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Jambojet Wins Global Sustainability Award for Turning Plastic Waste into Purpose
Jambojet, Kenya’s leading low-cost airline, has been awarded the prestigious “Most Compelling Story” title at The Aviation Challenge 2025. The award, announced during a global ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark, recognizes the airline’s innovative circular economy initiative that transforms plastic waste into high-value community products. The winning entry highlights a partnership between Jambojet and Plastiki Rafiki, a student-led initiative from the…
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Bella Tobing: What Businesses Can Learn from Japan’s ‘Sho-Sho-Sei’ to Beat Plastic Pollution
Every minute, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic enters our oceans. As we mark World Environment Day 2025 with the rallying cry Beat Plastic Pollution, it’s clear that we need more than corporate pledges – we need a fundamental rethinking of how solutions are designed, built and consumed. At Epson, our continued commitment to sustainability is inspired by an ancient Japanese…
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World Vision Kenya Calls for Collective Action Against Plastic Pollution
As the world commemorates World Environment Day 2025 under the theme “Putting an End to Plastic Pollution”, World Vision Kenya (WVK) has joined the call for urgent and collective action to address the escalating plastic pollution crisis. This is not just an environmental concern — it is a threat to the health, safety, and future of our children. The Depth…
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Victoria Commercial Bank Marks World Environment Day with Plastic Pollution Awareness Drive
Victoria Commercial Bank (VCB) PLC on Friday joined global efforts to tackle plastic waste by launching a sustainability initiative at Cheleta Primary School in Runda, as part of this year’s World Environment Day celebrations themed #BeatPlasticPollution. In partnership with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the initiative aims to raise awareness among young learners about the environmental and health impacts of…
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Swiss cleantech startup DePoly raises $23M for plastic recycling plant
Every year, millions of tons of PET and polyester waste end up in landfills or are incinerated, yet sustainable recycling solutions remain limited. Today, DePoly – the leading sustainable PET-to-raw-material recycling company – has announced the upcoming launch of a 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant in Monthey, Switzerland this summer, representing a critical step in the company’s journey from laboratory breakthrough to…
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UK startup Naturbeads secures £7.8m funding to address worldwide microplastic pollution
UK startup Naturbeads has secured £7.8 million Series A funding round to further develop its pioneering technology that addresses worldwide microplastic pollution. Eos Advisory led the round alongside existing investor Progress Tech Transfer, and new investors CDP Venture Capital through its Corporate Partners I Fund, PI-NB, and Paragon Capital Management in Singapore through its early-stage VC fund, Paragon Ventures I.…
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Christophe Orcet: Retailers Need to Engage Customers More to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Kenya, like many countries, faces a formidable challenge: plastic pollution. Each year, over 966 thousand tonnes of plastic waste is generated in the country, according to the UNEP Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution’s (SMEP) programme. From that, a staggering 37 kilotons seep into our environment and oceans. This pollution harms wildlife, contaminates our ecosystems, and poses health risks to humans.…
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Kenya wants to turn waste into jobs and local value, but the infrastructure to make circularity work is still catching up
Kenya’s circular economy is becoming an economic conversation as much as an environmental one. Research cited by the private sector estimates that a transition towards more circular production and consumption could lift GDP by about 0.5 per cent and create roughly 46,000 additional jobs compared with business as usual. The opportunity spans agriculture, construction, manufacturing, plastics, electronics and waste management,…
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Countdown To GreenShift puts the business case for sustainability under the spotlight
Sustainability is increasingly becoming a business conversation, touching everything from access to capital and compliance to technology, mobility and the way companies manage their operations. That was the focus in Nairobi as Countdown To GreenShift brought together voices from business, technology, sustainability, academia and startups ahead of the GreenShift Forum 2026 on October 22. Hosted by TechTrends Media at WOJO…
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Revona Naidoo | Global ESG Standards Compliance Is Now Business-Critical
South African exporters and importers of raw materials and beneficiated products operate in a global trade environment where ESG has become a condition of participation rather than a nice-to-have. Intentional, holistic, good corporate citizenship and its role in the global movement of goods and the economic benefit that flows from it is now more important than ever before. Revona Naidoo,…
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