We are a non-profit shareholder activism organisation using responsible investment and sustainable finance to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.
We are a non-profit shareholder activism organisation using responsible investment and sustainable finance to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.

We believe that the financial sector has the power to contribute to a more just, inclusive and sustainable economy.

Combating climate change and transforming our energy system are key to tackling unacceptable and unsustainable levels of inequality.

Inequality in South Africa has for decades been the subject of extensive research and analysis, but dominant narratives in the public domain are often still based on misconceptions about the drivers of inequality.

Evidence demonstrates that labour market inequality (i.e. wage gaps) is overwhelmingly the largest contributor to income inequality in the country. Listed companies must end their resistance to wage gap disclosure and take responsibility for the role they have played in maintaining SA’s position as one of the most unequal countries on earth.

MISSING: The voice of black youth in climate discourse

The changing climate means increased levels of uncertainty and instability for everyone’s future, and in South Africa it is young, black Africans who are amongst the most vulnerable to the climate crisis. The...

More eyes than ever will be on SPAR’s AGM

This article was first published in the Business Day on 10 February 2023. SPAR Group’s upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) will be closely watched by an unusually wide array of stakeholders. Those with...

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