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How women are locked out of Nigeria's construction industry
Richard Jimoh, Amina Nna Adamu, Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi and Paul A. Bajere 12 Apr 2021






















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ESG & SustainabilityCovid-19 economic impact failed to put brakes on climate change - WMO report
22 Apr 2021




ESG & SustainabilityEducation must be a crisis priority, not an afterthought
Dr Edward K. Brown 13 Apr 2021

Construction & EngineeringHow women are locked out of Nigeria's construction industry
Richard Jimoh, Amina Nna Adamu, Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi and Paul A. Bajere 12 Apr 2021

Agriculture'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy
Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021


RetailIs that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures
John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021



Marketing & MediaBoosting brand purpose by solving value-action gaps in Africa
Adeola Tejumola, Kantar 25 Mar 2021

RetailDanone's CEO has been ousted for being progressive - blame society not activist shareholders
Arturo Bris 23 Mar 2021


FinanceHow Nigerian banks empower women through corporate social responsibility
Emmanuel Mogaji 17 Mar 2021

AgricultureTo what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho
Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

ESG & SustainabilityPost-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation
Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021

Construction & EngineeringDRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge
15 Mar 2021

ESG & SustainabilityScaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study
12 Mar 2021


AgricultureKenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses
10 Mar 2021

ESG & SustainabilityPlastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations
Xia Zhu 1 Mar 2021

ESG & SustainabilityIn Kenya, electric fences protect forests from human destruction
Edwin Waita 26 Feb 2021


ESG & SustainabilityWomen inch towards equal legal rights despite Covid-19 risks, World Bank says
Sonia Elks 25 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringHow new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change
Cameron Tonkinwise and Abby Mellick Lopes 24 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityConcern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic
Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021


ESG & SustainabilityIvory Coast lost 47,000ha of forest to cocoa production in 2020 - environmental group
Ange Aboa 19 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityAir pollution kills thousands in megacities despite Covid lockdowns
Michael Taylor 18 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityAU Commission has made a good start on gender equality. But a lot remains to be done
Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz 18 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityRegistration for Elon Musk's $100m carbon capture competition opens April
17 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringBendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilitySierra Leone: Innovative water project will improve lives of Freetown residents
16 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringKenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete
16 Feb 2021


ESG & SustainabilitySolar panels in Sahara could boost renewable energy but damage the global climate - here's why
Zhengyao Lu and Benjamin Smith 12 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityWork can be a violent experience for Zimbabwe's forest rangers
Tafadzwa Mushonga 12 Feb 2021

