Category: Sustainability
Video: Winning the business case to invest in new markets
How can insurance become affordable to those who don’t have a dollar a day to buy it? Jeremy Leach, CEO of Inclusivity Solutions, argues there is [...]
New funding from the institutions to boost financial resilience
Among the latest initiatives to boost access to finance across Africa:
the African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment F [...]
UN launches first guide for insurers to protect world heritage sites
The first guide for the insurance industry to protect world heritage sites, which include Victoria Falls, has been launched by the UN Environment’s Fi [...]
Continental Reinsurance Plc enlarges its product offering by venturing into agriculture insurance
Continental Reinsurance Plc is pleased to announce that its product mix will now include Agriculture Insurance as part of its new capabilities.
“We [...]
Italian firms to invest in sustainable projects across Africa
Coldiretti, BF and Eni have signed a deal to assess projects across Africa to develop local economies using innovative, sustainable and eco-friendly f [...]
Africa Ahead: the Sustainability Challenge launches website
Following the successful launch of a fortnightly newsfeed, Africa Ahead: the Sustainability Challenge has a new website: www.afahpublishing.com
The [...]
Resilience projects launched across Africa
The past week has seen a series of projects launched, including a $93.3m project that aims to create income and decent, sustainable jobs in agricultur [...]
New power initiatives open opportunities for insurers
Development of power across Africa paves the way for insurers, from the infrastructure project itself through to the companies that can emerge in newl [...]
Financial services tops list of climate change actions required
Building on the UN Climate Action Summit, the Global Commission on Adaptation has launched a Year of Action to accelerate and scale climate adaptation [...]
New scheme launched for MSMEs in vulnerable countries
The Vulnerable 20 (V20) group of economies has rolled out a Sustainable Insurance Facility (SIF) to protect micro, small and medium-sized enterprises [...]