By Dong Wong Lee Consumers’ relationships with the environment continues to deepen, with more of the world indicating their preferences through their purchasing choices. Increasingly, buyers are using their wallets to show what causes are [c]
By Shelleny Govender-Dhooma In Bryanston, South Africa, a group of passionate scientists and healthcare professionals gather at AstraZeneca’s South African office. The purpose; to advance groundbreaking health tech innovations aimed at improving health outcomes across [c]
Airtel Africa, a major provider of telecoms and mobile money services in 14 countries across Africa, has published its 2024 Sustainability Report. The report highlights Airtel Africa’s progress across its key sustainability targets, including support for its [c]
By Anthony Hutia As the urgency to combat climate change escalates, technology companies are uniquely positioned to drive environmental sustainability. Samsung, a global tech giant, exemplifies this potential through its innovative approaches and commitment to [c]
As a responsible corporate entity and in order to boost efforts to expand the country’s tree cover, NCBA Group in 2018 unveiled ‘Change the Story’ campaign with the overall goal to plant 10 million trees [c]
The private sector has been singled out as one of the key enablers of corruption and has been challenged to work with the public and the civil society sectors to eliminate the vice in the country. This was cited by stakeholders [c]
By Marius van der Ham As of 2022, air travel carbon emissions reached an estimated 800 Mt or 2% of the global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. And while this was approximately 80% of the pre-pandemic [c]
Seiko Epson Corporation, has become the first in its sector to fully adopt renewable energy sources for all its operations worldwide as of December 2023. This shift to green energy covers their entire global network, [c]
Safaricom has been awarded for its climate action initiatives in the inaugural Environment Sustainability Awards by Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (ENEP). Safaricom was recognised for its [c]
The SolarCell Remote to combat the environmental impact of discarding used batteries. It is the industry’s first rechargeable remote control, with a solar panel (solar cell) that can be charged by sunlight or indoor lighting. The remote can also be charged with a USB-C cable so consumers have many ways to charge their remote. [c]
The SIF is open to African social enterprises and entrepreneurs across the following countries – Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Zambia – run and founded by those between the ages of 25-40. The organisations must have been in existence for at least one year and must submit social solutions within the Foundation’s key focus areas of Clean and Affordable Energy and Sustainable Environment. [c]
By Hariprasad Viswanathan 19 April 2023: The number of publicly listed companies in Kenya that report on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) is rising, albeit slowly. This can be attributed to the increasing push for awareness [c]
Newly developed filter simultaneously removes particulate matter and volatile organic chemicals as primary air pollutants, while retaining initial performance for up to 20 years. [c]
Huawei has earned top recognition from CDP, a global non-profit that runs the world’s first environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions, for the firm’s actions on climate change and transparency of disclosures. [c]
LG Electronics has rolled out its 2023 blueprint aimed at creating innovation for a better life and ensuring a sustainable future for all. Running under the slogan Life’s Good, the blueprint was made public by LG [c]
LG Electronics has announced its 2023 and beyond blueprint for the future, and innovations for the planet and the people to be exhibited through different products at CES 2023 in Las Vegas from January 5 [c]
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