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.

26 August 2025
South African civil society calls for a more ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution for people, planet, and future generations
Civil society organisations are calling for major revisions to strengthen ambition, coherence, and accountability in the country’s climate commitments

13 August 2025
JSE Top 40 wage gap disclosure lags without full Companies Amendment Act implementation
With the remuneration disclosure provisions of the Companies Amendment Act still inoperative, wage gap transparency by the country’s largest listed companies is fragmented and inconsistent



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Only 5% of directors on JSE Top 40 boards have sustainability-related qualifications


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Standard Bank Limited: Non-compliance with 2022 Climate Change Shareholder Resolution

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The Obstruction Playbook: How corporate lobbying threatens South Africa’s Just Transition



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Only 5% of directors on JSE Top 40 boards have sustainability-related qualifications


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Standard Bank Limited: Non-compliance with 2022 Climate Change Shareholder Resolution
