Category: Sustainability
Private sector key to delivering sustainable development goals
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new memorandum of understanding to lever [...]
Insurers urged to consider climate change in all transactions
The UN’s COP26 agenda has been launched with a call for all private financial entities, including insurers, to take climate change into account to sup [...]
Climate change activists halt major infrastructure project
In what is seen as a possible blueprint for future actions worldwide, UK activists have halted the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The UK’s Court of Ap [...]
VIDEO: Ten ESG trends to watch in 2020
Spotting the likely trends in the ESG world in 2020 will be key for all African insurers considering their own resilience. Here is a short clip o [...]
Now more than ever: don’t miss out!
Regulators worldwide are stepping up their scrutiny of every company and its resilience. No longer can a firm sit in Africa and ignore the global agen [...]
Decade of Action ahead for sustainable development across Africa
The Africa Regional Forum for Sustainable Development has ended, with delegates from all 54 African countries adopting the Victoria Falls Declaration [...]
Pressure is building to phase out fossil fuels in Africa to fight climate change
Organizations ranging from the World Bank to the European Investment Bank (EIB) have dropped support for African fossil fuel production in hopes of en [...]
It’s not just Covid-19 – insurers expecting myriad claims
Insurers across Africa are bracing themselves for the possibility of myriad claims from the coronavirus (Covid-19), as travel and business becomes dis [...]
Insurers must innovate to build resilience
A new blog from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has found there are growing efforts within the insurance and banking sectors to revie [...]
2019: another year of devastating natural disasters
Aon’s Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight 2019 annual report has found that 2019 was another year of devastating natural disasters around the globe [...]