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Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

Funding

Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

16 May 2025

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Mining

#MiningIndaba: Global Tailings Management Institute launched to make mines safer for all

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies and energy reform to dominate 2025 markets

31 Dec 2024

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates World Toilet Day with innovative sanitation in schools

Primary & Secondary Education

Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates World Toilet Day with innovative sanitation in schools

Issued by Adopt-a-School 19 Nov 2024

Leap by Provantage: Transforming sustainability across Africa

ESG

Leap by Provantage: Transforming sustainability across Africa

Issued by Provantage 8 Oct 2024

Township Retail Investment Summit 2024 set for October

Exhibitions & Events

Township Retail Investment Summit 2024 set for October

17 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

How Investec's new ESG guidebook can transform your investment strategy

29 Aug 2024

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

ESG

Here's how the Mr Price Foundation is changing lives

15 Aug 2024

Emma Montocchio, Head of Impact Investments at Decusatio

ESG & Sustainability

Impact investing vs sustainable investing: What are the key differences?

Emma Montocchio 4 Jul 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

Fishing

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

Source: Wilkinson Architectural Metals. Alex Forbes headquarters.

Finance

AlexForbes joins sustainability consulting with Alternative Prosperity Group

12 Apr 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Food Security

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

SME development and its ability to retain social licences in mining

SMEs

SME development and its ability to retain social licences in mining

Issued by Edge Growth 26 Feb 2024

Source: © 123rf Old Mutual announced that it has been awarded the African seat on the Global Steering Group for the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

Financial Services

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

Financial Services

Should financial advisors consider ESG factors when advising their clients?

Jessica Blumenthal and Talia Cullinan 13 Apr 2023

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

Sustainability

ESG investor demands in the mining sector continue to rise

Susie Davies, Jo Hewitt, Isabel Carty 8 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Businesses to increasingly integrate sustainability within company strategy

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Businesses to increasingly integrate sustainability within company strategy

Cathy Duff 10 Jan 2023

#ESGAfricaConference: ESG an opportunity for purposeful shareholder engagement

CSI & Philanthropy

#ESGAfricaConference: ESG an opportunity for purposeful shareholder engagement

Sindy Peters 1 Nov 2022

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

Mixed-Use Property

Jewel City shortlisted in 2022 UN Principles of Responsible Investment Awards

5 Oct 2022

Image source: Marina Putilova –

Corporate & Commercial Law

The role of King IV in good corporate governance

Justine Krige 1 Aug 2022

How to integrate ESG as an integral business imperative tool

Environment & Natural Resources

How to integrate ESG as an integral business imperative tool

Issued by Topco Media 10 May 2022

Boomtown relaunches Exxaro renewable energy brands

Branding

Boomtown relaunches Exxaro renewable energy brands

Issued by Boomtown 9 Feb 2022

Finance

ICGN's Henry Jones resigns

20 Jan 2022

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Climate Change

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Kim Harrisberg 5 Jan 2022

Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies

Chetan Mistry 14 Dec 2021

COP26: 5 climate change factors impacting non-profit organisations

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

COP26: 5 climate change factors impacting non-profit organisations

Nazeema Mohamed 23 Nov 2021

South African company directors lag on climate awareness

Climate Change

South African company directors lag on climate awareness

Issued by Trialogue 4 Nov 2021

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Climate Change

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Dion Shango 3 Nov 2021

Pandemic and civil unrest have accelerated shift towards more responsible business

ESG & Sustainability

Pandemic and civil unrest have accelerated shift towards more responsible business

Cathy Duff, Issued by Trialogue 14 Sep 2021

GroupM South Africa supports 100% Black-owned OOH media owners with the Inclusivity Support Program - "INC"

OOH

GroupM South Africa supports 100% Black-owned OOH media owners with the Inclusivity Support Program - "INC"

Issued by GroupM 6 Sep 2021

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Markets & Investment

Why real estate investors can make a real difference to climate change

Kristina Foster 20 Aug 2021

Tax transparency and the SDG 16

Taxation & Regulation

Tax transparency and the SDG 16

Lia Labuschagne, Issued by SAICA 10 Jun 2021

How the world is warming to sustainable investing

Markets & Investment

How the world is warming to sustainable investing

24 May 2021

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

Mining

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

Paula-Anne Novotny, Jonathan Veeran, Gillian Niven & Kate Collier 10 Feb 2021

Revisions to Crisa align with growing interest in ESG investment

Markets & Investment

Revisions to Crisa align with growing interest in ESG investment

Giles White, Elodie Maume, Madelein Burger, Zelda Swanepoel & Kent Davis 21 Jan 2021

Gas won't save SA's economy

Coal, Oil & Gas

Gas won't save SA's economy

8 Dec 2020

BICS ticks all the boxes for expansion

SMEs

BICS ticks all the boxes for expansion

Issued by Edge Growth 3 Dec 2020

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

Climate Change

Meaningful action urgently needed to clean up the energy system

John Green 11 Nov 2020

2020 IPASA symposium addresses lessons learnt from Covid-19

CSI & Philanthropy

2020 IPASA symposium addresses lessons learnt from Covid-19

5 Nov 2020

Business and society need to act in solidarity for inclusive growth

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Business and society need to act in solidarity for inclusive growth

Issued by Trialogue 27 Oct 2020

Premal Ranchod, head of ESG research at Alexander Forbes Investments

Economy

South African green economic recovery blueprint

19 Oct 2020

In September, Sanlam announced that it had awarded its newly appointed CEO Paul Hanratty a package potentially worth between R161 million and R500 million. Photo: Sanlam Building, Sandton by Paul Saad (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Financial Services

Asset managers need to check excessive executive pay

Emma Schuster & Melody Kozah 28 Sep 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

FMCG

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Environment & Natural Resources

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Ashim Paun 14 Jul 2020

Tarryn Sankar, head of listed credit, Futuregrowth

Markets & Investment

Interconnectiveness sets the tone of post-Covid responsible investment

Nicci Botha 9 Jul 2020

Getty Images/Stock photo

Economy

Vultures, doves and African debt: here's a way out

Danny Bradlow 7 May 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Managing environmental, social and governance risks is growing in importance for mining companies

27 Jan 2020

Civil society groups are flagging the risk of ‘greenwashing’ by companies. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

The devil is in the detail when it comes to responsible investing

Cecile Feront & Stephanie Bertels 17 Jan 2020

Outgoing JSE CEO Nicky Newton-King in conversation with Tom Scholtz, Gartner VP analyst in a special guest keynote session at Garner Symposium 2019.

Fairness First

#GartnerSYM: Outgoing JSE CEO's tech and CSR insights for the future

Leigh Andrews 30 Sep 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Insurance & Actuarial

Pension fund members lose R800bn through bad governance

10 Sep 2019