Ethiopian community efforts to reduce carbon emissions by tackling deforestations and land and forest degradation will be met with rewards after the country signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL)
Manufacturing
Elopak reports revenue growth in EMEA
The company reported that price increases for its products in EMEA were EU €19mn (approx. US$20mn) which, alongside sustained growth in the Americas, prompted a strong period for the company
Cargo industry joins forces for one-day conference to mitigate the risks of cargo crime
Manufacturers, shippers and freight, and logistics service providers will meet in Johannesburg on 7 March, 2023, to discuss innovative ways to reduce rising cargo crime across South Africa in a special one-day conference hosted by the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Europe, Middle Easy & Africa (EMEA) region
Infor helps NEFC gain full visibility over East African operations
Infor, NEFC Group, a UAE-based holding company that operates dealerships supplying machinery and heavy equipment for sectors including construction, power generation, automotive and agriculture in the horn of Africa, has deployed Infor M3, a powerful equipment-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to help it gain greater control of its business while raising efficiency and agility
Manufacturing initiative set to unleash Africa’s renewable potential
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the African Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) have launched the Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative (AREMI) to drive investment in African countries to scale up renewable energy manufacturing capabilities