2021 – 6th Annual Sustainable Inclusive Conference – Circular Economy
Since the launch of sustainable inclusive business – the knowledge & network centre end of 2015 we have been hosting the annual sustainable inclusive circular conference.
From the start it has brought together on average 300 people from businesses, ngo’s, civil society, government and academia. the conferences have proven to be a fertile ground for businesses to exchange knowledge on sustainability and inclusiveness and to enhance their application abilities of sustainable inclusive business principles.

2021 – 6th Annual Sustainable Inclusive Conference – Circular Economy
On the 7 and 8th of October 2021, Sustainable Inclusive Business organized the 6th Annual Circular Economy Conference on Sustainability and Inclusion. The conference was themed ‘KENYA IS TRANSITIONING TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY.’ During the first day of the conference (7th of October), the Kenya Plastics Pact was launched, as the platform to tackle plastic waste and pollution in the country. The Kenya Plastics Pact is an ambitious, collaborative initiative that brings together stakeholders across the plastics value chain to create a sustainable circular economy for plastics. This unique multi stakeholder platform unites the most relevant brands, plastic producers, recyclers, government agencies, civil society organisations and waste pickers representatives, behind common agreed targets in accelerating circular economy for plastics in Kenya. The second day was filled with practicle examples of how to apply circularity to different sectors. To start change we need a common vision (on what we want to create) and encouraging proof of concepts on the way.
Workshops: Visionaries: ‘Do We Still Believe in Creativity?; Waste Management Solutions: ‘The Extended Producer Responsibility & Its Adoption in Kenya?’; What Is Lost When We Lose Biodiversity?; What Is Needed for A Kenya Plastics Pact; Future of Food, A Change of Diet Can Change Climate’; Building Circular Cities, How to Accumulate Positive Impact
With: MC – Tonee Ndungu
Johnson Mwakazi’s book reading – choosing our future.
With: Hon. Keriako Tobiko (CS, Ministry of Environment and Forestry), HE Mr Maarten Brouwer (Netherlands Ambassador to Kenya), Ms. Carole Kariuki (CEO, KEPSA), H.E Henriette Geiger (EU Ambassador to Kenya), Ms. Emily Waita (Chair, KEPSA Environment Sector Board), Ms. Karin Boomsma (Project Director, Sustainable Inclusive Business), Mr. Naftal Kobags (Entrepreneur & Beneficiary of the COAST Project by SIB-K), Juliani (Hip-Hop Artist and Environmentalist), Ebenezer Amadi (Program Manager, KEPSA-SIB)