Investor power for a fairer South Africa
We use advocacy, engagement and activism to drive good corporate citizenship by South African-listed companies and institutional investors.
Our work focuses on three key ESG issues:
26 November 2020
18 November 2020
Civil society groups issue new finance risk briefing
French oil company Total is aiming to ensure the much-delayed Final Investment Decision on the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a 1,445km pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania, is signed before the end of this year. If completed, it will... continued
17 November 2020
Just Share has prepared a briefing on remuneration at Sasol Limited, in advance of the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on 20 November.
The briefing sets out Just Share’s planned voting at the AGM, and the rationale behind our voting decisions.
10 November 2020
Just Share, supported by shareholder activist organisations ShareAction (UK), Majority Action (USA), Follow This (Netherlands) and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) (Australia), has written to Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) the world’s largest investor engagement initiative,... continued
Remuneration is the focal point of FirstRand AGM
Moneyweb
3 December 2020
Companies want to give execs Covid retention bonuses
702 Radio
2 December 2020
Sasol reveals ‘game-changer’ transformation plan
Business Day
2 December 2020
Rejection of executive pay at Woolworths and Sasol a sign of growing shareholder unease
Fin24
30 November 2020
How fighting for a better world has given Tracey Davies purpose
Business Day
30 November 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.