Born from a shared vision among six of Africa’s leading business schools in November 2022, BS4CL Africa has rapidly evolved into a powerful force for climate action through education. What began as an ambitious collaboration between AUC, ESCA Ecole de Management, Lagos Business School, Strathmore Business School, GIBS & Stellenbosch Business School has transformed into a dynamic consortium reshaping how future business leaders approach climate challenges across the continent. Under the rallying cry of “The Power of Partnerships”, these institutions have moved beyond traditional academic boundaries to forge meaningful connections with corporate & civil society partners while redesigning curricula to reflect Africa’s unique climate realities.
As BS4CL Africa prepares for its pivotal 3rd Annual Deans’ Roundtable Meeting in Casablanca this October, the initiative stands at a critical juncture of scaling and dissemination. The inaugural Africa Impact Review captures not just the measurable progress of the past two years, but the tangible transformation happening across classrooms, research labs and boardrooms throughout Africa. This review showcases how collaborative climate education is creating the next generation of climate-resilient business leaders the continent urgently needs.
Ready for a shot of optimism? The World Economic Forum (WEF) – the international organisation that convenes leaders in Davos each January to “improve the state of the world” – has just released its 2025 Energy Transition Index (ETI) this June. The ETI is the planet’s most widely used scoreboard for the clean‑energy race: it ranks 118 economies on how well their energy systems deliver security, equity and environmental sustainability, and on how prepared they are to keep accelerating the shift to net‑zero.
This year’s edition brings genuinely encouraging news. After a period of faltering momentum, global ETI scores jumped 1.1 % – the fastest rebound in a decade – with roughly two‑thirds of countries improving.
Whether you’re a policymaker, investor, entrepreneur or curious citizen, this report offers a data‑rich roadmap for building resilient, inclusive and sustainable energy systems. Start with the handy overview on page 19, then explore how your country stacks up and where the biggest opportunities lie. Let’s turn today’s momentum into tomorrow’s milestone – together.
Business Schools for Climate Leadership has put together this digital toolkit to help business leaders pose key questions and assess their readiness to act effectively to tackle this planetary emergency.
The first four chapters take an ‘outside in’ perspective, asking where a climate constrained world is heading and what it means for business. Attention to these topics will shed light on where opportunities lie to have a positive impact and where the vulnerabilities that will be further exposed by climate change lurk.
The final four chapters take an ‘inside out’ perspective and ask whether companies’ business strategy and capabilities can be leveraged or need to be altered to meet the challenges of climate action.
African enterprises are no strangers to complexity and volatility, thriving amidst the unique challenges of doing business on the continent. However, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a policy designed to prevent carbon leakage and mitigate climate change, presents a significant new challenge. This whitepaper, based on interviews in Kenya and South Africa, provides a clear explanation of CBAM and explores its far-reaching implications for African countries and businesses.
The analysis delves into the potential effects of CBAM in South Africa and Kenya, raising critical questions about hypocrisy, power dynamics, and responsibility. Will the policy effectively reduce carbon emissions, or will it impose unfair burdens on African enterprises? Additionally, the paper highlights opportunities for fostering new trade and manufacturing relationships across the continent and with non-EU countries, framing CBAM within the broader context of a ‘just transition.’
ABLC in partnership with Columbia University announces a ground-breaking policy paper, “From Vision to Action: A Policy Blueprint for Channeling $130 Trillion Private Capital into Africa’s Sustainable Business Future”.
