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:
1 March 2021
With a final investment decision nearing, African and international organisations warn banks against joining $2.5 billion loan for a “manifestly irresponsible” project
Today 263 community and not-for-profit organisations from around the world, including Just Share and 12 other South African organisations, urged the... continued
11 February 2021
This article, by Tracey Davies, was first published in the Financial Mail on 11 February 2021.
The launch last week of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity was a quietly significant moment for the planet.
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, a Cambridge economist, was commissioned in 2019 by the UK treasury to write the review: the first time any national finance ministry has... continued
10 February 2021
Just Share’s Board of Directors welcomes the important High Court judgement handed down yesterday in relation to the SLAPP suit (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) brought by Australian mining company Mineral Commodities Ltd (MRC), against six South African environmental justice and community... continued
5 February 2021
In the past six months, Just Share has made submissions in four public consultation processes relevant to our goal of using responsible investment as a catalyst to drive urgent climate action and reduce inequality:
Hawks ‘don’t have the budget’ for Steinhoff probe
Financial Mail
4 March 2021
Banks urged to steer clear of East Africa oil pipeline financing
City Press
2 March 2021
NGOs ask banks not to finance East African oil pipeline
MSN
2 March 2021
Standard Bank targeted in appeal to avoid financing oil pipeline in East Africa
DispatchLIVE
2 March 2021
Standard Bank targeted in appeal to avoid financing oil pipeline in East Africa
Business Day
1 March 2021
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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.