustainability and lifestyle journalists.
The event also served as a formal introduction of the Sahara Group Foundation new director, Ejiro Gray, who in December 2022 assumed the role of Director, Sahara Group Foundation in addition to her role as Director, Sustainability and Governance, Sahara Group.
The Executive Director, Sahara Group, Ade Odunsi, also a Trustee of the Foundation and Executive Director, Moroti Adedoyin-Adeyinka, expressed delight at the transformation of the Foundation since it was established.
“We are privileged to have been given the platform to serve and Sahara Group Foundation has always been the rallying point for all employees and our businesses to touch lives responsibly. We sure are delighted that we can now move our impact further as we pursue the overarching aspiration of building sustainable societies,” Odunsi said.
Gray said: ‘’The Sahara Group has undergone some significant business expansion over the years, and in the same vein, has repositioned to better serve and create commensurate impact through our corporate Foundation. As such, this refresh allows us to reinforce our mission clearly and enhance the impact of our projects and interventions.”
According to Bethel Obioma, Head, Corporate Communications, Sahara Group, the new logo represents the commitment of Sahara to building sustainable societies.
“The hands holding up the globe represent the global Sahara community, partnerships and collaboration with sundry regional and global institutions and communities to build a world that is equitable and sustainable.
“The globe highlights the signature Sahara Energy burst which reflects our relentless efforts towards closing the energy gap and increasing access to clean energy across the globe. It also signifies our mission to replicate our essence of Making A Difference Responsibly everywhere we operate, leaving no one behind,” he said.
Some of the projects of Sahara Group Foundation include the Sahara Impact Fund, the Sahara Investment Readiness Klinic, the Sahara STEAMers programme, the Go-Recycling project in partnership with LSETF and Wecyclers, and the Sahara Group Foundation Police stations and health care facilities solar power projects. All targeted at helping to impact and improve lives and livelihoods significantly.