Institute for Sustainability Africa - Insaf

Institute for Sustainability Africa - Insaf Our vision is to Advance Sustainability Initiatives for Africa & our mission is to Foster Sustainability initiatives & innovations towards a Green Economy

The Institute for Sustainability Africa (INSAF) legally registered (MA1218/2012) in Zimbabwe as independent think tank trust and research institute with a professional focus on sustainability and sustainable development in Africa. The Institute started operating in 2010 initially as Centre for Environmental Accountability (CENAC) before being transformed in 2012 to an Institute. Our Successes have been notable in technically supporting the first formal sustainability reports from Zimbabwe to be registered internationally; being a Stakeholder Council Member for Africa at the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) which is an initiative of UNEP housed in The Netherlands; being part of the advisory to the GRI Focal Point South Africa Office for Southern Africa; an International Associate of CSEAR at St Andrews University, Scotland and speaking in local and international conferences. The Institute was involved in organizing the first formal certified training courses in Zimbabwe authorized by GRI for Zimbabwe and continues to work with ZSE and private sector development in Zimbabwe.

30/11/2016

The business community discussed the importance of sustainability reporting and how the new GRI Standards afford greater accessibility and flexibility for first-time reporters at the launch event in...

22/11/2016

Despite progress made on several fronts at the Marrakesh climate summit in Morocco, there was a deadlock over finances to be made available by rich nations for climate action.

21/11/2016

The sharing economy has given society access to underutilised resources through technology, but how does it hold up as a model of sustainability? Paia Consulting's Nicolas Heath says it's more...

18/11/2016

India's economic growth depends on its ability to lead on corporate responsibility, say experts. The upcoming India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference 2016 will...

17/11/2016

Stepping up: China reveals "10-100-1000" project to help other developing countries become more climate-resilient.

08/11/2016

How far have we gone as Zim to address Climate Change since the launch of the national climate change strategy?

07/11/2016

Governments must take immediate action to avoid a global temperature rise of three degrees Celsius or more and emissions reduction must peak by 2020 to limit the rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

04/11/2016

Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future.

Restart beneficiary learning mushroom harvesting, everyone is eager to meet export quality thanks to NLinZimbabwe
24/10/2016

Restart beneficiary learning mushroom harvesting, everyone is eager to meet export quality thanks to NLinZimbabwe

Restart Project- Former Female inmates undergoing mentorship on mushroom packaging from Agritex. Thanks to@ NLinZimbabwe...
24/10/2016

Restart Project- Former Female inmates undergoing mentorship on mushroom packaging from Agritex. Thanks to@ NLinZimbabwe.

11/10/2016

Historic agreement by the aviation industry aims to offset carbon emissions by the world’s airlines from 2020.

10/10/2016

A compendium of 22 research studies prove that profit and sustainability in business are synergistically linked.

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