London School of Economics Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Green industrialisation
- Supply chain security and resiliency
- Sustainable industrial policy
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Africa's industrialisation efforts have generally been considered unsuccessful.
- Stagnation of manufacturing employment share in Africa since the 1990s.
- Rapid growth in insecure and untradeable services employment.
- Collapse of manufacturing employment share in Southern Africa.
- Electricity constraints facing manufacturing firms.
- Challenges of green industrialisation, including transitioning to cleaner energy and production methods while addressing poverty.
- Supply chain security and resiliency issues due to geopolitical tensions and Covid-19.
- Shifting industrialisation paradigms, including the rise of digital production methods and platform production models.
- Limited policy space for adventurous industrial policy instruments.
Mitigation Strategies
- Adopting an "experiment and learn" approach to industrial policymaking.
- Developing Africa's renewable energy resources.
- Reducing process emissions in production.
- Increasing resource efficiency.
- Considering opportunities presented by the transition to new technologies.
- Developing strategies to navigate supply chain risks and opportunities.
- Adapting to the rise of digital production methods and platform production models.
- Advocating for widening policy space for industrial policy instruments.
- Promoting adaptive, capacitated, consultative, partnering, and transboundary industrial policymaking.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Developing Africa’s underutilised renewable energy sources
- Harnessing green hydrogen
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
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Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed