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Sustainable Business and Innovation

Description

Our work in this area focuses on harnessing markets, private enterprise and finance for better social, economic and environmental outcomes. Our practical guidance, tools and initiatives help companies integrate environmental sustainability and business strategy and to assess and reduce impacts along their entire value chains.

Specific Topics

Sustainable Development Goals: Green growth, eco-innovation, green entrepreneurship; biodiversity finance,
carbon finance, ecosystem services, carbon markets, Sustainable Business, Environmental Finance, Green Infrastructure Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility and triple bottom line, Environmental Reporting, Environmental, Performance. Climate-Related Risk Disclosure.

January 8, 2023

Ghana’s Economic Woes and Proposed Diaspora Engagement Policy – Time for a Black Stars Approach

Ghana’s proposed Diaspora Engagement Policy will benefit from a Blacks Stars’ approach, devoid of partisanship and restrictive nationality requirements. Ghana’s current economic predicament requires all hands to be on deck.  Government has begun reaching out to key stakeholders such as the IMF, domestic  and external debtors as well as industry associations and union leaders and...
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November 11, 2022

Will the search for plastic alternatives be the jolt that Africa’s bauxite and aluminum sector needs?

Will the search for plastic alternatives be the jolt that Africa’s bauxite and aluminum sector needs? The search for plastic alternatives is in full swing, driven by mounting consumer concern about its environmental and health impacts, strict regulations by governments and strong commitments by organizations and businesses to zero plastic future.  Companies such as Coca-Cola...
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November 11, 2022

Pedestrian Take Over

With escalating fuel prices and increasing cost of living, perhaps the time has come for active transportation to take hold and pedestrians to take over in Ghana. Besides the economic rationale, ditching the private automobile or at least reducing its excessive use will lead to better health outcomes. Taking over the Streets of Ghana In...
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November 11, 2022

Getting to Net Zero will require more effort

Getting to Net Zero will require more effort. A new study by the IEA indicates that the clean energy economy is gaining ground, but greater efforts are needed now to get on track for net zero by 2050. Despite encouraging signs of progress across a number of sectors, stronger efforts are needed to bring the...
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October 26, 2022

IMF Bailout or Not – Mobilizing Additional Revenue is a must for Ghana

The Ghanaian economy is in dire straits and the government needs money to keep its machinery going. Reducing the size of the government, maintaining fiscal discipline, closing leakages and loopholes as well as mobilising additional revenue through diversification are all ways of meeting this fiscal imperative.  Reaching out to global financial institutions such as the World Bank...
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September 11, 2022

Escalating Fuel Prices: Individual Actions can help too

Escalating fuel prices are affecting businesses and individuals in Ghana. Besides increasing production, energy and transportation costs, these escalating fuel prices have generated a cost of living crisis that combined with the impacts of climate-related events like flooding and increasing food prices, threaten  economic stability. Calibrated government action is needed to the impacts of these...
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January 30, 2022

Addressing Congession, toll removal will not be enough

Recent decision by government to remove tolls has proved controversial. Some have called for reimposition. Others have called for the minister of roads to be arrested and charged with causing financial loss to the state. The debate on this government initiative is justified. At a time when  the government’s reports highlight the devastating effect of...
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December 27, 2021

Sustainable Finance 2021- Year in Review indicates strong momentum

From green bonds to new taxonomies, risk disclosure legislation  and adaptation finance commitments, the year 2021 saw sustainable finance on the move.  Keeping this momentum will require constant vigilance, political and institutional awareness and commitment.  In looking forward, policy makers and sustainable finance practitioners can take solace in the key happenings of the past few...
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December 13, 2021

Addressing Congestion, toll removal will not be enough

Like the arteries of the heart a good transportation system is vital for economic health. It facilitates goods movement, enhances productivity and promotes backward and linkages within the economy.  On the other hand, poor transportation, which often manifests as congestion in cities and built up areas,  has environmental, social and economic consequences. These include premature...
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