Blue Economy expert urges African governments to prioritise bankable, ESG-driven maritime projects as preparations intensify for October executive training in Ghana. Africa’s ability to compete in the rapidly evolving global maritime economy will depend on how quickly governments and…
WIEN Academy Positions Women for Leadership Opportunities in Nigeria’s Evolving Energy Sector
To launch flagship Executive Programme on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) As Nigeria’s energy sector undergoes sweeping reforms that are creating new opportunities across oil, gas and renewable energy, the Women in Energy Network (WIEN) says it is intensifying…
Sterling Oil Partners with Nigeria Police to Support Pi-CNG, Boosting Cleaner Transport
“The handover of two compressed natural gas buses to the Nigeria Police Force is more than a corporate donation. It is an insight into how cleaner transport and corporate sustainability can converge to support the transition of cleaner mobility across…
Standards in Motion: ESG and the Political Economy of African Minerals
By Christopher Burke Africa supplies critical inputs to the world’s energy transition including copper, cobalt, manganese, graphite, lithium and rare earths, yet the governance architecture that allocates rights, risks and rents along these chains is increasingly externalised. Current environmental,…
Conflict Minerals and ESG: From Risk to Responsibility
By Christopher Burke The global race for “clean” energy runs through some of the planet’s most fragile and violent places. In Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cobalt and copper extraction poisons rivers and soils. In northern Mozambique, ruby and…
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits Around 20% of climate cases filed in 2024 targeted companies or their directors and officers, with several sectors becoming more exposed to litigation risk © WilliamCho/Pixabay Climate litigation cases rose sharply after the…
The Many Faces of ESG
By Christopher Burke The effects of climate change are increasingly acute across much of Africa. The environmental dimension of ESG principles is no longer just a corporate buzzword, but a matter of survival. As communities grapple with resource depletion, land…
Ntia, NNPC Ltd’s New EVP Upstream, Charges Stakeholders on Corporate Governance, Transparency
The NNPC Ltd’s new Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mr. Udobong Ntia,has called on upstream stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry to strengthen corporate governance, transparency and efficiency in their operations. Ntia, spoke during an Upstream Governance, Risk and…