Sustainability

The latest Sustainability sector features, company profiles, and executive interviews from across Africa.

Latest Sustainability Corporate Stories

TASC : The Human Impact of High-Integrity Carbon

In an exclusive, first-hand personal account from the field, Machalin Parsaramen, Carbon Projects Development Manager at TASC, explores the often-overlooked co-benefits of carbon projects

Trade, Carbon, and Power – Why South Africa’s Energy Transition Requires Credible Market Participants

As Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms tighten, South Africa’s exporters face carbon-priced trade realities – making electricity reform, credible trading partners, and bankable decarbonisation central to future competitiveness.

TASC : Africa’s Carbon Moment is Now

Dr Storm Patel, Commercial Director at TASC - a carbon finance and project development company uniquely positioned to identify emerging opportunities in the energy market – reflects on how a seamless payment ecosystem could unlock Africa’s gaming economy.

The Great Green Wall : Taking Root

As the very real threat of desertification looms over much of North Africa as a result of extreme climate change and drought, the Great Green Wall emerges as a living symbol of hope spanning the width of the continent.

Justdiggit : Restoring Africa’s Landscapes with Innovation and Community

Kate Nkatha Ochieng’, Head of Regional Office - East Africa at Justdiggit, delves into how technology and communal regreening techniques can be used to revive the land.

AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimisation: A Green Catalyst for Africa

Onyekachi Izukanne, CEO of TradeDepot, details how profitability and environmental stewardship in Africa’s supply chains can work side-by-side by optimising the vast potential of AI.

Aquaponics : Farms of the Future

Aquaponics, an advanced aquaculture system, is expected to improve food security and revolutionise farming across Africa. We dig into this exciting new process and evaluate the enormous potential for transforming an entire continent’s agricultural prospects.

Earth Day : Combatting Climate Crises

Against the backdrop of a widespread drought and threatened food security across Southern Africa, we explore why Earth Day 2024 is now more vital than ever.

Natucate : Protecting the Okavango Delta

One of the world’s greatest and most valuable wildlife areas, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, is under serious threat. Daniel Kaul, CEO of Natucate, tells us more.

AstraZeneca : Optimising Kenya’s Reforestation

With a commitment to planting and maintaining up to six million trees in Kenya, AstraZeneca is harnessing the deep learning capabilities of artificial intelligence to ensure the trees’ long-term growth and facilitate far-reaching health benefits for local communities. Deepak Arora, African Cluster President, tells us more.

Africa Day at COP28 : Green Growth in Africa

The annual COP summit has become a symbolic gathering of heads of state from across the globe. Coinciding with Africa Day, the continent’s leadership seeks to award Africa a voice at one of the world’s largest sustainability conferences.

Samsung : Small Actions, Big Impact

South African consumers are being encouraged by Samsung to join “Everyday Sustainability” and take action together for a better planet.