One of the biggest challenges facing our business today is how to create sustainable growth and at the same time leave no one behind in our growth story. This is why we adopted nine out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help guide our company into the next phase of its growth.

The SDGs are humanity’s shared vision of the actions that we need to take to create growth for everyone to benefit, and thus form a social contract between the world’s leaders and our people. Gray Oak Global Consulting was the first Advisory Firm in East Africa to integrate sustainability deep into the core of our every business decision. We are using the SDGs to transform and boost the success of our business and enhance our Transforming Lives agenda.

Our Commitment

1. We will leverage our products and services to meet the needs of our customers, from connectivity to value added services such as health or education, and in so doing we will contribute to the advancement of the SDGs.

2. We will deliver top in class Labour and finance practices within Gray Oak Global Consulting and in our broader ecosystem in order to promote solid and resilient growth.

3. We will drive the implementation of the SDGs within Gray Oak Global Consulting. We will empower the business to fully understand, embrace and deliver on this agenda and ensure Gray Oak remains a global leader in this area. We shall also inspire and mobilize the broader business community in East Africa to adopt this mission.

4. The Sustainable Development Goals constitute an integral component of our transforming lives agenda. We will develop business strategies that deliver connectivity and drive innovation to meet the needs of our country and build the future that we want.

5. We will manage our business responsibly and fight corruption in all its forms and shapes to ensure we have strong foundation for our business and society to thrive.

6. We are committed to fostering an empowered workforce within our ecosystem to realize the development of our nation.

7. We will work with all Divisions in the business to track our progress in implementation of the SDGs, and to advance this agenda together.

8. We will represent the voice of the customer and understand their needs, enhance their experience, and respond to the needs of our economy and our society.

9. We will drive innovation and financial inclusion by developing products and services that will transform lives and spur economic growth.

10. We will deliver best in class Advisory Value and leverage our technologies to improve the quality of life of and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.