Kenya: Absa Bank partners with Safaricom and others to plant 2,500 trees at the Kasarani Stadium

Absa Bank Kenya announced a partnership with Athletics Kenya, Safaricom, Kenya Forestry Service, and Stockholm Environment Institute to plant approximately 2,500 trees at Kasarani Stadium for the Absa Kip Keino Classic event in 2023.

Absa Bank’s Head of Sustainability, Communications and Corporate Relations, Charles Wokabi, said, “As an active force for good, we care about the communities around us and the environment in which we operate. We are thus leveraging the love of athletics, a passion point for many Kenyans, to promote eco-friendly practices and mindsets, while also utilizing the power of sports and partnerships to raise awareness and take action against climate change. As an organization, we have a wider commitment to plant 10 million trees by 2025 and target to become a net zero organization by 2040.”

Athletics Kenya President Lt Rd Jackson Tuwei, “Athletes need a good environment and clean air to train optimally and to enable them to give good performances in competitions. We believe that this initiative will have a long-term positive impact on the generations to come.”

Safaricom’s Director of Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Karen Basiye, said, “As a business, we have the commitment to be net zero by 2030 and part of our commitment is to grow 5 million trees