Sustainability
How IM Bank’s Funding Model is Rewriting the Corporate Philanthropy Playbook
As the 2026 fiscal year gains momentum, the conversation surrounding corporate sustainability in East Africa has shifted from the size…
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Sustainability
Kenyan Clean Cooking Startup KOKO Networks Abruptly Closes Operations Amid Carbon Credit Standoff
KOKO Networks, the Kenyan bioethanol cooking fuel provider, has ceased all operations effective immediately. The shutdown follows a protracted standoff…
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Sustainability
Kenyan Clean Cooking Startup KOKO Networks Abruptly Closes Operations Amid Carbon Credit Standoff
KOKO Networks, the Kenyan bioethanol cooking fuel provider, has ceased all operations effective immediately. The shutdown follows a protracted standoff…
Sustainability
Abci-Nexus Spins Out Software Arm ‘Asopo’ to Power African Asset Financing
Abci-Nexus, a technology-enabled holding company, has announced the launch of Asopo Technologies, a new standalone software company designed to commercialize…
Sustainability
Jambojet Clinches Global Sustainability Award for Turning Plastic Waste into Purpose
Jambojet, Kenya’s leading low-cost airline, has been awarded the prestigious “Most Compelling Story” title at The Aviation Challenge 2025. The…
Sustainability
World Bank Unlocks Ksh5.5 Billion Green Fund to Empower Kenyan SMEs
In a major boost to Kenya’s climate resilience and economic transformation, the World Bank has approved approximately Ksh5.55 billion ($43…
Sustainability
Safaricom’s Karen Basiye Clinches Schwab Social Innovator Award
Karen Basiye, Safaricom’s Director of Sustainable Business, Social Impact, and Foundations, has been named a 2026 Corporate Social Innovator of…
Sustainability
A Major Global Risk Ahead of Davos 2026 as AGRA Warns Hunger Is Being Overlooked
As global leaders prepare to convene at the World Economic Forum in Davos, AGRA has raised concern that hunger is…
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Sustainability
World Bank Unlocks Ksh5.5 Billion Green Fund to Empower Kenyan SMEs
In a major boost to Kenya’s climate resilience and economic transformation, the World Bank has approved approximately Ksh5.55 billion ($43…
Sustainability
Proto Energy and OLA Join Forces on Clean Mobility
Proto Energy, through its OTO Gas brand, has partnered with OLA Energy to launch automotive Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dispensing…