Equity Group invested a record KSh99.5 billion (US$771 million) in social impact and sustainability initiatives in 2025, while disbursing KSh404 billion to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across its regional operations.
According to its 2025 Sustainability Report, the Group also channelled more than KSh26 billion into sustainable and climate-aligned finance, recording over 47,000 climate-related transactions under the IFC Climate Adaptation Finance Initiative.
Local suppliers received KSh47.59 billion, representing 90% of the Group’s procurement spending. Its social protection programmes reached 5.94 million people, with KSh173.5 billion distributed through cash transfers. Equity also extended KSh57.9 million in loans to 115 refugees and provided training to another 772.
Group Chief Executive Officer James Mwangi said commercial success and sustainable development were mutually reinforcing drivers of long-term prosperity.
The report also recorded 60,009 scholarships and 9,772 paid internships during the year. Through its foundation, Equity cumulatively trained 962,924 MSMEs in entrepreneurship and 2.49 million women and young people in financial education.
Its agricultural programmes reached 622,525 small and medium-sized farmers, while Equity Afya expanded its network to 150 outpatient centres across Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The healthcare network recorded more than 4.62 million cumulative patient visits.
Environmental initiatives included planting 9.1 million trees in 2025, bringing the Group’s cumulative total to 44.6 million against a target of 35 million.
German Ambassador Sebastian Groth said development cooperation should use public funds to mobilise private capital, with the private sector providing the scale needed to expand impact.
Equity Group’s workforce grew to 13,370 employees, while average annual training hours per employee increased to 74, up from 45 in 2024.
