ESG

The new portal is now home to 71 ESG indicators along with 40 additional indicators, which span 60 years and 217 economies. The beta version of portal was launched in 2019 and has since become an influential resource for the financial sector. Interactive tools, visualizations and research help users leverage...

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reaffirmed the foundation’s long-term commitment to Africa and to working directly with countries to support breakthrough solutions in health, agriculture, gender equality, and other critical areas. In his first trip to Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Bill Gates announced...

A global body has called upon all parties concerned with the challenges of climate risks to actively involve actuaries in their discussions and deliberations. Actuaries are not only risk management experts in the traditional financial services sectors; they are also a readily accessible and knowledgeable resource of expertise for emerging...

Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Banking Report 2022: Mobilising Retail Investor Capital shows Kenya has a potential to mobilise a USD19 billion of retail investor capital into sustainable investments, which could help meet ESG priorities in growth markets.

Kenya Power has announced plans to phase out fossil fuel powered vehicles and motorbikes from its fleet, in favour of electric-powered ones, as it moves to adopt sustainable ways of doing business. To this end, the public listed firm has set aside KES40 million in the current financial year to...

The GFANZ Africa Network will work with African banks, asset owners and managers, insurers, and other financial institutions across the continent to support capacity-building on climate finance required to meet the unique needs of African institutions as the global economy transitions to net zero.

Interview by John Njiru   John: Today I'm here with one of the sustainability and climate champions. Kindly introduce yourself and tell us about your passion in FSD Africa. Mark: Well, thank you. My name is Mark Napier and I have a background in investment banking, but for most of...

The Actuarial Society of Kenya (TASK) has announced the formation of a taskforce that will guide the local insurance sector in the sustainable investment practices.