Editor KCL, Author at KCIC Consulting (KCL)

27 Jul 22

The Journey to COP27 – the African COP

Conference of Parties, COPs, are not an end in themselves but a meeting point to assess and define the road ahead. Indeed, the COP27, which is to be hosted in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh in November 2022, is positioned as an opportune moment for a different type of African COP given that Africa […]

14 Jul 22

What does the new Sustainable Waste Management Bill mean for your business?

The Sustainable Waste Management Bill, 2021, which took effect on Thursday, July 7, 2022, requires businesses and residents to sort and manage their waste. This Act, developed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, was passed into legislation with amendments by the Kenyan National Assembly

10 Jun 22

The state of sustainability reporting in Africa

The perspective that meaningful and credible sustainability reporting is an essential requirement for any responsible business is increasingly becoming accepted by many companies worldwide.

06 Jun 22

Stockholm +50

In early June 1972, world leaders met in Stockholm, Sweden for the first-ever global conference on the environment and sustainable development. This past week, the UN system returned to Stockholm after 50 years for a global stock-take on the progress made since then, and to give leaders an opportunity to meet and reestablish momentum behind the sustainable development goals after the major setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 May 22

Is Sustainability Reporting your career path?

KCIC Consulting has developed a Certificate in Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) course for people seeking to further themselves and their companies in the practice of sustainability reporting.

17 May 22

Can sustainable marketing drive a sustainable transformation?

One of the immediate priorities for both business and society at large is the need for sustainable transformation. With climate change, overconsumption and the need to build back better - it is clear that organisations who do not have a solid sustainable development plan now risk consumers disengaging, employees leaving and investors refusing to invest.

07 Apr 22

Africa Has a Climate Funding Shortfall

African countries have suffered some of the world’s heaviest burdens from the climate crisis, including heat waves, droughts, and floods. Those effects will undoubtedly worsen in the next decade

07 Apr 22

IPCC says the tech tools to stop catastrophic climate change are in our hands

The last in a series of major United Nations climate reports arrived with a thud on Monday. But if the previous two reports chronicled all the ways in which the climate crisis is an existential danger, the new report is a call to action. Call it the get-shit-done report.

30 Mar 22

Sustainable business practice: Are you doing your part?

What is a sustainable business practice? I’m sure many people if pressed, couldn’t quite put their finger on precisely what it means. While it’s undefined, there’s no dark art to it – it’s simply enhancing the way you generate revenue or manage costs – in a sustainability-related way