ABS E13 Sustainable & Impact Investing in Nigeria

05/31/23 • 55 min

We had a great conversation with Nana Skari Maidugu, who is the Head of Sustainability and ESG at the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).
At NSIA, Nana is responsible for developing and driving sustainability strategy & climate initiatives, as well as the implementation of its ESG framework across the Authority, its investments and partnerships.
With extensive experience in infrastructure investment, Nana shares her perspective on sustainable and impact investment in Nigeria

The key themes we explore on this episode include:

The challenges of financing infrastructure such as inflation.
Where does the money come from?
How is NSIA leveraging climate finance for its projects?
Why you should get into the ESG space in Africa.

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*please find attached a copy of the NSIA Development Impact Report 2021

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The key themes we explore on this episode include:

The challenges of financing infrastructure such as inflation.
Where does the money come from?
How is NSIA leveraging climate finance for its projects?
Why you should get into the ESG space in Africa.

Have a listen!
*please find attached a copy of the NSIA Development Impact Report 2021

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ABS E12 Arone: Manufacturing Batteries to Power Middle-income Households

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We sat down with Emmanuel Ezenwere the CEO of Arone, a company whose mission is to pioneer technologies that democratize access to basic amenities required to live a better life.
Emmanuel is an entrepreneur with 8 years of experience building technologies that focus on the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and clean energy technologies. Arone looks to solve issues around access to electricity and healthcare within Nigeria, with a potential to scale to other developing economies.
Emmanuel’s work has been recognized and published nationally & internationally by the likes of Total Energies, Oxford Business Group (UK) & BusinessDay.
The key themes we explore on this episode include:

The challenges of building a battery assembly plant in Nigeria.
Emmanuel's unfortunate encounter with a fraudster
Arone's innovative battery solution
The opportunities for solar cell manufacturing in Africa

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*As at the time this episode was recorded, Arone was looking to raise startup funding. Please reach out to Emmanuel for further enquiries on this.

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ABS E14: Empowering Communities in Malawi for a Sustainable Future

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We had a great conversation with Pam Haigh, who is the UK General Manager at Ripple Africa.
Ripple Africa is a UK registered charity working to improve local environment, education and healthcare in Malawi, Africa. Operating at the grassroots level, involving the community in all aspects of its activity, Ripple Africa has over 690 staff and 12,000 people in Malawi working on projects on a part time, or voluntary basis.
These projects include fish conservation, fuel-efficient cookstoves, tree-planting and forest conservation, running and assisting eight pre-schools, supporting a community library, a disabilities and rehabilitation project and sexual health project, and more.
With over ten years of experience working at Ripple Africa, Pam shares her experience on what it takes to successfully manage a charity in Malawi.

The key themes we explore on this episode include:

The environmental challenges facing rural communities in Malawi.
How to roll out solutions and gain the buy-in from local communities and organisations.
Are charities a sustainable form of assistance to local communities?
How is Ripple Africa improving the lives of Malawians?

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