INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
UN Environment signs MOU
with Safaricom to partner on
selected SDGs
Safaricom CEO, Bob Collymore (left) signs an MOU with UN Environment Executive Director, Erik Solheim (right)
U
N Environment has urged
the country’s private sector
to collaborate with them in
implementation of the sustainable
development goals (SDGs) that will help
curb climate change.
goals: to build a more inclusive, resilient
and sustainable world. No organisation,
not even the United Nations, can do
this alone,” said Erik Solheim, Head of
UN Environment.
change for our communities. Over the
last few months we began the journey
of adopting and integrating the SDGs in
a way that made sense for the various
divisions in our business,” said Bob
Collymore, CEO, Safaricom.
Currently, UN Environment is working
closely with the private sector through
various initiatives, such as the Finance
Initiative which works with over 200
institutions to bring systemic change in
global finance for sustainability. He was speaking during an MOU
signing ceremony between Safaricom
and UN Environment, aimed at
heightening the implementation
of Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), which focus on protecting, and
conserving the environment. The MOU will provide a framework
of cooperation and understanding,
and facilitate collaboration and
implementation of activities and
projects that contribute to selected
areas of the SDGs.
“The private sector, whether a small
store or a major conglomerate, must be
given a place at the heart of our work.
Its energy and its innovations will shape
the success or failure of our common “As a purpose driven organisation, we
realise that it is important to use the
SDGs as a lens through which we can
do business while ensuring that we
are also creating the basis for tangible The selected SDGs include Affordable
and Clean Energy, Sustainable Cities and
Communities, Responsible Consumption
and Production, Climate Action, Life
below Water and Partnerships. n
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