Egypt has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese manufacturer SANY Renewable Energy to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility that will supply a planned 2-gigawatt (GW) wind power project in…
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Sasol-Topsoe SAF venture collapse highlights commercial reality facing sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen markets
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon MarketsCarbon offsetingcircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyIndustriesindustryJust TransitionOil & GasRenewable energysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 904 views 5 minutes readThe decision by South African energy and chemicals company Sasol and Danish clean energy technology firm Topsoe to dissolve their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture, Zaffra, marks another significant…
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SIFCA joins UN Global Compact as Côte d’Ivoire’s private sector accelerates ESG and SDGs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 647 views 4 minutes readCôte d’Ivoire’s largest agro-industrial companies are increasingly positioning sustainability as a core business strategy, with the SIFCA Group formally joining the United Nations Global Compact as the country seeks to strengthen private…
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Kenya launches digital traceability platform to safeguard $1.56 Billion horticulture export industry
Kenya has launched a national digital traceability platform aimed at strengthening oversight of its horticultural exports, improving compliance with increasingly stringent international food safety regulations and protecting one of the…
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Eni expands Mozambique LNG ambitions with tender for World’s Largest Floating Gas facility
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityindustryinnovationJust TransitionOil & GaspolicyPolicy & GovernanceRenewable energySouthern AfricaSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable development by Francis Mwangi 821 views 5 minutes readItalian energy major Eni has launched a competitive tender for what could become the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, marking another significant step in Mozambique’s emergence as…
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ECOWAS calls for 5% budget allocation to renewable energy as West Africa seeks to strengthen energy security
AfricaAfrican Businessesblue economyCarbon offsetingClimate & EnvironmentEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyPollution & WasteRenewable energySDGs & National Development Planssupply chainsSustainabilitySustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Francis Mwangi 592 views 6 minutes readThe Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged its 12 member states to allocate at least 5% of their national budgets to renewable energy and…
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UBA expands ESG and employee wellness programme across 20 African markets
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyBusinessClimate Financecorporate sustainabilityData & BriefsDevelopment FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInsights & ReportsLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainabilityVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 553 views 3 minutes readUnited Bank for Africa (UBA) has expanded its flagship employee wellness and environmental sustainability programme across 20 African countries, reinforcing the growing role of corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
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Safaricom Great Arba Minch run turns athletics into a platform for climate action and sustainable tourism in Ethiopia
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgricultureClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate Science (Africa-focused)Conferencescorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityGreen Investment & InfrastructurepolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESG by Solomon Irungu 547 views 5 minutes readThousands of runners who filled the streets of Arba Minch in southern Ethiopia on Sunday were participating in far more than a road race. The third edition of the Safaricom…
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Mauritania has secured $195 million in financing from the OPEC Fund for International Development to support climate-resilient infrastructure, strengthen food security and expand social protection programs, as the West African…
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Opaia Group announces strategic expansion plans for Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAgriculturecircular economyClimate & Environmentcorporate sustainabilityEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & TransitionindustryInternational NewsJust TransitionMiningpolicyPolicy & Governancesustainability eventsSustainability partnerships by Solomon Irungu 472 views 5 minutes readAngolan conglomerate Opaia Group has unveiled plans to expand its operations into Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a broader strategy to position itself as one…
