Nigeria’s leading banks have scored an average 1.7 out of 10 in a new ESG policy assessment by the Fair Finance Nigeria Coalition.
Researchers in Canada have developed a light-driven method for producing metal-organic frameworks under mild, ambient conditions.
Green bonds are no longer judged by labels alone. As sustainable debt markets expand, investors are demanding clearer proof that proceeds are financing credible climate and environmental outcomes.
Private markets are moving toward a common ESG reporting language through the ESG Data Convergence Initiative.
Eastern Africa’s Turkana Rift is showing signs of advanced continental breakup, according to new research.
Nigeria's proposed Petroleum Industry Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to transfer the government's representative role in upstream oil contracts from NNPC Limited to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), making the sector's primary regulator its own commercial counterparty.
The United States is pressing the World Bank to let its climate plan expire. That matters because the plan has shaped how development finance supports resilience, energy and adaptation.
The Iran war has pushed energy security and inflation back to the centre. That matters because oil-linked shocks are again feeding into prices, budgets and policy.
Sustainability is no longer a distant policy language reserved for climate summits, donor reports, or large corporations. It is becoming a daily business test for African economies to balance growth, resource security, social trust, and investor expectations.
Fashion’s climate challenge is no longer only about greener fabrics or conscious consumers. Aii and Fashion for Good estimate that decarbonising the apparel supply chain will require about $1.04 trillion in investment.
Extreme heat is no longer a seasonal inconvenience for farmers. A new FAO-WMO report warns that rising temperatures now threaten crops, livestock, fisheries, forests and the workers who keep food systems alive.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s recovery is still alive, but the World Bank says it is losing force. Growth is projected at 4.1% in 2026, unchanged from 2025 but weaker than previously expected.
Africa's forests, once responsible for absorbing one-fifth of all CO₂ captured by global vegetation, have crossed a critical threshold, flipping from carbon sinks to net emitters.
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest white paper argues that regulation is no longer merely a brake on risk.
IFRS S2 is pushing climate disclosure beyond ambition statements and into strategy. The standard asks whether a company’s business model can remain viable as climate risks and opportunities reshape markets, assets and operations.
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage are attracting more money, more projects and wider geographic interest than ever before.
A new ESG handbook backed by the AIRE Centre, Sustineri Partners and UNDP argues that sustainable business is no longer just about reputation.
Sport is becoming a multitrillion-dollar development engine, but its growth story is now exposed to heat, pollution, water stress, waste and rising physical inactivity.
Forced labour remains embedded in global supply chains, not because the world lacks information, but because that information sits in disconnected systems.
Nigeria's proposed Petroleum Industry Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to transfer the government's representative role in upstream oil contracts from NNPC Limited to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), making the sector's primary regulator its own commercial counterparty.
A Lagos High Court has ruled that Meta Platforms Inc., operator of Facebook, is jointly liable as a data controller for a false, health-related video posted by a third party, awarding $25,000 to human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN.
Nigeria holds N29.43 trillion in pension assets yet channels under 1% into infrastructure, even as the country faces an estimated $878 billion investment gap through 2040.
African and emerging markets are entering a new carbon-market era with Article 6 largely settled; however, it is not yet safely governed.
Africa’s democracy debate is no longer about whether citizens still value democratic rule. It is about why support for democracy remains high while democratic outcomes, in many countries, remain fragile, uneven, or in retreat.
Africa’s critical minerals moment is being framed as a green opportunity; however, raw extraction alone will not deliver green industrialisation. The real debate is whether the continent will supply the transition or shape it.
The Future Action Summit (FAS) Thailand 2025, organized by the global youth-led organization Echo Change, is a four-day international summit distinct from the UN's "Summit of the Future" that convened in September 2024. FAS Thailand is specifically designed as a launchpad for youth-led action, driving tangible progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
New York City hosts the UNGA High-Level Week and Global Goals Week, bringing together world leaders, civil society, business, academia, and youth with a unified focus on accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fostering a more sustainable future.
ICSD 2025 brings together global experts to align research, policy, and practice around key SDGs. Focused on interdisciplinary solutions, with emphasis on education and capacity and building for sustainable progress by 2030.
The largest global climate convening of the year, aligning with UNGA 80 and Global Goals Week to accelerate climate solutions through over 900 events; with an am of shifting climate discourse from problem awareness to practical implementation, emphasising economic opportunity, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
A quadrennial global gathering of conservation leaders, policy‑makers, Indigenous Peoples, and innovators, convening to shape the global nature agenda through bold themes, science, equity, and collective action.
A premier annual gathering in Berlin, bringing together global leaders across politics, science, business, and civil society to shape the future of health under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.”
A dynamic one-day festival uniting global innovators and leaders in Vienna to showcase and accelerate climate‑tech solutions—from startups to researchers—culminating in the Climate Launchpad 2025 Global Grand Final.
Bringing together Africa’s sustainability ecosystem. This hybrid gathering is tailored for policymakers, investors, corporate leaders, and NGOs, focusing on ESG frameworks, climate finance, and sustainable innovation to drive Africa’s green transition.
Summary and evidence-based insights into corporate, government, and organisational sustainability disclosures across Africa, highlighting achievements, uncovering gaps, and spotlight opportunities for progress.
