The #LetsBeClear Innovation Challenge The Kenya Plastics Pact, a collaborative effort to create a circular economy for plastics in Kenya, is tackling plastic pollution and promoting sustainable plastic use. A key component of this endeavor is the #LetsBeClear Innovation Challenge, launched on 31st May 2023 with support from WWF-Kenya. This challenge is a pivotal step [...]

EAC Report on Single-Use Plastics In 2022, Sustainable Inclusive Business, The Flipflopi Project, and ALN Kenya launched a report uncovering the need to adopt streamlined legislation to manage plastic pollution throughout the East African Community (EAC). The report is dubbed; ‘East Africans: Let’s Unite for Change’. The goal of the report is to promote a [...]

The COAST Project Phase III. (Creating Opportunities and Alleviating Poverty through Sustainable Trade (COAST) Project The COAST Project (Phase 3) was implemented in 2023 to enhance innovative local solutions among youth and women. Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya (SIB-K) facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions, both in-person and virtual, on the circular economy, policies, and industry needs in entrepreneurship. [...]

Circular Economy Trend Report Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-Kenya) has become a trailblazer in promoting a circular economy in Kenya and beyond through cross-cutting projects and initiatives. In May 2021, SIB-K, in partnership with TheRockGroup, a sustainable consultancy firm, published an industry report on Kenya’s efforts to transition to a more sustainable and circular economy. The [...]

Assessment of the Current Status of the Circular Economy of Large Household Appliances Waste in Kenya Kenya has experienced a significant rise in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) consumption, resulting in a large portion of EEEs becoming waste due to the absence of proper end-of-life processing infrastructure. To tackle this issue, Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-K), [...]

EU-Kenya Business Forum The inaugural EU-Kenya Business Forum held on the 21st and 22nd of February 2023 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya, was jointly organized by the European Union and its Member States in partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the European Business Council (EBC). It aimed [...]

Gender Mainstreaming for Business In response to the pressing need for gender inclusivity and equity within the waste management sector in Kenya, Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya, the Knowledge Center under the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, KEPSA, embarked on a project to develop a comprehensive toolkit that would contribute to the transformative journey towards fostering gender [...]

Assessment of the Current Status of the Circular Economy in the Waste Sector for Developing a Waste Stream-Specific Roadmap in Malawi The shift from a linear to a circular economy is critical for resource efficiency and the long-term value of resources and goods. Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-K), supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific [...]

Women Win The Women Win project was a collaborative endeavor recognizing women's crucial role in Kenya's thriving flower industry. Through research and coordination, we mapped past initiatives to empower women in the industry and assessed their impact. By engaging with various stakeholders, including government bodies, civil society, and industry players, we facilitated a learning exchange [...]

EU-KENYA Green Diplomacy Conference On the 11th and 12th of May 2021, the European Union and Kenya held a Virtual EU-Kenya Green Diplomacy Conference, an event organized as part of the EU’s diplomatic efforts to promote a transition to a climate-neutral, nature-positive, resource-efficient, and more circular global economy in line with the ambition of the [...]

Change the Story Change the Story project focuses on nature-based solutions because of the extra benefits they provide to biodiversity conservation, the protection of landscapes, and community development. Together with our partners, we are convinced that local greenhouse gas emissions should preferably be compensated with locally produced credits. Therefore, Change the Story aims to deliver [...]

Assessment of the Current Status of the Circular Economy in the Waste Sector for Developing a Waste Stream-Specific Roadmap in Zimbabwe The transition from a linear to a circular economy is crucial for resource efficiency and material value preservation. In this context, Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, in collaboration with The [...]

Assessment of the Current Status of the Circular Economy in the Waste Sector for Developing a Waste Stream-Specific Roadmap in Zambia Zambia's annual waste production is around 3.6 million tonnes. This large amount of waste is not handled or managed sustainably, putting people's health at risk and causing environmental degradation and resource depletion. The existing [...]