After years of just bubbling under, the ESG megatrend has finally opened the afterburners. At a time when the reminders of past flameouts by the fossil fuel sector have been amplified by the pandemic, the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) momentum has reached fever-pitch with assets invested in...
Tesla, a California based Electric Vehicle (EV) and clean energy company on October 25, 2021, attained US$1 trillion market capitalization after a successful purchase of 100,000 vehicles by Hertz, making Tesla the first automobile manufacturer to achieve this milestone ahead of major manufactures like Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, etc.
Tesla...
Axcon Energy Limited has kicked off construction of Appolonia City’s first solar power plant, which will bring 5MW of renewable energy to homeowners and businesses within Greater Accra’s new city.
The solar plant, located in Appolonia Industrial Park, provides additional capacity to Appolonia City’s dedicated power substation.
“The new solar plant...
The British Prime Minister has called on nations to make ambitious commitments to secure the planet for the next generation as he addressed a UN Climate Action Roundtable hosted by the UN Secretary-General.
Boris Johnson attended the virtual roundtable to push for action on climate change and to chart a...
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation under the GrEEn project, has organised the third edition of its annual GrEEn Investment Fora for SMEs in the Western Region at Takoradi.
The three-day fora, which was on the theme, ‘Pathways to promoting investment opportunities in the green and circular economy’ highlighted economic opportunities in...
The Green Economy Ghana project is offering technical and entrepreneurial training to 400 young people and support them into gainful employment either as entrepreneurs or qualified personnel in the plastic waste management, organic waste management or sustainable forestry sectors.
Since the launch of the Green Economy Ghana project in November 2020,...
For almost 25 years, extreme poverty was steadily declining. Now, for the first time in a generation, the quest to end poverty has suffered its worst setback. This setback is largely due to major challenges — COVID 19, conflict, and climate change — facing all countries, but in particular those with large poor populations.
The increase in extreme poverty from 2019 to 2020 is projected to be larger than...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of the many opportunities in the green and circular economy.
According to Mr. Grant, the world currently is focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since they is...
The sod has been cut for work to begin on a solid-waste treatment facility for the people of Bono Region.
The project - a collaboration between the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) and its private-sector partners - is aimed at improving sanitation in the...
A rising middle class, rapid urbanisation, the ensuing change in taste and preference as well as an increased emphasis on digitisation has provided many advantages for day-to-day living, chief among them being improved standard of living, better healthcare provision and more convenience in the execution of many tasks.
On the...