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GreenShift Forum 2026 brings Kenya’s sustainability and climate-finance priorities into focus
Sustainability teams, financiers and policymakers face a shared challenge in Kenya’s green transition: turning environmental commitments into projects that can be financed, implemented and assessed against credible evidence. GreenShift Forum 2026 will bring these questions together in Nairobi on 22 October, with discussions covering ESG, green finance, carbon markets, renewable energy, electric mobility and the circular economy. Organised by TechTrends…
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Kenya builds a pipeline to connect sustainable buildings with green finance
Kenya is looking to bring more money into sustainable construction as cities expand and climate risks put greater pressure on buildings, infrastructure and public services. The Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) has launched a national repository designed to put green projects, technologies and investment opportunities in one place, giving developers and financiers a clearer view of what is available. The…
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Botswana launches Green Mark to push businesses toward stronger environmental performance
Botswana has launched the Green Mark, a new sustainability certification programme targeted at encouraging businesses to improve environmental performance while strengthening the country’s appeal to responsible investors and international markets. The initiative was unveiled on September 27, 2026, by the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), expanding the country’s existing Pride Mark recognition framework with a specific focus on environmental…
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GreenShift Forum 2026 puts investment, innovation and implementation at the centre of Kenya’s green transition
Businesses, financial institutions, policymakers and innovators will come together at GreenShift Forum 2026 on October 22 to examine how sustainability commitments can translate into investment, business opportunities and practical projects across Kenya and the wider region. Organised by TechTrends Media, the forum will focus on six areas shaping the green economy: ESG as a competitive advantage, renewable energy innovations, e-mobility,…
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OCP Green Energy energises first battery storage system in Morocco
OCP Green Energy has energised its first large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Benguerir mining site in Morocco, marking the start of progressive commissioning of a 25MW/125MWh facility designed to store renewable electricity for OCP Group’s industrial operations. The project builds on OCP Green Energy’s solar photovoltaic programme, which brought 202MWp of solar capacity online across three sites,…
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Malawi pushes green industrialization from policy to investment
Malawi is pushing to shift from climate and industrialization policies to practical investments that can create jobs, increase exports, and strengthen the country’s position in regional value chains. The Government, the United Nations and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said Malawi’s green industrialization drive must translate into productive businesses, investment and sustainable economic growth, rather than remain focused…
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KCB signs deal to fund green campus upgrades at public universities
KCB Bank Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the country’s public universities to finance their transition to cleaner, more efficient and climate-resilient campuses. The partnership marks a new phase of collaboration to address financial, infrastructure and sustainability challenges facing the higher education sector. Through the deal, KCB will support investments in solar energy, energy efficiency, clean cooking technologies,…
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MTN’s PachiPanda Challenge backs South Africa’s green startups
MTN South Africa has unveiled the 2026 Pachi Panda Challenge, inviting young innovators aged 18 to 35 to develop nature-based and technology-driven solutions to environmental and socio-economic challenges across Africa. Backed by Nedbank and delivered in collaboration with MTN South Africa and Indalo Inclusive NPC, the challenge is centred on the theme, “Nature Meets Innovation: Unlocking Africa’s Green Economy.” It…
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Kenya’s green businesses need money, but banks need projects they can actually finance
Kenya’s green businesses need money, but getting a promising climate or nature-based project into a form that a bank or investor can finance remains a major hurdle. A new five-year partnership between the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) is aimed at tackling that problem by helping businesses become investment-ready while giving financial institutions better…
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Christine Sidi on restoring Ngong Road Forest, creating jobs and giving Nairobi another green space
Nairobi’s need for accessible green space is giving a new dimension to the work being done at Ngong Road Forest. The I&M Foundation Ngong Road Forest project combines forest restoration with community employment and improvements intended to make the urban forest safer and more accessible, offering residents another place for recreation and wellbeing beyond the city’s better-known green spaces. For…
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