Just Share

17 January 2022

Opportunity to join Just Share’s board of directors

Applications close: 31 January 2022

Just Share is a non-profit shareholder activism organisation, and the only organisation in South Africa dedicated to using responsible investment and sustainable finance as mechanisms to advance social and environmental justice.

We believe that responsible investment is necessary to create a just, inclusive and sustainable... continued

15 December 2021

Non-executive director recruitment, AGM Roundup 3, & happy holidays!

AGM Roundup

Just Share has attended, and asked questions at, the following virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) since 15 November 2021 (and since our AGM Roundup 2):

1. Sasol Limited, 19 November
2. Woolworths Holdings Limited, 24 November
3. FirstRand Limited, 1 December

At these AGMs, we asked a total of 13 questions relating to inequality (wage gaps and... continued

14 December 2021

South African Asset Manager Climate Risk Survey – key findings

Just Share has published a report on the findings of our 2021 South African Asset Manager Climate Risk Survey. The report covers 31 of the country’s largest and/or most prominent asset managers, using both their direct responses to survey questions and publicly available data to assess their approach to climate risk.

For the first time in South Africa,... continued

9 December 2021

Shell – the devil and the deep blue sea

This article was first published in the Financial Mail on 9 December 2021.

On December 2, activists and citizens in the UK celebrated the announcement that Shell has pulled out of the Cambo oilfield project near the Shetland Islands. At the same time, activists and citizens in SA awaited judgment in an urgent interdict application brought by environmental groups to prevent... continued