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Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

By Sofia Christensen 8 Nov 2024

Pictured: Elizabeth Cousens, president and CEO of the UN Foundation. Image supplied.

Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

4 Oct 2024

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Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 24 Jul 2024

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

1 Jul 2024

MTN tops Brand Finance Africa 200 2024 rankings

27 May 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Source:

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism open for entries

6 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

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Pan-African real-estate firm and RMB take a lead in propelling Africa's sustainability agenda

29 Sep 2023

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Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

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Africa: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sandra Villars, senior advisor to Oliver Wyman.

Why African banks need to embrace non-financial disclosures, and fast

Sandra Villars 28 Jun 2023

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Rwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Saudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

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Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

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ESG & SustainabilitySocial impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

14 Nov 2024

Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

ESG & SustainabilitySenegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Sofia Christensen 8 Nov 2024

Pictured: Elizabeth Cousens, president and CEO of the UN Foundation. Image supplied.

Marketing & MediaDroga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

4 Oct 2024

Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

ICTKenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

ESG & SustainabilityMandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

ICTGoogle's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

ESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

Marketing & MediaESG Africa Conference 2024: Empowering ESG/Sustainability Implementation and SMME Impact in Africa

ESG Africa Conference 24 Jul 2024

Nestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

RetailNestlé is providing affordable nutrition in Central and West Africa

1 Jul 2024

Marketing & MediaMTN tops Brand Finance Africa 200 2024 rankings

27 May 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & SustainabilityEU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Source:

Marketing & MediaPretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

Elia Nandjiwa is resources industries and mining executive at Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa

Energy & Mining#MI24: 'Mining Indaba 2024 embraced its theme' - Barloworld

Elia Nandjiwa 9 Feb 2024

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

FinanceIsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

Marketing & MediaSanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism open for entries

6 Dec 2023

Solar PV panels atop the Shoprite Group Centurion distribution centre 2. Source: Supplied

Energy & MiningShoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

AgricultureSand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

FinanceCautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

PropertyPan-African real-estate firm and RMB take a lead in propelling Africa's sustainability agenda

29 Sep 2023

Image source: padasmith –

ESG & SustainabilityZimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

ESG & SustainabilityGabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

LegalAfrica: Transforming carbon markets as implementation of Paris Agreement commitments progress

Kieran Whyte and Clara Hans 12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sandra Villars, senior advisor to Oliver Wyman.

FinanceWhy African banks need to embrace non-financial disclosures, and fast

Sandra Villars 28 Jun 2023

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ESG & SustainabilityRwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

ESG & SustainabilityMorocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC), speaks during a Reuters interview ahead of the voluntary auction of carbon credits, with projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Egypt and South Africa, at the auction in Nairobi, Kenya, 14 June 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

ESG & SustainabilitySaudi companies buy 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in Kenya auction

Duncan Miriri 15 Jun 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

ESG & SustainabilityNestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

Image source: Pop Nukoonrat –

ESG & SustainabilityCall for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Organisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

Energy & MiningOrganisation of African Geological Surveys, AU sign MoU to promote development in Africa

9 Feb 2023

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

Energy & MiningIFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy & MiningESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

What does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are

ESG & SustainabilityWhat does ESG mean? Two business scholars explain what environmental, social and governance standards and principles are

Luciana Echazú and Diego C. Nocetti 16 Jan 2023

Climate change: What a just transition means for Africa

FinanceClimate change: What a just transition means for Africa

Garth Napier 4 Nov 2022

#ESGAfricaConference: Why integrating the environmental and social components of ESG is key

ESG & Sustainability#ESGAfricaConference: Why integrating the environmental and social components of ESG is key

Sindy Peters 3 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Energy & MiningResponsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Source: 27Four

FinanceAgrarius lists first Shari'ah-compliant sustainability-linked Sukuk on the JSE

28 Oct 2022

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RetailH&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

FinanceAre asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

RetailNigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Jabulile Nhlapo.

HealthcarePutting sustainability at the core of Africa's health

Jabulile Nhlapo 5 Oct 2022

Logistics & Transport$400m loan to improve Egyptian logistics, transport sectors

Moataz Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Lina Najem 4 Oct 2022