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Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AGRICULTURE

Award-winning exploitation: South Africa’s sustainability façade unmasked

Rural people are dispossessed and displaced by companies that collect awards for ESG credentials, corporate social investment and sector excellence

  • Brian Adams
4 min read
Communication professionals have a role to play in bridging this gap, translating the sustainable development goals into relatable narratives that resonate with people and inspire collective action. (Getty Images)
ACCOUNTABILITY

What is ESG and where does it fall short?

The challenge with environmental, social and governance investing is the lack of standardised criteria for what makes an investment sustainable, and a definition of what it entails

  • Karabo Mokgonyana
6 min read
ENVIRONMENTAL

The importance of integrated ESG processes

If ESG is to drive transformation, it must be integrated internally and externally into an organisation

  • Special Reports
3 min read
Communication professionals have a role to play in bridging this gap, translating the sustainable development goals into relatable narratives that resonate with people and inspire collective action. (Getty Images)
ENVIRONMENTAL

Integrate environmental, social and governance factors into property valuations

Individuals should comply with the legislation to avoid repercussions and to take advantage of the potential incentives of ‘green buildings’

  • Malusi Mthuli
6 min read
Lebo Madiba, founder and managing director of reputation management agency PR Powerhouse. Photo: Jeremy Glyn
AMERICAN PROFESSOR OF OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOUMEN GHOSH

Ethical business practice in demand

Millennials are actively supporting businesses with sound ESG principles, and boycotting those without

  • Lebo Madiba
5 min read
Pay up: Activists dressed as debt collectors hold cutouts of the leaders of Italy, the UK, the US, Australia and Canada during a protest in front of the IMF headquarters to ask rich nations to keep their promise to support developing countries to tackle climate change. Photo: Pedro Ugarte/AFP
COP26

Private climate funding is the next finance bubble

Evidence suggests that green lending to reduce developing countries’ CO2 emissions displays all the pathologies associated with financial manias.

  • Arvind Subramanian
5 min read