Nairobi, May 10 -- Kenya's development conversation is increasingly defined by ambition. References to becoming "the next Singapore" have become common, reflecting a national desire for industrial growth, efficiency, and first-world status.

Frameworks such as Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda all point to a country determined to accelerate economic growth and expand opportunity.

Yet beneath this ambition lies a critical question: what kind of growth are we pursuing, and at what cost?

For many years, sustainability in corporate Kenya was largely treated as corporate social responsibility (CSR).

It was often reduced to tree-planting exercises, donations, or occasional community projects designed more for visib...