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The Africa Business Leaders Coalition showcases accelerated private sector climate action at the Africa Climate Summit

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During a plenary session at the Africa Climate Summit today, the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) called for the private sector to accelerate climate action to advance Africa's sustainable growth, prosperity and development in line with the Summit’s theme of “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World”.

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  • Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During a plenary session at the Africa Climate Summit today, the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) called for the private sector to accelerate climate action to advance Africa's sustainable growth, prosperity and development in line with the Summit’s theme of “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World”.
  • The Africa Business Leaders Coalition is a pan-African CEO-led initiative emanating from the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy 2021–2023 .
  • It provides a platform for African business leaders to have a unified private sector voice as they actively and meaningfully engage on the continent’s most pressing issues through an organized, forward-looking, principles-based approach.
  • The African Business Leaders’ Climate Statement called for more businesses to fulfill their climate commitments and become resilient to climate change.