Tag: environmental

ESG – Taking a ‘beyond compliance’ approach. What it means and why it matters

ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) has evolved from decades of focus on sustainable development and is increasingly becoming a critical business imperative.

ESG – Taking a purpose driven approach to creating value and impact in Africa

“ESG” stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. ESG has become a ‘buzzword’ (or, better put, another three-letter acronym) in the corporate world.

Bank of America: Food security — where environmental and social collide

• Environmental meets social: food security is becoming an ESG issue given current geopolitics and climate change risks.
• Food insecurity hurts EMs most, but also hits retail, beverages, hospitality, etc. Telecoms & media may see wage inflation.
• Over 2bn people face food insecurity, yet 1/3 of food produced is wasted. We look at recipes for change from now to 2050.

Building resilience is key to managing climate change risks

Recent years have seen a step-change in how business understands climate change; more than just an environmental concern, climate change has now become an existential threat.

SRK Consulting

More than 45 years of experience underpin SRK Consulting’s contribution to sustainable engineering across a range of sectors – equipping the company to develop and apply integrated, long-term solutions that respect future generations.

Faithful to Nature becomes first major retailer to offer carbon-neutral delivery

When it comes to future projections of the state of our environment, the statistics are scary. If serious action is not taken, air pollution is set to become the world’s top environmental cause of premature mortality by 2050, while global greenhouse gas emissions are projected to increase by 50%.

Webinar 29 July: Environmental, Social and Governance and Asset Management

Webinar broadcast: Thursday, 29 July 2021

03h30 GMT | 04h30 London | 05h30 Amsterdam | 05h30 Johannesburg | 09h00 New Delhi | 11h30 Singapore | 13h30 Melbourne

Emira attracts R805m in sustainability-linked debt financing

Emira Property Fund (JSE: EMI) has raised R805m of innovative sustainability-linked debt with reduced margins for achieving pre-set environmental sustainability targets.

FedEx Express Donates To Environmental NGOs Chosen By Team Members

Solar Sisters and United Way Mumbai to each receive $50,000 donations as part of the FedEx Priority Earth Grant Day Program.

WITTEDRIFT FARM AWARDED WORLD-RENOWNED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATIONS

Boschrivier Farm uses sustainable agriculture methods to earn Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW certification for its pasture-raised pigs and laying hens