Today is Fri, 22 Nov 2024
More on vellum green
24 Mar 2023
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 sustaina...
17 Mar 2023
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 chan...
10 Mar 2023
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 abo...
3 Mar 2023
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 eff...
17 Feb 2023
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...
13 Feb 2023
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 ene...
3 Feb 2023
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 mont...
27 Jan 2023
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 t...
20 Jan 2023
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 ...
16 Jan 2023
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 tireless...
2 Dec 2022
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 disab...
25 Nov 2022
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 program...
© 2024 Vellum. All Rights Reserved.