Incubating Climate Innovation 2022 In Pictures
On 15th June 2022, The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre organised Incubating Climate Innovation, an annual thought leadership symposium which brings to the fore the conversation on inclusive, sustainable economic development, gender, entrepreneurship, and support for Ghana’s Green Economy. Under this year’s theme, “Building the Green Economy in Ghana: The Role of Gender and Entrepreneurship”, the […]
GCIC Conducts Environmental and Social Safeguards Assessment on Cohort 6 Businesses
In the last quarter, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) conducted an Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Assessment on all 18 businesses in GCIC’s business incubator and accelerator programme. The objective of the assessment was to identify the possibility of adverse environmental and social impacts emanating from the individual business operations to offer viable solutions. […]
Adopt innovative measures to build business resilience – Ruka Sanusi to Small and Growing Green Businesses
Executive Director of the Ghana Climate Change Innovation Center, Ruka Sanusi, has reiterated the importance of female entrepreneurs developing innovative measures to help build business resilience for small and growing businesses (SGB). She has, therefore, advocated for stringent measures aimed at addressing issues such as gender and cultural biases in entrepreneurship, access to business support, […]
GCIC Hosts ‘Mompreneurs’ Session for Women Business Leaders
As part of its commitment to support and amplify the voice and agency of women in the business sector, and further build the capacity for women entrepreneurs in the green economy, Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) has organized a special session for ‘Mompreneurs’ – female business leaders in its business incubator who are […]
Over 120 Green Businesses attend GCIC’s 2022 National Green Business Roadshow
Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) recently held two National Green Business Roadshows in the Western and Ashanti Regions. The roadshows were held under the theme of ‘GreenNovate’, with the notion of inspiring and motivating small and growing businesses to either start climate-smart innovative businesses or to deepen their operations and business strategies to […]
Canada commits $17.5 million to green entrepreneurship
The Canadian Government has announced funding support of 17.5 million Canadian dollars to Ghana’s green economy and green entrepreneurship. Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Harjit Sajjan announced this at a reception held for him at Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) in Accra. He […]
GCIC Holds Orientation for Cohort 6 Climate Entrepreneurs
Ashesi University’s Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) has organized an orientation for 19 entrepreneurs who make up Cohort 6 of GCIC’s business incubator. The new cohort also marks a new phase for GCIC with Global Affairs Canada as funders. The entrepreneurs who have been selected for the nine-month-long incubation programme are SMEs whose work and […]
GHANA CLIMATELAUNCHPAD 2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Accra, 20th August 2021. Nael Fibre Accessories, WorldTech Consult, and Modcoal, are the winners of the ClimateLaunchpad national final competition in Ghana organized by the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre. The competition is supported by the Climate-KIC International Foundation and German Development Cooperation to accelerate climate tech solutions for a net-zero Africa. The winning teams will […]
Climate Launchpad Ghana 2020 Commences
Climate Launchpad, the biggest global green business ideas competition, has opened applications for the 2020 edition in Ghana. Climate Launchpad 2020, which will be run in Ghana and 55 other countries, gives the opportunity to aspiring entrepreneurs to share their ideas and solutions to climate change and through the competition get a shot at growing […]
