SUSTAINABILITY
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Kenya Airways and Rubis Energy Sign Deal to Build Africa’s First Dedicated SAF Refinery
Kenya Airways and Rubis Energy Kenya, the local unit of French energy group Rubis, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop what the two companies are billing as Africa’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery, in a deal that signals a significant escalation of the national carrier’s decarbonisation ambitions. The planned facility is expected to have a production…
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Strathmore University and Absa Kenya Foundation Back Young Innovators to Scale Sustainability Solutions
Young sustainability innovators from across Africa are set to take their ideas to the next level after securing institutional backing from Strathmore University and Absa Kenya Foundation at the Grand Finale of the 2025/2026 #MyLittleBigThing Sustainability Innovation Challenge. The partnership will support the 16 finalists through a structured programme aimed at making them investor-ready by addressing key administrative, legal, and…
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PowerBank announces $1.1m incentive for 7.1 MW solar project in New York
PowerBank Corporation (PowerBank), a player in distributed solar energy, battery storage, and clean energy infrastructure across North America, announced that its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 community solar project located on privately-owned brownfield lands in Skaneateles Falls, New York, has been approved for up to $1.1 million in incentives through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)…
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Chestnut Carbon issues first U.S. IFM carbon credits with Verra’s removals tag
Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a U.S. developer of nature-based carbon removal projects, announced that its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project has been issued 95,909 new carbon credits that utilize Verra’s carbon removal tag. These credits represent the first IFM credits issued to a U.S.-based project that uses Verra’s newly introduced tool for differentiating reductions and removals in IFM Projects (VT0015). These…
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Sora Fuel closes $14.6m round to scale air-to-jet fuel technology
Sora Fuel, a climate technology company that makes jet fuel from just air, water, and renewable energy, has closed a $14.6 million round. The round was co-led by Spero Ventures and Inspired Capital, alongside super pro-rata investments from Engine Ventures and Wireframe Ventures. Sora has proven that its proprietary system can capture CO₂ directly from ambient air and convert it…
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BFA Global,FSD Africa Award $273k to Scale East African Climate Startups
BFA Global and FSD Africa have announced $273,000 in follow-on funding and venture-building support for four early-stage climate businesses in East Africa, backing startups working in clean energy, cold storage, carbon market access and food systems. The support will go to alumni of previous cohorts of the Triggering Exponential Climate Action (TECA) venture-building programme, an initiative designed to help climate…
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Woodchuck partners with Walbridge to advance customers’ construction sustainability goals
A new collaboration between Woodchuck and Walbridge is demonstrating how data-driven waste management can significantly improve sustainability outcomes on large-scale construction projects, with early success reported at a major facility for Ford Motor Company in Marshall, Michigan. The initiative, launched to support Ford’s waste-reduction goals at its new manufacturing site, leverages Woodchuck’s AI-powered platform to track and optimize the handling…
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OceanHub Africa Launches Impact Report at Ocean Innovation Africa 2026
OceanHub Africa (OHA) will launch its 5-year Impact Report at Ocean Innovation Africa (OIA) 2026 in Durban on 23 March 2026. This report reflects OceanHub Africa’s first five years of building a more regenerative and inclusive ocean economy in Africa, shaped by local entrepreneurs, stronger ecosystems, and coastal communities that can thrive alongside healthy marine environments. It shares what has been achieved, what has been…
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Africa Global Logistics Moves Beyond ESG Pledges With On-the-Ground Results Across the Continent
For many companies operating in Africa, environmental, social and governance commitments remain largely confined to annual reports and investor presentations. Africa Global Logistics (AGL) is making the case that they don’t have to. The pan-African logistics giant is pointing to a growing list of concrete outcomes, solar-powered depots, electric terminal equipment, cross-border trade corridors and youth entrepreneurship programmes, as evidence…
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Equity Group Discloses $771 Million in Social Investment as Profit Surges 55%
Equity Group Holdings has reported a 55 percent increase in profit after tax to KSh 75.5 billion for the full year 2025, the highest in Kenyan corporate history – and simultaneously disclosed KSh 99.5 billion, equivalent to approximately $771 million, in cumulative social impact and sustainability investment. The announcement, made in Nairobi on Wednesday, marks one of the most significant…
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