corporate sustainability

Household air pollution linked to the widespread use of firewood, charcoal and other biomass fuels is contributing to an estimated 27,000 deaths annually in Kenya, according to health researchers and…

International Finance Corporation and EDF Power Solutions have launched a $40 million financing agreement aimed at accelerating the rollout of off-grid solar systems across Africa, as development finance institutions intensify…

Non-profit organizations across global and African development sectors are increasingly being required to demonstrate measurable social impact as governments, philanthropic institutions and private donors demand greater accountability, transparency and evidence-based allocation of funding. The…

Ecobank and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening agricultural value chains across Africa, as financial institutions and development agencies increase…

Kenya has launched a National Carbon Registry aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability and investor confidence in the country’s growing carbon market, as African economies increasingly position climate-linked natural assets as sources of…

Climate and agricultural stakeholders in Kenya are urging the government to accelerate the development of regulations governing carbon credit trading and methane financing, warning that policy delays are slowing investments…

Kenya has taken a significant step toward overhauling its national weather and climate monitoring infrastructure after the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority signed a Statement of Intent with Meteo France International…

Organizations across the United States and other major economies are reassessing how they manage workplace conflict, diversity and institutional accountability as growing polarization around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies…

Côte d’Ivoire has launched a five-year, US$33 million fisheries and aquaculture development programme aimed at reversing declining domestic fish production, strengthening food security and reducing the country’s growing dependence on…

Egypt has introduced a temporary export tax on nitrogen fertilizers as governments increasingly move to protect domestic agricultural inputs amid rising global prices and mounting supply chain disruptions linked to…