**5.2 Policy implication and recommendations**

The study has thrown up a lot of policy imperatives as follows:


contribute to social and environmental sustainability going forward. Rather than making declarations and regulatory-induced commitments to environmental sustainability in order to "fulfill all righteousness," more concrete actions will be required to walk the talk.

4.Civic societies, social advocates, and nonstate actors should henceforth engage more actively with businesses to show greater commitment on issues of social and environmental sustainability. The general public should be sensitized to show greater support to businesses that are committed to social and environmental-friendly practices by way of patronage and shunning those businesses that care less about social and environmental sustainability.
