Companies with women on\ntheir boards or in top management tend to be more environmentally responsible\naround their operations compared to male-dominated organisations, a new study shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report by Kenya\nClimate Innovation Center (KCIC) and Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)\npoints to the importance of gender diversity among companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kenya\u2019s Corporate\nEnvironmental Performance report was launched on Thursday and reveals progress\nmade by firms in observing environmentally-friendly practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCompany CEOs and Boards\nare very critical in terms of championing the sustainability agenda in their\norganizations,\u201d said KCIC chief executive Edward Mungai during the report launch\nin Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along the gender line,\nthe study, however, revealed that the longer the women stayed in top management\nranks, the less they tended to care about environmental sustainability side of\ntheir business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With time, the female\nexecutives were more likely to get assimilated into \u2018male\u2019 mindsets of economic\nprioritizing and lose sight of advocacy for sustainable practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sampled firms reported that\nconsumers are increasingly becoming demanding with regard to how products are\nproduced. Consumers are steadily moving\nin the direction of green, sustainable consumerism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further, the report indicated\nthat, given a chance, 61 percent of the employees would voluntarily contribute\nto sustainable environmental practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, there are barriers\nto implementing environmental management practices in Kenya, the report says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list includes little\nsupport from relevant institutions, limited returns from environmental\nmanagement investments and constrained financial resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite these challenges,\nDr Augustine Kenduiywa, deputy director of Climate Change at the Ministry of\nEnvironment said, \u201cThe government of Kenya is leading in Africa in matters\npertaining to sustainability and environmental change in the corporate sector.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenduiywa urged sector players\nto collaborate more and enhance awareness as well as build capacity on\nenvironmental management practices. Firms were also challenged to invest in\nresearch and development so as to promote creativity and innovation in solving\nchallenges around sustainable development. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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