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• Africa Sustainability Leadership Programme (ASLP)
Hosted by the Centre for Sustainability Leadership at the Strathmore Business
School, the annual ASLP programme offers participants five days of intensive
lectures and group work analysing a range of sustainability challenges and
opportunities. Twenty-one participants from both the public and private
sectors attended the training course during the year.
• Global Goals World Cup
We were delighted to co-sponsor and participate in the regional Global Goals
World Cup (GGWC) in March 2017. The soccer tournament brought together
24 teams of women and adolescent girls, each playing for an SDG about
which they felt passionate, and highlighted the need for urgent, collective
action to address the goals. #TeamPepea from Safaricom played for SDG
10: Reduced Inequalities. The celebrity referee, Game of Thrones actor
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who is also a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, added the
excitement at the event. The teams were playing for the chance to play in
the GGWC Global Finals in New York City in September 2017. Our
Team Pepea
raised awareness about SDG10 on and off the pitch calling for equal rights
for refugees and people with disabilities; gender equality in all spheres and
improved access to basic services.
• 2016 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards
We were honoured to be recognised for our achievements in ‘Sustainability
Through Policy and Governance’ at the inaugural Sustainable Finance
Catalyst Awards in September 2016. Launched by the Kenya Bankers
Association (KBA), the umbrella body of the Kenyan banking industry, the
purpose of the Awards is to highlight and celebrate organisations that
demonstrate leadership and innovation in balancing the quest for financial
returns with the diverse priorities of our mutual economic, social and
environmental context.
• Protecting the rights of children
During the year, we continued to raise awareness of the rights of children.
Our Children’s Rights and Business Principles Policy is now shared with all new
employees as part of their induction. Children’s rights have also now been
included in the Code of Ethics for suppliers. We were also asked to contribute
to the
Tackling Childcare
case study by
the International Finance Corporation
(IFC) and Clinton Global Initiative (CGI),
which will highlight best practices in
employer-supported childcare and
the related benefits when published.
Our Regulatory and Public Policy team
was also asked to participate in the
developing of industry guidelines for
Child Online Protection (COP) with the
Communications Authority.
SDG 17
SDG 10
SDG 16
Left: Team Pepea from Safaricom in action during
the Global Goals World Cup in Nairobi at Ligi
Ndogo.
SDG 4