Tarek Mouganie is the founder and driving force behind Affinity Africa, a full-fledged digitally-driven financial institution. It provides banking products to the underserved and unbanked population in Ghana, with plans to move across the continent. Tarek is a proud and passionate fourth-generation Ghanaian. His great grandfather moved from Lebanon to…

This is the second in our series on Africa’s Hidden Gems–amplifying the voices of African entrepreneurs who are leading the charge in tackling some of the continent’s most pressing Sustainability challenges. Today we turn the spotlight on Felix Appiah Nyarko, founder of Trisolace Farms in Ghana. His entrepreneurship journey begun…

Over the last few months, we have given suggestions on practical and low-cost actions SMEs can take to minimise their carbon footprint. It’s so important for us to say and emphasise to you, as business owners and leaders, that this journey cannot and should not be walked alone. …

Africa is brimming with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) leading the charge in tackling some of the continent’s most pressing Sustainability challenges in unique and innovative ways. They bring to mind the saying “little drops of water make a mighty ocean”. …

Each year I take a break to detox and relax in Austria. I love the long train journey from Vienna to my destination and back. I always have a health or fitness goal in mind for each visit, but I use the train journey to reflect on my challenges and…

Here we are in 2023. We have 27 years left to achieve the Net Zero carbon emissions target. Will we get there? In our previous articles on a pathway to carbon reduction for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), we talked about: · why it’s important for SMEs around the…

A recent survey by Lloyds Bank found that 77% of small businesses do not have a plan to reduce their carbon footprint. This is not because SMEs don’t see the importance of dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change. Far from it. As our dear friend Freda Obeng Ampofo…

It’s been nearly two weeks since COP27 — dubbed the “African COP” — ended. It’s also been two weeks since we posted the first article in our series on “A Pathway to Net Zero for SMEs” in which we summarised what Net Zero is and why it’s important for SMEs…

Have you ever opened Google and wondered what exactly they mean when they say they have been “carbon neutral since 2007”? Or what Amazon really means when they commit to being Net Zero by 2040? If the answer is yes, then you’re not alone. …