Green economic change in Africa – green and circular innovation trends, conditions and dynamics in Kenyan companies
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African countries seek to intensify their industrialization while also increasingly pursuing green growth and, more recently, circular economy strategies. The competitive implications of this are, however, little researched empirically. We seek to investigate how African countries, examplified in this paper by Kenya, are experiencing a green and circular structural change of their economies. On the basis of early findings from a survey among 27 mixed manufacturing companies in Ruaraka industrial area in Nairobi, we highlight green and circular innovation trends, conditions and dynamics for different types of industries and firms (size). We apply a strong business perspective in framing the questions. We conclude that the companies are reaching a moderate stage of greening,although with a high degree of variability. Circular innovations are relatively widespread and ensuring resource supply seems to be a more important incentive than cutting costs. There seems overall to be quite strong business incentives to go circular among Kenyan companies, although these incentives are not necessarily realized by the companies, a factor that could be utilized in policymaking. We suggest a strong business-oriented survey methodology as a way forward to expand insights into the greening of industries in Africa and similar economies.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Innovation and Development |
Vol/bind | 12 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Antal sider | 27 |
ISSN | 2157-930X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2022 |
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Recently, new industrial policies have been formulated which contain ambitious targets of turning Kenya into an industrial nation but also incorporate sustainable and, particularly, green industrial policies (Soezer ; Koech and Munene ). The first ambitious industrial policy in Kenya was launched in 2008, the ‘Kenya Vision 2030’, aiming to convert Kenya into a newly-industrialising country providing a high quality of life to its citizens in a clean and secure environment (Government of Kenya ). This has been followed up by the ‘Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan’ (GESIP) for 2016–2030 (Government of Kenya ), supported by the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) 2018–2022 (Government of Kenya ) and the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Act (NAMA) based on the Circular Economy Solid Waste Management Approach.
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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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