The new world order is in existence. A lot of young people are held back from greatness by limitations and ceilings that they have set for themselves. Thus, they are constrained from reaching their full potential. They believe that there is no space for being value-driven leaders and entrepreneurs in the modern world. Accordingly, they... Continue Reading →
Dr. Ehud Gachugu, Director of the Ajira Digital and Youth Employment Program at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) The world has been disrupted in ways that we never expected or even imagined. The past year has been a reality check on how connected we are as humans on earth. A global pandemic - Covid... Continue Reading →
Sometime in 2013, KTN News Anchors did something different and beautiful. They wore black arm bands emblazoned, "Hands off our Elephants". I am sure some Kenyans will remember this television act, as there was some intense viewer interaction. This was one of the many corporate social responsibility campaigns by the Standard Media Group. It was... Continue Reading →
Sustainable Inclusive Business, the knowledge centre under the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Foundation, in partnership with TheRockGroup, a sustainable consultancy firm, has published an industry report on Kenya’s efforts to transition to a more sustainable and circular economy. It was launched at the Africa Business Week by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency on Thursday May... Continue Reading →
The year is 2016, outside a busy supermarket in one of Nairobi’s estates. Shoppers flow in and out carrying their groceries and other shopping items with plastic carrier bags. These are the order of the day, but their pollution to the environment is devastating. A year later in 2017, the Kenyan government would enact the... Continue Reading →
Each year, mother earth yields billions of tons of natural resources, that human beings convert into consumables. We take, we make and we dispose of; in a model famously known as the linear economy. It’s a no brainer, that if we continue with this trend, then there will eventually be nothing left to consume. Therefore,... Continue Reading →
Occasionally, change is necessitated by the occurrence of external events. The increasing growth in the world’s population for example, upsurges the threats from climate change and in turn deepens the need for partnerships that foster the adoption of sustainable models. Closer home, the high plastics production rate in Kenya (1.3 million kilograms of plastic waste... Continue Reading →
Kenya has set ambitious goals to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030; while striving to attain economic, social and environmental development. The defining issues around climate change often are debatable. The rising sea levels, the threat on our food security, the extreme and no longer predictable weather patterns, gas... Continue Reading →
The concept of waste management needs to be demystified in order to achieve inclusive social, environmental and economic gains. We need to rekindle a new mind-set when we address issues related to waste. We have misplaced and misused a lot of resources just because we have named them waste instead of raw materials, commodities or... Continue Reading →
Studies have shown that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Marine life will be at risk if we do not act to mitigate the improper disposal of plastic. As the world continues struggling with proper waste management, different solutions have been suggested and adopted to manage the end-of-life of... Continue Reading →
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