12/27/2022
ESG assets show the way forward in investments
ESG issues are now among investors’ top five concerns
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12/23/2022
Wema Bank Supports SMEs with N1bn Loans for Renewable Energy
The widespread use of petrol and diesel generators by businesses and households in the country releases tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and causes environmental pollution.
12/19/2022
How technology is powering sustainable growth in Africa
The World Bank estimates that nearly 282 million Africans are currently malnourished because of factors such as drought, environmental degradation and displacement.
12/14/2022
US touts effort to build climate ‘early warning system’ with African nations
The U.S. uses space-based climate monitoring “to help us understand our fire-prone regions, and how to contain damage and save lives and minimize economic losses,” Medina said.
12/14/2022
EY Sustainability – Punki Modise discusses Absa’s ESG projects
Modise breaks down what Absa’s 2030 and 2050 ESG goals entail and concludes by discussing the challenges Absa is overcoming to meet these goals.
12/13/2022
COP27: African Development Bank and OECD Development Centre join forces to roll out policy toolbox for a sustainable low-carbon transition in Africa
Africa’s natural resources sector is facing severe threats and impacts from climate change.
12/07/2022
Standard Bank at the forefront of financing SA’s energy transition
In the past decade, 86% of Standard Bank’s new energy lending has been to renewable energy.
12/07/2022
3 big new solar projects launching in South Africa this week
South Africa revised commercial close timelines for the projects chosen in the fifth bid window.
12/02/2022
African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa approves $1 million reimbursable grant to develop bioenergy plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
The plants will be co-located with wood processing facilities to provide biomass from sustainably cultivated and certified plantations.
12/02/2022
Mirova renews its support to Komaza to increase forest cover in Kenya in collaboration with smallholder farmers
Komaza has been developing its smallholder forestry scheme for the past 15 years.
11/30/2022
African Development Bank launches model for deploying green financing across the continent
The African Green Bank initiative, which will be endowed with a trust fund of $1.5 billion, was conceived as part of measures to facilitate access to global finance from the current 3% to 10% annually by 2030.
11/29/2022
FG Restates Commitment to Achieving Net-Zero Gas Emission
He noted that the event came at a time when global efforts were geared towards achieving lesser emissions.
11/29/2022
List of all Award Winners at the 6th Sustainability and Social Investment Awards (SSI)
25 institutions and 12 individuals including Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, have been honoured for their outstanding performance and contribution to society through their remarkable sustainability and social programmes
11/23/2022
African climate insurer targets Kenya as its eighth customer
The loss and damage conversation that came up during the Egypt conference was very timely.
11/18/2022
Nedbank, Microsoft South Africa collaborate to drive pan-African sustainability capabilities
With more than 13 different channels of execution, this is one of the most comprehensive approaches for targeting the UN SDGs, enabling organisations of all types, sizes and sectors to meet the new sustainability imperatives.
11/18/2022
Africa’s share of global green bonds issued in 2021 was 0.26% – AfDB
Africa's was the lowest share of any region in the world
11/15/2022
COP27: experts explore avenues to mobilize more robust financing for climate Action
Songwe said investment priorities must encompass transformation of the energy system, address developing countries’ growing vulnerability to climate change and undo earlier harm to natural capital and biodiversity.
11/11/2022
Kenya eyes 100pc shift to clean energy by 2028
During the interview on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, the President said Kenya currently gets more than 90 percent of its electricity and 74 percent of its overall energy from renewable sources.
11/10/2022
Morocco shines at COP 27 with renewable power trade deal
MOU signed with Germany, Spain, France, Portugal to prepare ground for corporate trade of renewable electricity under SET Roadmap
11/10/2022
United Kingdom Steps up Climate Adaptation Finance Support for Africa
A number of countries on the continent have experienced extreme weather conditions from severe drought in Somalia to floods in South Sudan.