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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>This article was sponsored by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe<\/b><\/p>\n

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has taken a major step in demonstrating its commitment to sustainable development by becoming a participant in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world\u2019 largest corporate sustainability initiative.<\/p>\n

The UNGC brings together businesses from across the globe to implement principles of sustainable development and corporate responsibility. It currently has more than 13 000 companies in over 160 countries.<\/p>\n

The initiative encourages organisations to align their strategies and operations with universally accepted principles of environment, social, governance and human rights, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals, among others.<\/p>\n

Econet Chief Executive Officer Douglas Mboweni said becoming a member of the UNCG was part of the mobile telecommunications organization\u2019s commitment to sustainability. He said:<\/p>\n

This is an important step in Econet\u2019s sustainability journey for which we have the full support and backing of our entire board of directors.<\/p>\n

As a UNGC participant, we will be able to leverage the initiative\u2019s vast global network of participants to embed sustainability into our core strategies and operations.<\/p>\n

We very much look forward to working with member organizations to advance sustainability through this initiative, drawing inspiration from others, and hoping that some organizations will learn from our own experiences.<\/p>\n

Econet\u2019s sustainability journey began more than 20 years ago when the company started supporting Higherlife Foundation to provide access to education for vulnerable and underprivileged children, as well as to fund educational opportunities for gifted and talented students through scholarships.<\/p>\n

To date, the programme has impacted over 250 000 students. In the ensuing years the company, through its partner foundation, has gone on to support various public healthcare initiatives, disease prevention, leadership development and disaster management.<\/p>\n

Under the new commitment, Econet will strengthen its existing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities, while aligning them with the company\u2019s vision and mission, and with the UN\u2019s SDGs to ensure that the group scales its social and environmental impact in the markets it serves.<\/p>\n

Mboweni said Econet, which is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, was committed to ensuring that in delivering its products and services it intentionally promotes sustainability. He said:<\/p>\n

We are committed to promoting sustainability across our value chain. At the national level, we are also committed to supporting our country\u2019s pledge to achieve energy emissions per capita that are 33% below the projected \u2018business as usual\u2019 level by the year 2030.<\/p>\n

To achieve some of its sustainability goals, Econet recently partnered with its renewable energy sister company, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), to reduce the company\u2019s diesel consumption by 80% over the next few years through the use of solar and lithium batteries. Added Mboweni:<\/p>\n

We will continue to leverage our partnerships, both within our group and with like-minded organizations, and to use technology to drive corporate social investment in multiple sectors, including in the financial services sector, in healthcare delivery, agriculture and education \u2013 to name a few.<\/p>\n

Econet, which developed EcoCash \u2013 the highly popular and award winning-mobile money platform that it spun off in December 2018 under Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe \u2013 has been one of the biggest contributors to financial inclusion in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

Cassava Smartech is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and is itself a participant in UNGC.<\/p>\n

The EcoCash mobile money platform has integrated millions of previously excluded members of the population into formal financial services, empowering millions of individuals and hundreds of thousands of small businesses process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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