Inside Absa’s KSh 47Bn Green Finance Push
Absa Bank Kenya is accelerating its shift from sustainability compliance to a core business strategy, backed by measurable targets and sector-specific investments. Its 2024 Sustainability and Climate Report reveals that [...]
The Early Stages of ESG in Ethiopia's Banking Sector
For Ethiopia's banks and their emerging market peers, now is a critical moment to embrace ESG -not to mimic the West, but to carve a context-specific path that leverages ESG [...]
CS Mbadi Targets Diaspora Bonds, ESG Instruments, as Debt Control Turns Challenging
As Kenya works to bring the national debt to acceptable levels, the Public Debt Management Office is exploring opportunities for diversifying sources of external borrowing in particular targeting Diaspora Bond, [...]
Listed Firms on CMA Radar over Shareholder Rights
The implementation of shareholders rights and other corporate governance structures in listed companies reduced marginally in 2023/24, according to an analysis by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). “[Shareholders] involvement in [...]It's Time for Kenya's Competition Regime to Embrace ESG-CAK Policy Manager
In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors during business decision-making. This is in line with the ideals that are espoused [...]Safaricom Secures Another KShs. 15bn Loan from 4 Banks for ESG
A year after it received the first tranche of a sustainability loan, Safaricom PLC has secured the second tranche of KShs. 15bn from KCB, ABSA, Standard Chartered, and Stanbic to [...]New Funding Wave Targets High ESG Footprint SMEs as Awareness Grows
A growing understanding among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that best environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices are good for business is fuelling the uptake of impact funding with loans [...]Podcast; ESG as a Catalyst for Economic Growth
In this episode, we explore the transformative power of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in driving sustainable development across Africa. Catherine Musakali, co-founder of the Women on Boards Network [...]Uber Kenya's E-Bike Option Grows in First Year
The electric motorbike option introduced by Uber Kenya one year ago has registered a 94% increase in the number of trips around Nairobi, with the number of e-bikes and riders [...]African Stock Exchanges Urged to Improve On ESG Ratings
Risk Insights, a leading Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data provider in Africa, has developed Environmental data for six major African exchanges, including the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Andrey Bogdanov, [...]
NSE Firms Battle to Save Planet as Bad Weather Effects Rear Ugly Head
Risks associated with change in weather patterns are threatening to wipe out economic strides different countries across the world have made over the past years. A United Nations backed report [...]Organizations Rally Banks to Fund SMEs in Clean Cooking Initiatives
Organizations led by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) and Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF) are rooting for more funding to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in clean cooking businesses to scale [...]
