NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Equity Group Holdings invested Sh99.5 billion in social impact and sustainability programmes in 2025, its latest sustainability report shows.
The report released on Thursday shows that the group disbursed Sh404 billion to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), trained 962,924 entrepreneurs and supported 60,009 scholarships during the year.
It also facilitated 9,772 paid internships and reached 5.94 million people through social protection programmes, which included cash transfers worth Sh173.5 billion.
On climate action, Equity deployed more than Sh26 billion in sustainable finance and recorded over 47,000 climate-related transactions. It also distributed 75,855 clean-energy products and planted 9.1 million trees in 2025, bringing its cumulative tree-planting total to 44.6 million.
The report also shows that Equity Afya operated 150 medical centres in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, recording more than 4.6 million patient visits.
The group said it had extended financial support to refugees, with 115 receiving loans worth Sh57.9 million, while 772 underwent training.
Equity Group Managing Director James Mwangi said the investments were aimed at supporting businesses, households and communities while addressing environmental challenges.
The group also supported 622,525 smallholder farmers through agricultural financing, training and links to markets.
Its workforce grew to 13,370 employees in 2025, while staff received a total of 989,152 hours of training, up from an average of 45 hours per employee in 2024 to 74 hours.
