Circular Economy Africa is a private-public platform in which companies, knowledge institutes, policymakers, and (local) authorities collaborate to promote and support national and international collaboration and knowledge exchange on circular economy in Africa.
Our Focus Areas
The biggest challenge to sustainability lies in the current linear–take, make, waste economic model.
There is a significant disconnection between people and the planet. Without Nature we wont exist, we are nature.
We are knowledge exchange platform for sustainability information and tools.
An organization’s most important asset is its people. SIB-K prioritises a People-First Approach.
Our Services
We are a neutral platform that works on different levels to speed up the transition to a sustainable, inclusive economy. We work with business, academia, civil society, and the government for an inclusive delivery of these services:
Our Project Portfolio
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- Alternatives to Plastics: Directory
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Blue Economy
- Circular Economy
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- Featured Projects
- Plastic Pollution
- Plastic Waste Management
- Portfolio
- Projects & Programs
- Redisigning Plastic Designs
- Reports & Insights
NoSUP (Singe Use Plastics) USe Campaign
No SUP Use Campaign (No Single Use Plastics Use) Eliminating Problematic & Unnecessary Single‑Use Plastics in Kenya’s Hospitality & Tourism Sector Lead: Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) Strategic Partners: WWF Kenya, KEBS, NEMA, Sustainable Inclusive Business – KEPSA (SIB‑K) Launched: 29 October 2025 Official Public Unveiling: 10th Annual Circular Economy Conference – 19–20 November 2025 a [...]
Private Sector Transition to Circular Economy and Associated Bottlenecks
A paradigm shift to a circular economy presents multidimensional benefits to businesses, brands, consumers, and societies by moving away from the traditional linear economic model of take-make-use-dispose to an environmentally conscious development approach. The application of circular economy approaches in human development provides a pathway to using renewable energy, sustainable packaging alternatives, product redesign, reuse [...]
5th SIB Conference on CE report
Sustainable Inclusive Business the change Agent, held a preview webinar of our Annual Circular Economy Conference which brought together companies and stakeholders to share knowledge and good practices in various sectors. Through inspiration, initiatives and facilitation and connection the session created a platform to set goals that will create a sustainable and inclusive economy. [embeddoc […]
Kenya and the Netherlands Working together towards Circular Agriculture in Kenya
By adopting increasingly circular, regenerative, and inclusive farming practices, Kenya has shown great potential to make its second-largest industry more sustainable overall. For instance, circular agriculture is enabling Kenya to mitigate climate change, elevate its food quality and improve security. In recent years, Kenya and the Netherlands worked together to optimize Kenya’s agriculture sector by […]
STATE OF AFFAIRS: Policies, Regulations and Laws that Address the Harmful Effects of Single-Use Plastics in the East African Community
Through meaningful partnerships between government agencies and the private sector, Kenya is on a path to strategically integrating circularity in key sectors that will result in the development of new businesses active in redesigning, recycling and waste management. It will increase sustainable economic development and resilience. [embeddoc url="https://sustainableinclusivebusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Report-East-Africans-Let’s-Unite-for-Change.pdf" download="all"]
1st SIB Conference Report
The first Private Sector Conference on Sustainable and Inclusive Business, held on the 27th of April this year at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa brought together members of the private sector, public sector, civil society and academia, working on various issues to speed up the process of creating sustainable and inclusive businesses in Kenya. […]
NEWS & UPDATES
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: Circular Economy & Climate Change Journal
February 2026 Issue | A Strategic Partnership by SIB-K & Radio Africa Group Theme: The Circular Economy in Practice: From Paper to Practice Focus: Moving the circular economy from a "buzzword" to tangible economic opportunities for youth and SMEs. Sustainable Inclusive Business Kenya (SIB-K), the knowledge centre under the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), in [...]
KEPSA Underscores Circular Economy as Climate Action Imperative at World Environment
KEPSA Underscores Circular Economy as Climate Action Imperative at World Environment Day Pre-Observation May 30, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya – The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), through its Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB Kenya) initiative, actively participated in a high-level panel discussion today marking an early observance of World Environment Day 2025. Held at the Kenya [...]
KEPSA AND PAKPRO SEEK TO STRENGTHEN FORCES ON EPR COMPLIANCE – FEBRUARY 17, 2025
KEPSA will spearhead efforts to engage the government and key private sector stakeholders in addressing queries around the levies introduced in the first schedule of the #EPRRegulations 2024, which currently pose a significant negative impact on the business environment. This is following a strategic meeting held today between KEPSA, led by CEO Ms. Carole Kariuki, [...]
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