@conference { , title = {Corporate social responsibility under the Petroleum Industry Act 2021: achieving environmental sustainability through multi-stakeholder partnership. [Conference Presentation]}, abstract = {Several attempts have been made by the Nigerian government to reform the oil and gas industry. In March 2007, the first attempt to introduce the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Bill was initiated by the late Senator Uche Chwukwumerije, but it failed to pass the second reading. Further attempts to reform the industry in 2009, 2012 and 2018 also failed, until the National Assembly passed the 2021 Petroleum Industry Bill, now known as the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA). Chapter 3 Section 240 (2) of the PIA has changed the voluntary and self-regulatory element of CSR to "hard" law, by making CSR contribution a mandatory levy on corporations. The authors are of the view that a multi-stakeholder approach and multi-stakeholder framework - comprising host communities, oil and gas companies as well as government - is essential to achieving the broad requirements of CSR in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. In this paper, we analyse this approach in line with the role and challenges of CSR, as provided for under the PIA.}, conference = {1st International virtual conference of research Africa conference and exhibition (RACE 2021)}, note = {INFO COMPLETE (notified by contact 28.02.2022 GB) PERMISSION GRANTED (derived article later published Gold OA, so assume no restriction on permission for presentation slides, to be shared under CC BY-NC 28.02.2022 GB) DOCUMENT READY (downloaded from conference website 28.02.2022 GB) ADDITIONAL INFO: Joy Debski, Elimma Ezeani}, publicationstatus = {Unpublished}, url = {https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1607047}, keyword = {Corporate social responsibility, Petroleum industry and trade, Petroleum Industry Act (2021), Nigeria}, author = {Debski, Joy A. and Ezeani, Elimma C.} }