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Source: Reuters.

Finance

African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Marketing & Media

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Issued by Topco Media 27 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the future of the global wine industry in 2024

Agriculture

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the future of the global wine industry in 2024

Rico Basson 24 Jan 2024

Alison Mellon, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Banking and Finance, and Thomas Erskine, Candidate Legal Practitioner, Bowmans

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Legal insight into banking and finance for 2024

Alison Mellon and Thomas Erskine 9 Jan 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

Finance

Old Mutual leads the charge against climate change in Africa

18 Dec 2023

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

ESG & Sustainability

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate-related risks and disclosures - draft guidance notes for banks, insurers published

Garyn Rapson, Kent Davis, Paula-Ann Novotny & Dalit Anstey 18 Aug 2023

Leveraging technology and innovation to address climate change risks

ESG & Sustainability

Leveraging technology and innovation to address climate change risks

Gregor Pecnik, Issued by ESG Africa Conference 20 Jul 2023

Protecting Paradise

ESG & Sustainability

Protecting Paradise

Issued by Irvine Partners 15 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Santam's chief executive officer,Tavaziva Madzinga.

Finance

Santam pays out biggest natural-catastrophe claim in its history

3 Mar 2023

Agriculture

Here's how the insurance industry safeguards South Africa's food supply

Daniel Stevens 11 Apr 2023

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

ICT

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

Ria Pinto 12 Jan 2023

Darryl Bernstein, Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice at Baker McKenzie

Legal

#BizTrends2023: Trends in dispute resolution - ESG compliance and risk management in Africa

Darryl Bernstein 9 Jan 2023

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Issued by FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

Risks that could impact retail in 2023

Retail

Risks that could impact retail in 2023

Sanet Yelland 6 Dec 2022

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

ESG & Sustainability

How the insurance industry can mitigate SA's climate-related losses and boost economic resilience

Thabiso Rulashe 23 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

10 Nov 2022

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

Energy & Mining

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

10 Nov 2022

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

ESG & Sustainability

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Energy & Mining

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Agriculture

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Jorisna Bonthuys 19 May 2022

Introducing a pragmatic guide to climate risk for business leaders

ESG & Sustainability

Introducing a pragmatic guide to climate risk for business leaders

Issued by Trialogue 8 Mar 2022

SONA expected to prioritise climate change. Why businesses need to follow suit

ESG & Sustainability

SONA expected to prioritise climate change. Why businesses need to follow suit

10 Feb 2022

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

ESG & Sustainability

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

Georgia Savvidou and Christopher Trisos 25 Oct 2021

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

ESG & Sustainability

Futuristic computer game hopes to be tonic for climate change anxiety

Kim Harrisberg 11 May 2021

Youth activists urge bigger say in decision making for climate-hit Africans

ESG & Sustainability

Youth activists urge bigger say in decision making for climate-hit Africans

Amber Milne 10 May 2021

Energy & Mining

Research exposes negative economic impact of offshore drilling

26 Apr 2021

Uganda, Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

Energy & Mining

Uganda, Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

14 Apr 2021

New analysis shows major cities on track to meet 1.5°C target of Paris Agreement

ESG & Sustainability

New analysis shows major cities on track to meet 1.5°C target of Paris Agreement

22 Dec 2020

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

Finance

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

9 Oct 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

ESG & Sustainability

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Finance

#BizFinFocus: Time for central banks to face climate change

19 Feb 2020

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Agriculture

Agricultural diversification driving economic growth in KZN

Dawie Maree 9 Oct 2019

Agriculture

Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed, conference hears

5 Sep 2019

New climate change report underscores the need to manage land for the short and long term

ESG & Sustainability

New climate change report underscores the need to manage land for the short and long term

Chris E. Forest 13 Aug 2019

Smarter mobility may be the answer to curbing SA's carbon emissions

Automotive

Smarter mobility may be the answer to curbing SA's carbon emissions

Ben Pullen 18 Jul 2019

How Kenya's pastoralists are coping with changes in weather patterns

Agriculture

How Kenya's pastoralists are coping with changes in weather patterns

Michael Okoti 2 May 2019

Adding climate change to curriculum is a top priority for global business schools, faculty survey finds

ESG & Sustainability

Adding climate change to curriculum is a top priority for global business schools, faculty survey finds

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 3 Apr 2019

Green Book readies municipalities for climate change

ESG & Sustainability

Green Book readies municipalities for climate change

12 Mar 2019

Improving African research capacity a key ingredient for sustainable development

ESG & Sustainability

Improving African research capacity a key ingredient for sustainable development

21 Feb 2019

How will the Carbon Tax affect mobility in South Africa?

Automotive

How will the Carbon Tax affect mobility in South Africa?

Songo Didiza 21 Jan 2019

Rice fields in Madagascar. There is a project in the country to increase climate resilience in the rice sector. Shutterstock

Agriculture

The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein 15 Oct 2018

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Agriculture

Nigeria, 29 others to be insured for drought, food, cyclone

Favour Nnabugwu 25 Jun 2018

ESG & Sustainability

How African-city residents are responding to climate change

Alice McClure and Gina Ziervogel 25 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Agriculture

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

How collaboration can help grow and transform agriculture in Africa

Daniel Rodriguez, John Dixon & Mulugetta Mekuria 17 May 2018

Climate change risk is real and here to stay

Finance

Climate change risk is real and here to stay

25 Apr 2018

Hydropower plays a massive role electrifying many countries. Photo: Shutterstock

Energy & Mining

New dams in Africa could add risk to power supplies down the line

Declan Conway 15 Jan 2018