Global Compact Network Kenya (GCNK)’s Post

Understanding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is crucial for global progress. The17 goals form a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future. We’ve integrated 9 of the goals into our business strategy and are actively living them every day to drive positive change across Kenya. #SDGMonth #SustainableDevGoals

The United Nations Global Compact has officially launched the Africa Strategy for 2024-2025, sparking insightful discussions on advancing sustainable development in the region. Emphasizing the need for strategic acceleration these next two years, the session highlighted the global value of Africa's development. The key takeaway: stakeholders are aiming to align private sector actions more ambitiously with the SDGs, marking a pivotal moment in Africa’s progress. Learn more about the Africa Strategy: https://lnkd.in/gSXtd7k4 #GCN_Ghana #CorporateSustainability #SDG #TenPrinciples #AU #ESG #Africa

The United Nations' 2024 report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights significant global shortcomings, with only 17% of targets on track and over one-third either stalled or regressing. Despite these challenges, Kenya has shown progress towards its Vision 2030 goals, focusing on sustainable development across social, economic, and environmental sectors. While Kenya has made strides, continuous efforts and international partnerships are essential to stay on course for achieving Vision 2030 and the SDGs. https://lnkd.in/eBXdTysC #SDGs

Mr. Chacha Stephen, Convener of Tanzania Sustainable Development Platform, shares key insights from the Pact for the Future, highlighting the journey from stakeholder engagement to national recommendations in the Summit of the Future. #SDGs #PactForTheFuture

🕊️ We're thrilled to announce, in collaboration with Interpeace's Finance for Peace, we are designing the 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗛𝗗𝗣)  𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 — an ambitious blended finance initiative dedicated to mobilizing public and private capital for sustainable services and livelihood opportunities in displacement-affected communities, i.e., internally displaced people, refugees, and host communities, in Sub-Saharan Africa. 💼   💡 The fund will drive innovative, outcomes-based financing to fund humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding initiatives. Supported by the SDG Impact Finance Initiative (SIFI), this project closely aligns with #SDG16 on building Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. 🌍 📢 In the coming months, we’ll be working closely with #stakeholders to design this mechanism and ensure it addresses the challenges faced by displacement-affected communities. 🌱 We welcome input and collaboration from humanitarian, development, and private sector actors. If you’d like to share insights or engage with us on this initiative, please feel free to contact Salma Badr at salma@koisinvest.com. 🤝   #RefugeeHDPOutcomesFund #BlendedFinance #SustainableDevelopment #SDG16 #Refugee #Displacement #Interpeace #FinanceforPeace #DevelopmentFinance #Humanitarian #Peacebuilding #Resilience #ImpactInvesting #Africa #SDGImpactFinanceInitiative #TripleNexus #OutcomesFinancing #InternallyDisplacedPeople

The SDG Impact Finance Initiative has announced the third round of winners under their Innovation Window. The five recipients are developing solutions in reforestation, healthcare, sustainable agriculture, and humanitarian support and represent ambitious, scalable approaches to create long-term impact. The solutions will receive a total of $1.29 million to support their projects. The winners are: - Treevive - Amazon Forest Landscape Restoration in Peru - Tree Global SA - Africa Reforestation Green Bond - Access Afya - Scaling Curafa in Kenya - iGravity and Helvetas - Green Bond for Sustainable Rice in Africa - KOIS and Interpeace’s Finance for Peace - Refugee HDP Outcomes Fund Learn more below. #impactinvesting #SDGs #climate #climateaction #blendedfinance #healthcare #reforestation #sustainableagriculture #financialinnovation #SIFI #SDG3 #SDG13 #SDG16

We are excited to share that we have been awarded two #catalytic investments from leaders in the #naturebasedsolutions space:   🌳🤝 A grant by the Good Energies Foundation to support our #conservation and #forest #restoration project development and #communityempowerment process in the #CongoBasin;   🌿 🤝 A conditionally repayable grant from the SDG Impact Finance Initiative to support the design (in partnership with EY-Parthenon) of #climatefinance innovations for the implementation of our portfolio of projects at #scale in #Africa.   These two catalytic investments provide essential support to our journey to develop and mobilize finance for our portfolio of Iarge-scale conservation and reforestation projects with the highest #community and #biodiversity #impact. They help us accelerate our work, focusing on the key value drivers for the long term, and #derisking further investment into our portfolio:   ✅ The community empowerment approach we are developing with the support of the Good Energies Foundation, including direct carbon revenue participation of the communities, is essential to address the underlying dynamics of #multidimensionalpoverty that drive deforestation, ensuring the conservation and protection of forest #landscapes for the #long term.   ✅ The green bond and debt solutions that we are developing with the support of the SDG Impact Finance Initiative help us maximize the share of #carbon assets that stay in country, freeing up resources for government and communities, and becoming catalysers of #sustainabledevelopment.   We are very #grateful for the support of these leading organizations and we look forward to working together to continue #unlocking further #investment into our portfolio. If you are interested in supporting and investing in the largest reforestation projects in the world, removing hundreds of millions of tons of CO2e, do reach out to us: Gregory Hess, Cameron Hannah, Marc Pfitzer, Catalina Martínez, Tom Adkins, Lee Thomas Johnston Jr., Emma Luu Van Lang, Nicholas Evans. Thank you Simon Siantidis, Guillaume Bonnel, Lena-Katharina Gerdes, Leah Pedersen and Kanwal Rathi, CFA for supporting Tree Global SA journey!

📍Local implementation is key to achieving the #SDGs! At the #SummitoftheFuture, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called for urgent action and partnerships to empower local governments and communities to drive sustainable change. Read full remarks: https://lnkd.in/dGhJVaaU

Delivering sustainable development takes 🌟 action, 💡 innovation & 🤝 collaboration. In 2023, UNDP Regional Programme for Africa made significant progress across its four pillars: People, Prosperity, Planet, and Peace. Key achievements included promoting a regionally integrated and inclusive economy, enhancing climate resilience, fostering sustainable peace and empowering citizens. Strategic partnerships, innovative solutions and targeted initiatives equipped the Regional Programme to tackle key challenges and deliver sustainable development results for people across the continent, with a special focus on women and youth. 🔗 Explore the microsite for more insights and download the full report here: rp-report.africa.undp.org

Interesting conversation underway. We hope to encourage African businesses, from listed, large to SMEs to see the need to apply and align the Africa 2063 to their Sustainability reporting to help all and sundry track progress on the continents aspirations and development goals. #Africa2063goals #sdgs