With Africa predicted to emerge as a leading market in the coming years, the debate on sustainability, especially on the mitigation of business impact on the continent’s environment and society cannot be underestimated. Prior to the worsening impact of the climate change, the continent has historically been struggling to consolidate sustainability efforts in driving social and environmental protection caused by both foreign (majorly) and local business activities in the region. To capture current social and environmental injustice bedeviling the African continent, Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) opined, that “Africa is responsible for less than 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it is the continent which is the least able to cope with the negative impacts of climate change. Heatwaves, heavy rains, floods, tropical cyclones, and prolonged droughts are having devastating impacts on communities and economies, with increasing numbers of people at risk.” Sustainability Reporting Frameworks have empowered sustainability leaders, most especially Chief Sustainability Officers (CSO’s), in organizations to developed practical strategies for leading sustainability related issues while driving systemic change for collective thinking towards mitigating the impact of climate change on society and the environment. While there is undoubtedly a plethora of standards, codes and toolkits to help frame the sustainability drive, with leading CSO’s around the globe sharing their lived experiences, the narrative for best practices, and what the content of sustainability initiatives and reporting should be have been skewed to the Western or advanced economies’ narrative. This reporting has drowned out other continent specific narratives which offers a diverse pool of perspectives and locally rich content on some sustainability actions and achievements, especially from CSO’s. The role of business sustainability leaders and CSO’s in Africa in positioning the continent as the ‘market of tomorrow’ with sound and robust sustainability practices, need to be spotlighted. Owing to the gap, this book brings the urgency to light through case studies and stories from leading African businesses, while capturing their sustainability strategies and achievements. This book moves beyond the experience and context of business in advanced economies and responds to the need for an alternative narrative of sustainability leadership in Africa. The focus of this book is on the role of sustainability leadership over the last decade and discusses the contributions and challenges of navigating this multi-disciplinary function in different sectors. The authors share their insight into this under-researched and under-reported perspective highly relevant to business and sustainability, and ESG reporting in a growing region like Africa.
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The focus of this book is on the role of sustainability leadership over the last decade and discusses the contributions and challenges of navigating this multi-disciplinary function in different sectors. The authors share their insight into this under-researched and under-reported perspective highly relevant to business and sustainability.
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PART 1 – INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 – Africa’s Sustainability Profile and Book Outline PART 2 – FUELLING GROWTH THROUGH INDUSTRY Chapter 2 - The Decarbonisation of The Cement Ecosystem Using Emerging Energy Solutions. A Case Study of Dangote Cement, Tanzania Chapter 3 - Designing Change: The Case of Africa Collect Textiles Chapter 4 – Biomass: A Manufacturer’s Indigenous Solution to Africa’s energy crises Chapter 5 - Oil Subsidy Regime in Nigeria: The Politics, The Myth, and The Poverty Conversation #1 - The Viability of the Local Fashion Industry Conversation #2 – A Perspective on the Decarbonization of the Cement Industry in Africa PART 3 – HARNESSING COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE Chapter 6 - Land Reclamation Issues and Prospects: A Ghana Case Study Chapter 7 - Learning for Survival: Building Behavioural Change for a Sustainable Society Chapter 8 - Building Resilience as a Civil Society Organization Chapter 9 - Empowering African Youth for Sustainable Change: A Case Study of SustyVibes Conversation #3 – The Post COVID-19 Workplace, Information Technology and Sustainability Conversation #4 – A Resettlement Case Study from Senegal PART 4 – INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY Chapter 10 - Embracing Sustainability: The Implications of the Adoption of IFRS Sustainability Standards in Nigeria Chapter 11 – A Review of Sustainability Reporting for Non-profits in Africa Chapter 12 - The State of Sustainability Knowledge Exchange in Africa: An Industry Narrative Chapter 13 - A Guide to Organically Build Organisational Sustainability Using Project Impact Life Cycle Model Chapter 14 - Corporate Governance and Leadership for Driving Sustainability in Africa Conversation #5 - Sustainability Knowledge Exchange in Africa Conversation #6 - Sustainability Reporting and ESG Ratings of Companies in Nigeria PART 5 – LEADING SOCIAL CHANGE Chapter 15 - The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Impact of Gendered Leadership Chapter 16 - Building Resilience and Advocacy: Personality Traits to Succeed as a Sustainability Officer Chapter 17 - From Purpose and Pledges to Performance: The Empowered African CSO Conversation #7 - Project Lifecycle and Sustainability PART 6 – CONCLUSION Chapter 18 – Conclusion
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ISBN
9781032852645
Publisert
2025-05-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Productivity Press
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
288

Biographical note

Igazeuma Okoroba
Igazeuma Okoroba is a Sustainability business leader and sociologist whose diverse experience spans civil society, media, energy, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors. She has a master’s degree in sustainable development from the University of Exeter, UK, and a PhD in development sociology from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Driving business ethics and compliance has been central to her role as a corporate governance leader. She manages integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) in at least eleven African countries where she has applied her expertise in sustainability standards and industry-specific frameworks. She has been recognised for implementing Africa’s best sustainability reporting practices, receiving personal and corporate awards yearly since 2021. Igazeuma writes in the non-fiction, academic, and business writing genres. In 2023, she published her first fiction novel, Chipped Off. When not engaged in sustainability advocacy, she spends most of her time promoting active citizenship through a non-governmental agency she founded, the GoFuture Network. She can be reached on igazeuma@gmail.com.

Enoch Opare Mintah
Enoch Opare Mintah is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Lincoln, UK and doctorate student at the Kingston University in the United Kingdom. He holds an MBA (University of Liverpool, UK), MSc Governance (University of Lincoln, UK) Cert. Hospitality and Tourism Management (Florida Atlantic University, USA) and a BA English (KNUST, Ghana). His research interests revolve around ESG disclosures, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Nonprofit Leadership and Education. Enoch is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), European Accounting Association (EAA), and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS-UK). He can be reached at eomintah@kingston.ac.uk.

Robert E. Hinson
Professor Hinson is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor at the Ghana Communication Technology University, having the joined that University from the University of Kigali where he acted as Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic with additional responsibility as Interim Vice Chancellor. His main research interests lie in the academic areas of marketing and communications, information and technology management, service management, and social responsibility and sustainability management. He has 30 originally authored and edited volumes to his credit and his book collection can be accessed at www.robertebohinsonbooks.com. He can be reached on rehinson@gctu.edu.gh.