Sustainable Waste Management
In a world where linear economy is majorly practiced, wastes are being produced before any manufacturing process commences. There is therefore a need for an in-depth ...
Innovation Series Plastic Pitch Day
Rites Food Limited and CEIP presents an exciting showcase of innovation and entrepreneurship spirit as 12 businesses pitch ...
Circularity Measurement
Join Footprint Africa for a 2-day virtual training session themed "Circularity Measurement", and learn how to measure and show evidence of how circular your business is....
Circular Economy Investments & Business in Nigeria
The most resilient and sustainable transformations across the globe have come through private businesses. For Nigeria and ...
Chasing Unicorns in African Circular Economy Business Models
Entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of the Circular Economy story in Africa. A broadly accepted view globally is that Circular Economy business models are disruptive ...
Rethinking Water, Sanitation and Waste Management in a Growing Mega City
The first step in seeing the Lagos of your dreams become a reality is by attending the Lagos Economic Summit 2022...
Hinckley Recycling Battery Innovation Challenges – Live Launch and Virtual Tour
Hinckley Recycling Battery Innovation Challenges - Live Launch and Virtual Tour Thomas Edison once said the value of an idea lies in the use of it. The goal of KTN’s Open Innovation intervention is to help African companies find innovative solutions to technical problems that their traditional supply chains cannot solve. Using KTN’s bespoke platform, Innovation Exchange (iX) Challenges to match real industry problems for large businesses with innovative companies or academic institutions who can provide novel, market ready solutions to those problems. Hinckley Recycling, the first formally registered e-waste recycling facility in Nigeria will be launching two iX challenges with KTN this September. Join Hinckley Recycling and KTN...
Circular Exchange – The New Economy
Circular Exchange -The New Economy "Circular Exchange -The New Economy" is an event focused on building opportunities for Circular business and investment in Lagos. We use the term “exchange” to imagine a future where information about circular business opportunity is easily accessible and trade between circular businesses is well established. As we still have some ways to work towards this goal, “exchange” also reflects our desire to work across different organizations to consider how we can make circular business and investment opportunity more accessible. The events taking place at the exchange this year are the culmination of multiple programmes which have taken place over the...
Waste Value Chain Tour
Waste Value Chain Tour Lagos State, the second largest metropolitan city in Africa boasts of a population of over 20 million people. With the UN estimated 0.7kg of solid waste produced per human daily, 14 million kg (14,000 tonnes) of waste (biodegradable and non-biodegradable) is churned out daily on average in Lagos State. Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) reports a capacity to collect 8,000 tonnes (8 million kg) daily cumulatively at 4 of its major dumpsites. Springing from the Circular Lagos Project, the LOOPLab Incubation program identified Circular Economy Innovators who work collaboratively on the Waste Value Chain, widening the chain and promoting collaborative work -...