Core Team

Achieng Ojwang: Senior Research Fellow

Achieng Ojwang is a Programme Manager responsible for sustainability thought leadership and advocacy at the National Business Initiative (NBI).

She holds a Doctorate degree (2008) in development studies from Radboud University in the Netherlands and a Master of Arts (1999) in Sociology from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Her focus areas are: corporate governance, corporate sustainability strategies and integrated reporting. She manages the United Nations Global Compact Network in South Africa and the local partnership with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. One current project under her leadership is a business-led Anti-Corruption Collective Action Project, a national initiative that brings key actors together in seeking practical anti-corruption solutions.

She was previously the Strategy Manager at the NBI. Her interests cover the wide spectrum of sustainability issues including the business role in climate change, water, energy, human rights and anti-corruption.