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Improving efficiency, reducing waste and emissions, strengthening supply-chain transparency and shifting finance away from harmful activities can all reduce risk while protecting ecosystems.  (File Photo)

Every business depends on nature and most are helping destroy it, landmark report warns

Biodiversity loss has become a systemic risk to the global economy, as businesses continue to profit from nature while failing to pay for the damage

Certification and social investment awards hide the harms that farmworkers suffer. Photo: File

Ecosystem of injustice: The hidden system that keeps rural South Africa unequal

Behind the facade of certification and social investment, inequality stems from an arrangement designed to protect corporate profits and maintain elite land ownership

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

NJMPF is teaching its members about the importance of financial prudence and retirement planning

Pension Fund of the Year – KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds (NJPMF)

Serving even the remotest parts of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Joint Municipal Pension/Provident Funds go beyond financial management, addressing crucial societal issues like…

IRFA Executive Committee member and Past President Professor Enos Ngutshane handing over winning trophy to ISASA’s Principal Officer Leslie Primo

Industry body recognises best practices in the retirement sector

The awarding of trophies and certificates for acknowledged best practices in the sector is always a much anticipated event at IRFA’S annual conference

Mike Adsetts, Momentum Multi-manager

Necessary but not sufficient: turning SA into a building site

That South Africa (SA) needs infrastructure and economic growth is no secret, the trick really is how to bolster both these critical needs

Gyongyi King, is the Chief Investment Officer at Alexforbes

The future fitting of asset allocation

The pressures and challenges brought about by evolving markets, changing regulations and the introduction of innovative solutions have greatly shifted the agility and…

James Corkin, Steyn Capital Management

The coming bull market in Emerging Markets and how to capitalize on it

In the years ahead, Emerging Market economic growth, buoyed by healthier demographics and rising per capita GDP, will continue to outstrip developed markets

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Building a socially secure future for miners: How MWPF ensures stability for its members

Ensuring a socially secure future for these miners is not just a financial imperative but a social responsibility that organisations like the Mineworkers Provident Fund (MWPF)

IRFA’s Executive Officer Wayne Hiller Van Rensburg issues a strong invitation to the African retirement sector

Better together extends beyond the conference theme

The Institute of Retirement Funds Africa has adopted a new corporate identity based on the team collective for the benefit of all

Luzuko Nomjana, Portfolio Manager of the Clean
Energy Fund

Shaping tomorrow – the vital role of infrastructure in your portfolio

Infrastructure and clean energy investments offer a unique opportunity for retirement funds to achieve stable, long-term returns while contributing to South Africa’s…

Unathi Loos, M&G Investments Portfolio Manager

Driving social responsibility in the mining industry

In South Africa, mining has been under pressure, with some of the challenges faced to increase volumes or mining output being structural in nature

Data wizard Mark Nasila will talk about the African AI renaissance.

Plans announced for Singularity Summit 2024

The summit will take place in collaboration with Old Mutual on 21 & 22 October

2024 Africa Shared Value and ESG Summit announced

The collaboration will help to foster economic transformation in Africa

SAB in partnership with ESG Africa events announce the judges of the Beyond Awards

This sustainability platform shines a spotlight on those who have made an impact through their ESG efforts

The importance of integrated ESG processes

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

A digital screen sits on a conference center wall on the opening day of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. With many miners battling to stay afloat, fewer are willing to shell out 1,140 pounds ($1,641) for the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in South Africa and business-class airfare. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mining Indaba: Africa sits in prime seat to benefit from minerals for renewable energies

The continent is rich in metals for the energy transition such as cobalt, copper, nickel, graphite, graphite vanadium and platinum group metals

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.
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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’

Abuse: Miners move bags of cobalt at Congo Dongfang Mining’s Kasulo mine. Two-thirds of the world supply of cobalt is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where men, women and children work.

African countries must put their houses in order to attract mining investment

The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and…

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

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.