MTN Ghana has launched its 2026 Sustainability Month, calling on employees, businesses and other stakeholders to make sustainability an integral part of their everyday decisions.
The month-long initiative, launched in Accra under the theme “Together for a Sustainable Future: Small Actions, Big Impact,” represents an expansion of the company’s previous Sustainability Week programme.
According to MTN Ghana, the decision to extend the initiative is intended to create more opportunities for employees and stakeholders to engage in practical sustainability activities and translate awareness into action.
Sustainability as a business priority
Speaking at the launch, MTN Ghana Chief Executive Officer Stephen Blewett said sustainability had evolved beyond an environmental concern to become an important part of business growth, governance, innovation and long-term value creation.
He said responsible business practices were critical to maintaining competitiveness, building investor and customer confidence and strengthening organisational resilience.
Mr Blewett stressed that MTN’s growth must also contribute to the progress of Ghana by creating opportunities, strengthening communities, protecting the environment and building public trust.
“This is not charity. It is responsible growth,” he said, explaining that sustainability was central to building a business capable of creating value well into the future.
The CEO further noted that sustainability forms a key component of MTN’s Ambition 2030 strategy, particularly as environmental, social and governance considerations increasingly influence business decisions.
Focus on environmental action
Mr Blewett highlighted some of MTN Ghana’s environmental interventions, including the introduction of biodegradable SIM cards.
He disclosed that more than 4.7 million customers had received the biodegradable SIM cards, helping to prevent an estimated 10,288 kilogrammes of plastic waste from entering the environment.
He also said the company had surpassed its 2025 carbon-reduction target through Project Zero, with 3.02 megawatts of solar capacity installed to support renewable energy use across more than half of MTN’s offices, network sites and data centres.
Mr Blewett said such measures demonstrate how seemingly small decisions, when implemented on a large scale, can produce significant environmental benefits.
Employees to participate in sustainability activities
MTN Ghana’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, Adwoa Wiafe, said moving from a one-week programme to a month-long observance would allow the company to engage more employees and deepen their understanding of sustainability.
She said activities planned for the month include lunch-and-learn sessions, visits to recycling plants, tree-planting exercises and sustainability discussions across various departments.
The programme is expected to encourage employees to incorporate sustainability considerations into their daily work and decision-making.
The 2026 initiative comes as MTN Ghana marks its 30th anniversary, with the company positioning sustainability, responsible business and shared value creation as important priorities for its next phase of growth.
The company says the goal is ultimately to move sustainability from a corporate initiative to an everyday culture in which small actions collectively produce a bigger impact.
