ESG and Sustainable Finance for Development

Mumbi Wachira is an Associate Director of Doctoral Academy, Vice Chair PRME Chapter Africa and faculty member at Strathmore University Business School (SBS) and Director of the Doctoral Academy at Strathmore University. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Commerce at Strathmore and her PhD from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (2019). Her teaching and research focus on ESG Reporting, Sustainable Finance, Managerial Accounting, and Corporate Fraud. Dr. Wachira leads SBS’s Sustainability Leadership Programmes and consults on embedding sustainability in business models. She is a member of the Kenya Banker’s Association Sustainable Finance working group, advising on climate risk reporting and governance for Kenyan banks. She also serves on the ESG Exchange Technical Committee, guiding ESG disclosures in South Africa’s corporate governance. Dr. Wachira is Vice Chair of the UN Principles of Responsible Management Education (UN-PRME) Chapter Africa and a member of the Shared Value Africa Initiative Council of 8. She also contributes to the B Academics Global Engagement Committee, representing Africa.