By Natalia Olynec - Sustainability Partner The new decade has begun on a wave of activism, financial innovation, and government policies aimed at positive societal change. A growing number of CEOs, policymakers and consumers know that big social and environmental problems, particularly climate change, are accelerating...
Climate change is said to be an environmental problem that can affect the norms of how the environment works. Climate change can also have a huge effect on businesses. Some people may believe it has to do with just nature and our environmental exclusion systems...
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) -managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (http://bit.ly/2XB5zug), has approved a $760,000 grant to Empower New Energy AS (EmNEW), to develop at least eight small renewable energy projects with capacity ranging from1-10 MW, towards bankability and construction. The grant will support...
Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa was the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by the Access Bank W Initiative. The program in its maiden edition provided financial grants worth N9Million to the top 5 applicants with a free...
Most businesses still do not understand what it takes for a company to be a sustainable business. This is a problem faced by companies who don't have the blueprint to become a sustainable business. A company is said to be sustainable only when its purpose and...
The Lagos Creative Project calls entries for Artist Residency Program for Visual Artists of African and French Descent. Altogether, there are two sessions of this program every year from July – September, and October – December. The program encourages applications that engage Lagos as a megacity...
The coronavirus pandemic, while devastating for humans, has been a boon for digital transformation and automation around the world. Across different sectors, businesses are leveraging digitization to improve service delivery and brands to maintain connections with their stakeholders. Among other things, the crisis has greatly highlighted...
According to Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria had gained about 48% of the GDP in the last five years, precisely 17.4 million. They also account for about 50% of industrial jobs and nearly 90% of the manufacturing sector,...
How Blockchain Will Revolutionize HealthcareBefore 2009, cryptocurrency and block-chain were not popular terms. However, since their release as open-source software that year, the underlying technology has become a crucial driver for various industries, including finance, gaming, health care, engineering and agriculture. The size of the...
As a marketer, I appreciate when creativity meets great insights and data to deliver an approach that achieves its objectives. As a woman, I also love seeing these kinds of successful activities share commentary on the way our world interacts with women, or shed essential...
