Managers of Wealth Africa

Get Ready for ESG on a Global Scale

3 things auditors, businesses, and regulators need to consider when it comes to sustainability reporting.

Beyond COVID-19: Towards a Net Zero World

Dilhan Pillay shared his thoughts with members of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) ahead of the national association of company directors' annual conference.

Mozambican Startups Exhibit Green Business Ideas to Solve Environmental Problems

The projects fall under the categories of adaptation and resilience, circular economy, clean energy, food systems, sustainable mobility and urban solutions.

Ninety One: SA could get shut out of capital markets

South Africa faces pressure to cut carbon emissions, as it is the world’s twelfth-highest emitter.

Old Mutual Zimbabwe sets sights on solar projects to light up thousands of homes

In the Old Mutual Anchors Magazine (11th issue, 2021), OMZim said said it will continue to recognise and support sectors such as sustainable energy, agriculture, and other green climate projects.

Impact investing is sculpting a new and inclusive Africa

Critical Conversations session highlights the power of investors to determine how their capital can be used beneficially

Stonehage Fleming launches sustainable equity fund in SA

The fund will replicate the equity component of the firm’s Global Sustainable Investment Portfolio.

Women will be the Driving Force of Africa's Energy Future, and African Energy Week in Cape Town will Emphasize this

AEW 2021 considers women to be the key drivers of Africa’s energy revolution and should, therefore, comprise notable participants in the workforce.

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC

The Working Group I report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which will be completed in 2022.

Objectway Commits for the Highest Good of All: A Sustainability Statement

One of the green issues currently having a major impact on society is indeed plastic

Unstoppable ESG momentum puts investment manager reporting in the spotlight

The figures tell a dual story. First, of impressive growth. Investor demand, emerging regulatory disclosure requirements, and the launch and reclassification of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds have fuelled a surge in ESG-focused asset all

What’s Next for ESG?

During the past five years, the investment decisions and priorities of managers and advisors over the wealth and investment industry have evolved significantly.

South Africa says $750bn a year needed for climate goals

The goal is significantly higher than the $100 billion per year that was set for 2020,

Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change

Ahead of a key UN summit, the idea of ‘natural capital’ is gaining ground as a tool to avert environmental catastrophe

Sustainable investments account for more than a third of global assets

The report also includes money invested using a process that assesses the risk and return impact of issues, such as climate change, even if the strategy's mandate does not have a formal, explicit sustainability focus, so-called 'ESG integration&

Africa’s best bank for sustainable finance 2021: Nedbank

By 2050, all its lending and investment will support a net-zero carbon economy.

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa reports record number of transactions in 2020, secures $90 million in new funding

The Fund responded swiftly to the onset of the pandemic by launching its COVID-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform to extend recovery capital to energy access businesses.

MDBs’ climate finance rose to $66 billion in 2020, joint report shows

Multilateral development banks enhance cooperation on reporting climate finance

Standard Chartered Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Benchmarking Tool

The issues exposed by COVID-19 have prompted companies to rethink their supply chains, as the world looks to build back a more sustainable global economy.

Path to Net Zero Riddled with Potential Pitfalls

This is the first in a series of thought leadership pieces on net zero that S&P Global is releasing in conjunction with Earth Day.