ON THE INSIGHTS
Exploring Change, Purpose, and Possibility
At Kijani Nexus Publishing, we believe that knowledge has the power to shape a better world. Through our Insights, we share reflections on leadership, sustainability, and human connection — ideas that inspire meaningful action in business and in life.
Our founder, Rosalind Kainyah MBE, brings decades of experience in advising leaders across Africa and beyond. Her curiosity about people, values, and impact drives every story we tell.
Each article invites you to pause, reflect, and explore how thoughtful change — in understanding and in practice — can create lasting, positive impact.
We’d love to hear your thoughts or start a conversation. Reach out anytime.
A Pathway to Net Zero for SMEs: An Introduction
Have you ever opened Google and wondered what exactly they mean when they say…
Managing your Environmental & Social Impacts: Monitoring & Reporting
We continue our series on pragmatic ESG advice for SMEs. In this article, we move…
Managing your Environmental & Social Impacts: Responsibility & Action Plans
We continue our series on pragmatic and fit-for purpose ESG advice for SMEs. In this…
Plan, Do, Check, Improve:Using an Environmental & Social Mgmt Framework to achieve corporate purpose
Simplifying Sustainability and ESG for SMEs We are constantly reflecting on how…
Ready, checklist, action! Sustainability Strategy Tips for SMEs
Sustainability Strategy Sustainability and ESG (environmental social &
SMEs are better at ESG than they think!
There are huge value creation benefits associated with environmental, social and…
“It takes a village….”: Achieving Sustainability for SMEs
Within the world of corporate Sustainability or its more recent manifestation ESG…
Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure – A plethora of spaghetti soup standards?
If the North Star of Sustainability remains “meeting the needs of the…
Car manufacturing in Africa: Blue sky thinking needed
Recently, I listened to a webinar on opportunities for the automotive industry in…
More Corporate Diplomacy help for African Business Leaders
In my last article, I introduced the principles of Corporate Diplomacy as a way for…
Corporate Diplomacy tips for African Business Leaders
Life in 2D via Zoom meetings has made it easier to maintain relationships, but…
African Business Leaders: Choose the right CSI Model
Business leaders often complain to me that they receive more requests for
African Business Leaders: How to do well by doing good
The impact of Covid-19 has brought far greater demands on companies to help addr…
Boards: ESG, risk management and value creation
Even the most innovative and adaptive African companies over the last 12 months will…
African Boards: three ways to build more effective ESG leadership
Seeing a number of African companies step up, scale up and begin to scale out dur…
Philanthropy vs Strategic Social Investment: Moving sustainability from the periphery to the core
At the start of this Reflection series, I asked “What will it take?” for African businesses…
Sustainability in African companies | From Compliance to Value
In my last Reflection, I gave examples of African companies that have stepp…
Five Ways that Gender Diversity Creates Value for African Companies
In my last Reflection, I wrote about the importance of the ‘S’ in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and how employee welfare and...