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Ghanaian conglomerate Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) is using the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, to promote its integrated waste management model and explore partnerships to expand its environmental operations across Africa.
The conference, which opened on November 9 and is expected to end on November 20, 2026, has brought together world leaders, policymakers, climate experts, investors and private sector institutions to discuss climate action and sustainable development.
Jospong’s delegation is led by its Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, alongside senior executives from its subsidiaries, including Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP), Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) and Asian African Consortium (AAC).
At the centre of the Group’s engagement is the promotion of integrated waste management as an alternative to conventional waste disposal, particularly in rapidly urbanising African cities.
IRECOP model takes centre stage
The Group is showcasing its Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP), a facility designed to process municipal solid waste through sorting, material recovery, recycling and compost production.
The model is intended to reduce the volume of waste sent to landfills while recovering materials that can be reused and converting organic waste into compost for agricultural purposes.
Jospong says the approach could help address sanitation challenges, create employment opportunities, attract private investment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with poorly managed waste.
The Group is engaging governments, municipal authorities, development institutions and investors on opportunities to adopt similar integrated waste management systems in other African countries.
Jospong eyes expansion across Africa
The COP31 engagement comes as Jospong pursues plans to extend its waste management operations and environmental services beyond Ghana.
The Group’s expansion ambitions cover nearly 30 African countries, with engagements and interests in markets including Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, Liberia, Guinea, The Gambia and Togo.
It hopes to use the conference to build relationships with potential partners and investors interested in developing waste recovery and recycling infrastructure.
For African countries facing increasing urban populations, inadequate waste management infrastructure and unemployment, the Group is presenting its model as one possible approach to addressing environmental and economic challenges.
From climate discussions to investment opportunities
Beyond showcasing its facilities, Jospong is seeking to translate its participation in COP31 into commercial partnerships and investment opportunities.
The Group is holding engagements with government delegations, investors and development partners to explore opportunities for deploying integrated waste management infrastructure across Africa and other markets.
Its participation also builds on previous engagements at international climate conferences.
At COP28 in Dubai in 2023, representatives of Jospong, led by Dr Agyepong, engaged with Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), represented by Ambassador Felix Wertli, over an arrangement reportedly involving €20 million in authorisation relating to internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) from the Group’s integrated recycling and composting facilities.
The arrangement was linked to international carbon market cooperation, although its precise financial terms, authorisation status and any resulting carbon-credit transactions require separate clarification.
As COP31 continues, the focus will be on whether Jospong can convert its engagements into concrete investment commitments, partnerships and projects that support the expansion of waste management infrastructure.
The Group says its participation is aimed at promoting African-developed solutions and positioning its environmental services for opportunities beyond Ghana.
Source: Bolgafmonline.com| 102.7 MHz| Francis Atayure Abirigo| COP31
