Equity Group Holdings reported a KSh99.5 billion (US$771 million) spend on social impact and sustainability initiatives for 2025, the largest annual allocation in the Group’s history.

Through its Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion programme the bank disbursed KSh404 billion to micro, small and medium‑sized enterprises.

Local procurement accounted for 90 percent of spending, with KSh47.59 billion paid to Kenyan suppliers, linking the Group’s operations to domestic businesses.

Social protection programmes reached 5.94 million people in 2025, delivering KSh173.5 billion in cash transfers and extending credit and training to 115 refugees, of whom 772 received skills training.

Education support included 60,009 scholarships – 29,515 university scholars, 4,039 technical‑vocational students and 1,115 global scholars – plus 9,772 paid internships and 415 technology‑apprentice placements.

Equity Afya expanded its franchise to 150 outpatient centres in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, recording over 4.62 million patient visits since launch.

Environmental actions comprised KSh26 billion in climate‑aligned financing, more than 47,000 climate‑related transactions under the IFC’s Climate Adaptation Finance Initiative, distribution of 75,855 clean‑energy products and the planting of 9.1 million trees, taking the cumulative total to 44.6 million.

The Group’s sustainability framework, called the Tri‑Engine Model, integrates economic performance, social impact and environmental stewardship into strategy, governance and risk management.

Equity is preparing for the upcoming IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 sustainability disclosure standards, embedding ESG, climate and nature considerations into credit decisions and risk assessments.

Group Managing Director Dr James Mwangi said the 2025 performance shows that commercial success and sustainable development reinforce each other, enabling greater capacity to invest in people, enterprises and communities.