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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UN Global Compact’s Africa business and human rights forum to examine corporate environmental accountability and community rights across Africa
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)corporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 609 views 4 minutes readAs African economies accelerate industrialisation, mining expansion and energy transition projects, the United Nations Global Compact is set to convene governments, businesses, investors and civil society in Dakar, Senegal, from…
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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 1.3K 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 885 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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Nigeria climate innovation: How Fatima Zannah Mustapha is building Africa’s next generation of women-led green entrepreneurs
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchAgricultureBusinessClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinancePolicy & RegulationSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 950 views 5 minutes readAcross North East Nigeria, climate entrepreneur Fatima Zannah Mustapha is combining technology, climate-smart agriculture and women’s economic empowerment to strengthen community resilience, illustrating how locally driven innovation is becoming an…
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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 1.1K 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 971 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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SADC advances liberalised air transport and climate-resilient infrastructure to accelerate regional integration
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)ConferencesDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityinnovationLaws, Standards & FrameworksMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationRegionsSDGs & National Development PlansSociety & DevelopmentSouthern Africasustainability eventsSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingSustainable developmentTechnologytransporturban sustainabilityVoices & Perspectives by Kathambi Muriithi 939 views 5 minutes readThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) has intensified efforts to modernise regional transport systems by advancing liberalised air transport, climate-resilient infrastructure and digital innovation, as ministers and policymakers meeting in…
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The world premiere of Out of Mined, a feature-length documentary examining the environmental and social legacy of mining along South Africa’s West Coast, has brought renewed attention to the growing…
