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.
Corporate boards must be clear-eyed, credible, competent and conflict-free
On 18 October, ten-and-a-half months after Sasol Limited announced that Andreas Schierenback would join its board on 1 January as a non-executive director, the company announced his resignation. Sasol explained that, not only...
