Farrelly & Mitchell’s Regional Director Stephen Awuah is based at the company’s SSA office in Accra, Ghana. He speaks about how important sustainability and ESG have become, and how ignoring the area can place businesses at risk.
Environmental practices are no longer seen as counterproductive to running a food or agribusiness.
The Paris Agreement is driving momentum towards sustainable agriculture worldwide and much of the consultancy’s work is in helping clients to build better sustainability practices into their businesses and supply chains.
Africa’s future tied up with ESG
African businesses have a lack of sustainable values in their business models and Farrelly & Mitchell is assisting African clients to reach better rates of ESG compliance.
Africa has a very young population and ESG is being driven by younger generations, adding to the urgent need for businesses to improve their ESG practices and continue to attract investment into the future.
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Farrelly & Mitchell’s Regional Director Stephen Awuah is based at the company’s SSA office in Accra, Ghana. He speaks about how important sustainability and ESG have become, and how ignoring the area can place businesses at risk.
Environmental practices are no longer seen as counterproductive to running a food or agribusiness.
The Paris Agreement is driving momentum towards sustainable agriculture worldwide and much of the consultancy’s work is in helping clients to build better sustainability practices into their businesses and supply chains.
Africa’s future tied up with ESG
African businesses have a lack of sustainable values in their business models and Farrelly & Mitchell is assisting African clients to reach better rates of ESG compliance.
Africa has a very young population and ESG is being driven by younger generations, adding to the urgent need for businesses to improve their ESG practices and continue to attract investment into the future.
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Stephen Awuah's featured publications
Agribusiness
Coronavirus update: national and regional action needed in Ghana and West Africa
West African nations like Ghana can combat the worst effects of the coronavirus on food supplies if they act on storage and finance.
Food safety & security
Ghana during COVID-19 – Facing up to food supply chain problems
Food supply chain problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to disrupt Ghana’s agribusiness progress
Government & multilaterals
Food technology for food security in Africa
Food and agricultural technology has an important role to play in increasing production to match the demand for food from a growing population in Africa.
Agribusiness
Growing demand for mankind’s most important source of calories
The rice market is significant as it is the world’s most important staple food, grown in over 100 countries & consumed by half the world’s population daily.
Sustainability & ESG
A sustainable green revolution for Africa
Rather than copying India’s Green Revolution, African countries should learn from those mistakes, look to raise productivity levels without harming natural resources.
Agribusiness
Farrelly & Michell’s Stephen Awuah on the prospects for food & agribusiness in Africa
Farrelly & Mitchell Africa's Stephen Awuah speaks about the company’s consultancy work in west and sub-Saharan Africa.
Sustainability & ESG
The importance of building sustainability & ESG into your food or agribusiness
Our food sustainability consultants are present in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East part of our extended team of 300 experts worldwide.
Food safety & security
Ghana can help feed Africa
Progressive Ghana's agriculture resources makes it highly sought after in terms of sector investment and it is leading by example in Africa.
Food safety & security
Growing demand for mankind’s most important source of calories
The rice market is significant as it is the world’s most important staple food, grown in over 100 countries and consumed by half the world’s population daily.
Food safety & security
How Africa can feed the world: food security and sustainable agriculture
Africa is on the path to self-sufficiency. The road ahead is uncertain, and food security issues need to be addressed. Read our in-depth report.
Food & beverage
East African food safety and security threatened by plague of locusts
Food safety and overall food security in East Africa is under threat. Conditions, accelerated by climate change has led to locusts.
Agribusiness
Coronavirus update: national and regional action needed in Ghana and West Africa
West African nations like Ghana can combat the worst effects of the coronavirus on food supplies if they act on storage and finance.
Food safety & security
Ghana during COVID-19 – Facing up to food supply chain problems
Food supply chain problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to disrupt Ghana’s agribusiness progress
Government & multilaterals
Food technology for food security in Africa
Food and agricultural technology has an important role to play in increasing production to match the demand for food from a growing population in Africa.
Agribusiness
Growing demand for mankind’s most important source of calories
The rice market is significant as it is the world’s most important staple food, grown in over 100 countries & consumed by half the world’s population daily.
Sustainability & ESG
A sustainable green revolution for Africa
Rather than copying India’s Green Revolution, African countries should learn from those mistakes, look to raise productivity levels without harming natural resources.
Agribusiness
Farrelly & Michell’s Stephen Awuah on the prospects for food & agribusiness in Africa
Farrelly & Mitchell Africa's Stephen Awuah speaks about the company’s consultancy work in west and sub-Saharan Africa.
Sustainability & ESG
The importance of building sustainability & ESG into your food or agribusiness
Our food sustainability consultants are present in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East part of our extended team of 300 experts worldwide.
Food safety & security
Ghana can help feed Africa
Progressive Ghana's agriculture resources makes it highly sought after in terms of sector investment and it is leading by example in Africa.
Food safety & security
Growing demand for mankind’s most important source of calories
The rice market is significant as it is the world’s most important staple food, grown in over 100 countries and consumed by half the world’s population daily.
Food safety & security
How Africa can feed the world: food security and sustainable agriculture
Africa is on the path to self-sufficiency. The road ahead is uncertain, and food security issues need to be addressed. Read our in-depth report.
Food & beverage
East African food safety and security threatened by plague of locusts
Food safety and overall food security in East Africa is under threat. Conditions, accelerated by climate change has led to locusts.
Agribusiness
Coronavirus update: national and regional action needed in Ghana and West Africa
West African nations like Ghana can combat the worst effects of the coronavirus on food supplies if they act on storage and finance.
Food safety & security
Ghana during COVID-19 – Facing up to food supply chain problems
Food supply chain problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to disrupt Ghana’s agribusiness progress
Government & multilaterals
Food technology for food security in Africa
Food and agricultural technology has an important role to play in increasing production to match the demand for food from a growing population in Africa.