Kenya

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) published Kenya Sustainable Finance Guiding Principles

CBK and IFC host Inaugural Africa Climate Business Forum

Climate Change Act 2023 ammendments introduce a framework for carbon trading

KBA develops Banks’ Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Reporting Template

Kenya National Treasury publishes Draft National Green Fiscal Incentives Policy Framework

The National Treasury and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance publish Kenya Private Sector Strategy on Climate Change Solutions (2022 - 2030)  to mitigate climate risk and promote green growth

Central Bank of Kenya publishes (Digital Credit Providers) Regulations 2022 to promote consumer protection 

KBA publishes Report on Environmental Risk Exposure in the Kenyan Banking Sector

The National Treasury and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance publish Barrier and Challenges Analysis of Private Sector Investments in Climate Change

Green bond issuance to the value of $40 million

33 banks submit Digital Accessibility for Persons with Disability roadmaps

KBA launches Digital Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities initiative

KBA Publishes Sustainable Finance Voluntary Report with 22 of 47 banks submitting reports

KBA updates Sustainable Finance Principles and Framework to incorporate CBK Climate Risk Guidelines

CBK issues the Guidance on Climate Related Risk Management Guidelines

CBK and Kenya National Treasury launch National Credit Guarantee Scheme

Kenya National Treasury publishes the Landscape of Climate Finance in Kenya Report, which is the first attempt to track the country’s climate finance flows since the Paris Agreement

KBA publishes the Report on the State of Sustainable Finance in Kenya’s Banking Industry

National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee introduces to the Finance Bill 2019 a withholding tax exemption on green bonds

Capital Markets Authority approves the modification of NSE Listing Rules to incorporate Green Bonds

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya issues Policy Guidance Note on Green Bonds for legal framework for issuing listed and unlisted green bonds

Nairobi Securities Exchange publishes the Kenya Green Bond Market Issuer’s Guide

KBA publishes Kenya Green Bond Guidelines Background Document

KBA, Nairobi Securities Exchange and partners launch Green Bond Program

KBA launches Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards

Nairobi Securities Exchange issues Green Bonds Training Material

Kenya National Treasury publishes the National Policy on Climate Finance

KBA publishes first Shared Value Report

KBA launches the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) with the support of Kenyan banks to advance the sustainability agenda industry-wide

KBA joins SBFN

KBA launches Sustainable Finance e-Learning Platform

KBA issues the Kenya Sustainable Finance Principles and Guidelines