African businesses embrace sustainability and impact as keys to resilience and success
Business start-ups from across Africa are beginning to become aware and integrate sustainability and impact measurement into their corporate agendas and management strategies in order to develop their long-term potential. “Entrepreneurs don’t just want to build businesses, they want to be able to build businesses that change the world,” said Benjamin Bimanywaruhanga, head of machine […]
Koa becomes the first cocoa fruit brand to join the B Corp community
November 16, 2022 Accra, Ghana – Koa receives recognition for its socially responsible business just five years after the establishment of its innovative cocoa fruit venture. The Swiss-Ghanaian start-up is excited to announce the successful B Corp Certification with a score of 95.7 points. As Koa is scaling its operations, the team pushes even further […]
B Lab Extends Regional Representation to Mauritius and Sister Islands
26th November 2020: A historic global culture shift is underway to harness the power of business to help address society’s greatest challenges such as climate change, gender equality, and responsible consumption and production. The community of businesses in Mauritius and the surrounding island markets has made great strides to address these challenges and evolve the […]
Rwanda Becomes 6th Country in the World to Pass Law on Conscious Business Practices
Rwanda just passed Benefit Corporation Legislation, becoming the 6th country in the world to provide this option to businesses in Rwanda. This is a leap in the right direction for a country that has been at the forefront of innovation and community based initiatives. I applaud Karisimbi Partners Co-Founder, Carter Crockett, for starting this conversation […]
Rwanda Becomes 5th Country in the World to Pass Law on Conscious Business Practices
Rwanda just passed Benefit Corporation Legislation, becoming the 5th country in the world to provide this option to businesses in Rwanda. This is a leap in the right direction for a country that has been at the forefront of innovation and community based initiatives. I applaud Karisimbi Partners Co-FounderCEO, Carter Crockett, for starting this conversation […]
B Lab East Africa Supports Women Empowerment through the SDGs
Mtindo Design Studio, a social enterprise in Uganda was awarded $2000 after emerging winner in the SDG Impact Challenge organized by B Lab East Africa.As part of a community of impact-based businesses in Africa working towards the achievement of Agenda 2030, they will also access B Lab’s SDG Action Manager tool to help them measure and track their impact on the […]
Businesses in Africa contributing to good health and well-being
We caught up with Olivelink Healthcare, who provide timely and quality healthcare to vulnerable people in Kenya, to deep dive into SDG 3 In an interview by email, B Lab Africa spoke with Josephine Suleiman, CEO and Founder of Olivelink Healthcare in Kenya whose vision is to provide quality patient centered healthcare services to the […]
Greyfos Consulting on why they are crazy about Sustainability
“We want to leave better children for the planet not only a better planet for the children, because we know our environment suffers mostly under the growing demands of human consumption and misuse. We need to give kids time to connect with nature and love the Earth before we ask them to save it.” Ambuya John, […]
Celebrating Sustainable Businesses in Africa
In recognition of businesses that have taken the step towards B Corp certification, B Corps around the world run a collective campaign during the month of March to raise awareness and demonstrate the benefits of the association. This year, we’re opening the doors to the B Corp community. Using multiple channels, we’re inviting people to […]
Impact: The new measure of success
January 2nd marked one year since we started setting up B Lab East Africa, the first African regional hub to support the B Corp movement in Africa. B Lab East Africa was set up with funding from DFID to support East African enterprises using business as a force for good. This involves certifying high impact […]