Investor power for a fairer South Africa
We use research, engagement, advocacy and activism to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.
Our work focuses on three key ESG issues:
21 January 2021
This article, by Tracey Davies, was first published in the Financial Mail on 21 January 2021.
Institutions such as the International Labour Organisation and the World Bank warn of the outsize impact Covid-19 has had on women.
Women make up 39% of employed people globally but are estimated to account for 54% of job losses. They are more likely to work in hard-hit industries such as... continued
17 December 2020
This article, by Tracey Davies, was first published in the Financial Mail on 17 December 2020.
Have you ever been at a hospital smoking area and been shocked to see a patient in a wheelchair, hooked up to drips and an oxygen machine, puffing away at a cigarette?
In the context of climate change, that patient is the planet — and our banks are lighting the cigarette.
Saturday December 12... continued
10 December 2020
Standard Bank today released its Fossil Fuels Financing Policy. The policy does not include any ambitious fossil fuel financing exclusions. Standard Bank makes a number of contradictory statements and inaccurate comments about the need for fossil fuel development in Africa.
Standard Bank states that it “supports the goals of the Paris... continued
26 November 2020
TRACEY DAVIES: Breaking the grip of the boys’ club
Financial Mail
21 January 2021
Zooming in on the Companies Amendment Bill
The POWER Business Show
11 January 2021
Dennis Davis calls for lifestyles audits of wealthy people
The John Perlman Show
11 January 2021
Investment Insight: Gas is not the answer to improving SA’s economy
Independent Online
31 December 2020
2020 — the year shareholders voted against high executive pay
Business Day
17 December 2020
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Responsible investment means making investment decisions with a focus not simply on short-term financial gain, but on long-term value creation. It involves an investment approach that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into financial analysis and decision-making: i.e., it is premised on the belief that the concept of “value” in the investment system must extend beyond financial returns, to encompass the impacts of a company’s operations on the environment within which it operates and the people who work for it and who are affected by it.
Shareholder activism refers to the ways in which shareholders in a company can exercise their rights as partial owners of that company to influence management to behave in a particular way. The steps taken can range from engaging with management in private, to the use of shareholder resolutions and litigation to force changes in company behaviour.