This baseline study report is an assessment of gender mainstreaming in the electric mobility (e-mobility) sector in Kenya. The study first delves into gender disparities prevalent in the transport sector, analysing the barriers that women encounter in using, operating, and interacting with the transport sector in Kenya. The study then assesses the current state of the e-mobility industry in Kenya, including the leading companies and key policies, and their gender sensitivity. Finally, the study evaluates the challenges and opportunities for boosting gender mainstreaming in the sector and developing the e-mobility industry to grow the pie for all. Women’s roles and agencies in the transport sector in Kenya serve as the beginning of this assessment, setting a baseline for the nascent e-mobility industry. Women’s usage of transportation, including trip types, modal choice and time of day are analysed to find out how women and men use transport modes differently. E-mobility’s recent developments are then parsed out through the policy environment and industry landscape, with an eye on gender mainstreaming. Key e-mobility related policies are assessed for their impact both on the e-mobility sector in general and their inclusion of gender mainstreaming. Several e-mobility companies are described with an eye on their employment of women, inclusion of women operators, and other gender-sensitive attributes such as working hours and safety design.
Nottingham Trent University’s Bolsover Net Zero Innovation Programme continues to strengthen the link between academia and practice in sustainable construction. The initiative combines technical construction training with applied sustainability education, offering local authorities and industry professionals the skills to deliver low carbon design and sustainable building practices. By aligning its curriculum with whole life carbon assessment principles and life cycle thinking in construction, the programme demonstrates how universities can advance environmental sustainability in construction while ensuring participants understand embodied carbon in materials and the carbon footprint of construction projects.
Schneider Electric’s restructuring of its consultancy services marks a decisive step toward integrated net zero strategy in the built environment. The newly consolidated operation provides a full framework for clients pursuing net zero carbon buildings and sustainable building design. Its focus extends to life cycle cost analysis, whole life carbon management, and circular construction strategies. By promoting resource efficiency in construction and carbon footprint reduction through digital monitoring tools, the company reflects a shift across the sector from isolated energy upgrades to a systems-based model of decarbonising the built environment.
Mitsubishi Electric’s findings on commercial heating reveal the persistent challenges facing green construction. The continued reliance on fossil fuels across offices and industrial estates highlights the environmental impact of construction systems that fail to align with whole life carbon performance goals. The company urges rapid transition towards low carbon construction materials and energy-efficient buildings using electric heat pumps. These technologies contribute to eco-friendly construction and carbon neutral construction objectives while improving long-term building lifecycle performance and reducing embodied carbon over time.
The European Parliament’s decision to maintain the integrity of key sustainability directives reinforces transparency within sustainable construction and corporate accountability. By defending the reporting standards embedded in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, policymakers signal a commitment to sustainable material specification and environmental product declarations (EPDs). Robust reporting allows investors and developers to accurately measure the environmental impact of construction, encouraging adoption of sustainable architecture and circular economy principles across European markets.
Across the UK, construction activity remains sluggish, although selective growth areas such as community and amenity projects point to renewed interest in sustainable urban development. Analysts note that progress depends on consistent application of whole life carbon and embodied carbon methodologies alongside certification standards like BREEAM v7. The sector holds the technical capacity to deliver eco-design for buildings and low embodied carbon materials, yet financing and regulatory delays continue to threaten momentum. Securing alignment between policy, supply chains, and innovation in renewable building materials will be essential for scaling carbon neutral, net zero whole life carbon outcomes across the industry.
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