Category: Sustainability
Boost for sustainable farming and access to finance in west Africa
Nestlé has signed a memorandum of understanding with IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, as part of the Grown Sustainably in Africa (GSA) programme and [...]
Boost for renewable energy projects across Africa
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has approved a $760,000 grant to Empower New Energy AS (EmNEW), to dev [...]
Companies have tools to cope with Covid-19, but insurers need to learn the lessons
Digital tools that have allowed companies to switch to remote working in response to Covid-19 were already part of everyday lives – something the insu [...]
Covid-19 testing to be ramped up across Africa
Businesses will need a healthy workforce if they are to return to business as normal in the wake of Covid-19 and testing is expected to be a key part [...]
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, the world’s energies are rightly focused on efforts to contain the virus and manage the economic [...]
Covid-19 to tip sub-Saharan Africa into recession
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to fall into recession as the Covid-19 pandemic strikes at the heart of economies across the continent.
With fewer t [...]
Insurance regulators act in the face of Covid-19
As Nigeria extends its lockdown for another two weeks and governments across Africa race to stop the Covid-19 virus taking hold in their communities, [...]
Swiss Re and AfDB launch funds to battle Covid-19
Swiss Re Group is to donate CHF5m to support people and communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic around the world. Through the Swiss Re Foundatio [...]
Stark warning about cyberattacks on home workers
Insurers across the continent should step up their cybersecurity throughout the Covid-19 crisis, as more staff work from home or use remote IT systems [...]
‘Databerg’ could sink organisations unless they prepare
South African organisations are struggling more than ever before to manage their data, with almost half (49%) of enterprise data now considered ‘dark’ [...]