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Green Hushing: Notorious trend keeping sustainability efforts under wraps

Introduction Many companies do it. Some don’t realise they’re doing it. Others do realise but will not openly acknowledge it. In today’s world, sustainability has become a key consideration for individuals and organisations alike. With growing environmental concerns, consumers and stakeholders are increasingly seeking out

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Planting 15 billion trees by 2032: A bold vision or realistic target?

The Government of Kenya has set its sights on an extraordinary environmental endeavour: planting and growing 15 billion trees by the year 2032. This ambitious target, aimed at combating deforestation and mitigating climate change, has sparked both optimism and scepticism. Planting 15 billion trees holds

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Green Technology and Innovation: The key to a sustainable and resilient future

In recent years, the pressing need for sustainable solutions to combat climate change and reduce environmental impact has given rise to a surge in green technology and innovation. This dynamic field encompasses a wide range of technological advancements aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, enhancing resource

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Creating a Sustainable Future: The Vital Role of Agriculture in Building a Greener World

According to the World Bank, to attain global development goals, it is essential to have nourishing, sustainable, and comprehensive food systems. Agriculture development is an influential means to eradicate poverty, enhance collective well-being and cater to a growing population. Growing the agricultural sector is very

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of Carbon Trading in Kenya

Carbon trading, or emissions trading, is a market-based mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is a tool governments and businesses use to limit their carbon footprint, which is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Carbon trading works

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Innovation in protecting the environment: Giving natural resources a legal personality

The environment and sustainable development are crucial topics in today’s world as we face pressing issues such as climate change, deforestation, and pollution. One approach to protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable development is to give natural resources a legal personality. Giving natural resources a

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Greening Africa’s judiciary: Promoting climate justice and gender equality

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing Africa today, with far-reaching impacts on human livelihoods, food security, health, and the environment. According to the United Nations, Africa is one of the region’s most vulnerable to climate change, with the potential to affect up

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Sustainability reporting is a better option for businesses instead of greenwashing

Greenwashing is a term used to describe a company’s practice of making misleading or false claims about the environmental benefits of its products, services, or operations. Greenwashing is often used to give a company a “green” image, and it is often used to deflect criticism

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Our shared responsibility can help the world accelerate toward sustainable water use

Water is a shared resource, with diverse actors and multiple stakeholders involved in its ownership, use and management. As such, the responsibility to take care of water resources and ensure sustainable water use is also shared and requires that all involved parties be committed to

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Fighting destruction of the environment through peacemaking efforts and environmental management

Peace and environmental management are linked in many ways. In the modern world, environmental degradation has become an increasingly important issue for peace and security. As the global climate changes, natural resources become scarcer, and competition increases, conflicts can arise particularly between states or other

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Chasing Zero: Achieving net-zero by 2050 calls for great sacrifices by all stakeholders

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a call to action, stating that global CO2 emissions must reach net-zero by approximately 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and prevent the most severe consequences of climate change. Achieving this

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Draft Green Fiscal Incentives Policy Framework: What it means for the business ecosystem in Kenya

As sustainability becomes increasingly popular among business stakeholders (such as investors), countries are realizing that the sustainability position of their constituent companies has a direct effect on their socio-economic status. It is in their interest to provide policies and programmes that encourage the adoption of

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UNEP fostering environmental sustainability in East Africa through multilateral agreements

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is tasked with promoting environmental sustainability all over the world. As the first environmental agency in the United Nations system, it was founded in 1972. The UNEP aims to promote environmental sustainability by offering direction, assistance, and resources to

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Sustainable gains made through the Renewable Energy Policy in Kenya

In recent years, Kenya has made significant strides in advancing the renewable energy sector and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. With a growing population and expanding economy, Kenya’s energy demand is increasing, making it imperative to find new, sustainable sources of energy. To address this

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BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE BY ADOPTING SUSTAINABILITY

Increasingly, governments around the world are introducing policies to curb further climate change. Kenya has not been an exception with various proposals being made in Parliament in the past few months. For example, Kenya’s Finance Act Number 22 of 2022 (Finance Act) introduced a tax

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Entrenching sustainability in Kenya’s fashion industry: Brands that have taken a leap

Sustainable fashion is a movement and process of fostering change in fashion products and the fashion system towards greater ecological integrity and social justice. Sustainable fashion entails more than addressing fashion textiles or products. It comprises addressing the whole system of fashion. Sustainable fashion is

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Fresh move to compel landlords to install solar water heating systems

If new regulations aimed at encouraging the adoption of renewable energies are approved, owners of all new and existing buildings risk spending six months in jail or paying a fine of Sh20,000 if they fail to incorporate designs for installation of solar water heaters.  

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Taming global warming: Light at the end of the tunnel as Ozone layer recovery on track

A recent report by the UN concluded that the Ozone layer is on track to recovery. This is a plausible milestone that has been made possible by all the sustainability enthusiasts who have been tirelessly spreading the gospel on climate change and the need for

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CREATING AN INCLUSIVE COMPANY OR BUSINESS

This Saturday, 3rd December 2022, we’ll be celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – a day observed to increase awareness, understanding, and acceptance of people with disability. The day also provides the avenue to evaluate our progress in terms of empowering PWDs and

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COP27: Key outcomes for food, forests, land, and wildlife at COP27 in Egypt

The backdrop for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference was a continent still suffering from multi-year droughts and record-high levels of hunger. The “Koronivia work programme” gave agriculture and food security, which were feared to be at risk of being dropped from the climate

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