COTTON STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO STRATEGISE ON DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY

The Ministry of trade in conjunction with COMESA, Ministry of Agriculture and the Cotton Development Trust held a two day consultative meeting to agree on a road map for the development of a cotton strategy to cover period between 2010 -2015.

Officially opened by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Steven Kamwendo MP brings together delegates from Government, Private Sector, Farmer organizations, and Non governmental organization. The meeting is expected to be held over a two day period that will culminate to a visit to Mapeto David Whitehead and Sons.

The CDT has been working to create partnership to improve efficiency in the cotton value chain

The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) is an NGO that promotes sustainable business practice in Africa. Established in 2001, AICC aims to facilitate the competitiveness of countries, companies, and communities through responsible business activity.

Uganda has become the first country in Africa to launch a reforestation project regulated through the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism.

The Nile Basin Reforestation Project is being implemented by the National Forestry Authority in collaboration with community groups. The growing trees, which will eventually spread across five projects equaling 2,137 hectares (5,281 acres), will absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in exchange for revenue from the World Bank's BioCarbon Fund.

In a press conference held on 16 September 2009, ArcelorMittal and GTZ briefed the media on the envisaged objectives of CRFL and answered questions posed by local journalists.

The workshop was organised by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and ArcelorMittal and took place on September 17, 2009 at RLJ Kendeja Resort in Paynesville, Liberia. A total of 38 delegates from private companies and other stakeholders attended the Workshop, whose main objective was to initiate and facilitate the setting up of a Corporate Responsibility Forum for Liberia (CRFL).

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda honours African business leaders at a gala ceremony in London on 6th July

At an awards ceremony organised by African Business magazine and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), President Paul Kagame together with African government officials and top leaders from all regions of Africa celebrated the achievements of prominent businessmen and women driving growth and development in the Continent.

Helene Christensen of AICC Malawi representing Eastern Produce Malawi Limited and BAAC Malawi receiving an award for Anti-Corruption Collective Action at the Award Ceremony at the World Bank in Washington

A programme area of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) – is an international multi-stakeholder platform which facilitates actionable learning through creating an opportunity for companies, organizations, and the broader civil society to share relevant experiences, and contribute to creating tangible solutions to the complex developmental challenges facing the continent.

Learn about AICC processes that determines our procurement of goods and services from our supplies.

The Centre for Sustainability Investing was established in 2003 by the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC), with support from the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Sustainable Financial Markets Facility. The Centre’s mandate is to drive finance sector innovation for sustainable development in Africa. The Centre is making strides toward this goal by examining how financial product innovations, market mechanisms and regulatory structures can more effectively contribute to Africa’s sustainable development.