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The GreenShift Podcast | Inside the Africa Climate Summit 2025 in Addis
When the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) 2025 wrapped up in Addis Ababa this September, one thing was clear: Africa is no longer approaching the climate crisis as a passive player. The summit, hosted by the African Union and the Government of Ethiopia, was a declaration of African leadership, unity, and ambition on the world stage. In this week’s episode…
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Kenyan Banks Surpass Lending Target, Unlock Sh19 Trillion Green Economy Opportunity
Kenya’s banking sector has gone beyond its annual target for lending to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), disbursing Sh153 billion against the planned Sh150 billion. Beyond this achievement, banks are now channeling more resources toward nature-positive enterprises, aligning finance with efforts to build a resilient green economy. The announcement came during the launch of the Nature Positive Financing Assessment…
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Sasol Partners With SASDC to Empower Black Women in Green Economy
In a move to advance inclusive economic growth and environmental sustainability, Sasol, the South African Supplier Diversity Council (SASDC), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to launch Project Embrace — SASDC’s flagship supplier diversity initiative. The collaboration aims to drive the participation of Black-owned and diverse suppliers in South…
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[Hariprasad Viswanatha] Embedding sustainability for a green economy – riding the ESG wave
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 of organizations’ impact on the environment and society and the need to maximize the positive and reduce the negative. In 2021 the Nairobi Securities Exchange launched its ESG Disclosures Guidance Manual aimed…
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