Banana companies invest in sustainability, efficiencies

Kenya is East Africa’s largest economy and due to its strategic location, has a high profile on the international stage. As such, the country’s growing shift towards sustainable development and the transition towards a low carbon economy has profound, positive and far-reaching implications.

FarEye CEO Kushal Nahata shared his thoughts on how enterprises can control carbon emissions in the supply chain operations delivery ecosystem in a post titled ‘Sustainability – Impact Across The Supply Chain And Modes’. He outlined how big brands are setting aggressive green goals to meet carbon-neutral targets set by the state.  Today, the topic of sustainability has gained higher prominence with Simon Kafe, the foreign minister of island nation Tuvalu, giving a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow (COP26) by standing knee-deep in island waters to emphasize the impact of climate change. The COP26 conference, which attracted delegates from 200 countries, has the plan to accelerate efforts towards a sustainable future, and that includes decarbonization of road transport; achieving zero-emission vehicles by 2040.

edie has launched a new report that acts as a business blueprint of key considerations for the UK private sector to assist with efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions. We know the net-zero carbon future we want to achieve. But how are we going to achieve it? Inspired by edie’s award-winning Mission Possible campaign, this Net-Zero Carbon Playbook inspires and empowers businesses to ramp up efforts across all areas of sustainable development to achieve net-zero. Produced in association with Centrica Business Solutions and featuring input from The Climate Group and edie’s Countdown to COP26 Festival partner O2, the report provides this unique insight and inspiration through the lens of five interconnected pillars related to the future of sustainable business: Energy, Resources, Mobility, The Built Environment, and Business Leadership. The document provides a net-zero carbon progress report across all of these areas; empowering businesses to take specific actions to accelerate that progress themselves.