Leading the Conversation on Sustainable Business in Africa

5 October 2026

Refining More Than Crude: The Dangote IPO as Africa's Sustainable Investment Blueprint

Picture a teacher in Ibadan. With a few taps on her phone, she spends ₦5,250 (about US$4) on ten shares and, for the first time, owns a piece of the largest industrial asset on the continent. Multiply her by millions and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO becomes more than a market event. It is a public vote on Africa's central sustainability question: can we build, finance and own the assets that power our economies, in ways that last? Sustainability is not only about carbon. It asks whether capital stays at home, whether people share in the gains, whether the environment survives the growth, and whether institutions hold power to account. Read that way, this IPO touches every pillar of ESG at once.

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19 August 2026

IFRS Is Rewriting Africa's Sustainability Story: What Companies Must Do Now

Africa's boardrooms are entering a new season. For years, sustainability reporting was a voluntary add on, a glossy section in the annual report for a handful of interested investors. That season is closing. IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board in June 2023, are moving from aspiration to obligation across African capital markets. Companies that treat this as a compliance afterthought will be outpaced by those who treat it as strategy.

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12 April 2026

Africa's Six Capitals: A Continent at the Crossroads of Its Greatest Opportunity

For too long, Africa has been narrated through the grammar of deficit, as a place of lack, crisis, and dependency. Yet beneath this reductive story lies a deeply inconvenient truth for the pessimists: Africa holds disproportionate shares of nearly every form of capital the 21st century will run on. Roughly 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land. Over 30% of global mineral reserves. The youngest and fastest growing population on earth. A philosophical heritage, ubuntu, "I am because we are," that encodes the very relational intelligence sustainability demands.

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9 April 2026

Climate Risks Widening the Protection Gap

In our extensive work with insurance and reinsurance businesses, one issue sticks out – climate risk is undermining insurability. Insurers are responding to the substantial increase in asset-insurance losses caused by disasters by increasing prices and not writing or renewing insurance without addressing the underlying driver of the insurance crisis. 

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21 October 2025

10 Key ESG Policies for MSMEs to Kickstart Their ESG Implementation and Sustainability Journey

Embarking on an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) journey can seem daunting for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). However, implementing structured policies is a powerful first step toward building a resilient, sustainable, and trustworthy business.

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17 August 2025

Pioneering Eco Labelling Guidelines for Kenya's Manufacturing Future

At Protos Capital LLP, we are proud to have partnered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) in crafting the Eco Labelling Guidelines for the Kenyan Manufacturing Sector, a landmark framework signaling a new era of responsible industrial growth in Kenya.

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30 June 2025

Policy Review: Kenya's Draft Carbon Registry Regulations, 2025 - Aligning with Global Carbon Market Norms

As Kenya positions itself as a major player in global carbon markets, the Draft Climate Change (Carbon Registry) Regulations, 2025 seek to operationalize a robust, transparent, and accountable carbon registry system.

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20 June 2025

Restoring Africa's Indigenous Forests: A Pathway to Biodiversity and Community Resilience

In a recent engagement, the Protos Capital team, while team building at Brackenhurst Limuru, learned practical lessons on biodiversity restoration through planting indigenous forests.

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11 June 2025

Why Sustainability and ESG Must Reflect Local Realities in Africa Opinion Piece

As the ESG agenda expands in Africa, it is increasingly clear that one-size-fits-all frameworks do not work. Sustainability must be grounded in local realities.

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1 June 2025

In an era where consumers are more conscious than ever about the environmental and social impact of what they buy, eco-labelling is fast becoming a market differentiator.

In an era where consumers are more conscious than ever about the environmental and social impact of what they buy, eco-labelling is fast becoming a market differentiator.

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27 February 2025

Africa’s Green Energy Transition That supports Development

Africa is blessed with abundant renewable energy resources—from the sun-drenched plains of the Sahara to the powerful winds sweeping across the Rift Valley.

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23 October 2024

SMES IN THE DYNAMICLAND SCAPE OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING

The quest for growth in society in an inclusive manner, that meets present needs fully without impacting future generations from meeting their needs Fully too has been a key global interest for decades.

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23 April 2024

Gen Z Leading Sustainability and Businesses Should Pay Attention

Young people are increasingly sounding the alarm about sustainability and climate change risks. Lately it seems that the Gen Z is hearing one high pitch much better than the rest of us, including most business leaders – the alarm that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) are economic factors and that businesses should care to profit responsibly. It is now increasingly clear that society is in the middle of a major re-alignment of values around sustainability.

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29 June 2023

What ISSB Sustainability Standards mean for Reporters and Corporates

The world of sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting is on the verge of unifying around one common language for disclosing associated ESG risks and opportunities. That language is contained in the Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and IFRS(S2) issued this week by the International Finance Reporting Standard’s (IFRS) International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), ushering in a new era of sustainability-related disclosures worldwide.

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23 January 2023

Amid economic uncertainties, ESG plans remain critical

As global and local markets reflect current uncertainties, prioritising key ESG initiatives in cost-effective ways will become more imperative…. Read more

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27 October 2022

Right disclosures boost confidence in green investments

The growth of green investments, including the increasing array of financial products, has attracted the attention of investors, policymakers, and various stakeholders due to their potential to deliver financial returns, alignment with societal values, sustainability and climate-related objectives. . . .read more…

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5 September 2022

Importance of ESG and its true fiscal value to business

Globally, there is plenty of discussion in the investor community on the importance of ESG and its true fiscal value …read more…

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29 March 2022

Sustainability managers can drive change in firms

Sustainability managers are now increasingly at the heart of business operations, strategy and stakeholder relations…. Read more …

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28 January 2022

How Africa can attract investors in green deals

To deliver on the green development agenda, there is an urgent need to address the lack of investment-ready socially, economically and environmentally (ESG) sustainable projects. ….read more…

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25 January 2022

Four tips to starting your ESG integration journey

As with any important corporate undertaking, integration of ESG risks into strategy and subsequent reporting begins with high-level buy-in and requires planning… Read more…

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29 September 2021

Sustainability reporting not a feel-good affair

Companies are under increasing pressure from investors, shareholders, lenders and other stakeholders to account for their environmental, social and governance performance. …read more…

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17 September 2021

How capital markets can help sustainable financing agenda

An estimated $4 trillion in annual investment is required for developing countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 according to the World Bank. Most green investments are financed through pure equity and bank credit ….read more…

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9 March 2021

Listing on bourse the next rite of passage for family business

Family businesses dominate the landscape across the world and are a vibrant contributor to the economy. In 2019, a survey by Asoko Insight found that a significant number of family-owned businesses in Kenya earn revenues in excess of $50 million per annum and are spread across industries. …read more…

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24 February 2021

Why company boards must now lead from the future

Directors of companies are increasingly getting challenged by investors and other stakeholders to be proactive in evaluating competitive threats, opportunities and understanding disruptive market trends such as environmental and societal concerns. ..read more…

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13 September 2020

Using sustainability financial reporting to attract investors

Listed companies are required to publish annual audited financial reports and interim unaudited financial reports prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Investors rely on the financial reports to get a glimpse of the financial performance and fundamentals of the companies. …read more…

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