How the Private Sector is Dealing with Corruption
| The private sector needs to move beyond compliance and understand its responsibility to society through operating ethically. Joanne Yawitch, Business Day, 3 December 2020. |
In The News
More regulation in corporate reporting could boost transparency
What should corporations publicly report on their approach to, and performance on, nonfinancial issues such as opposing corruption, as well as other environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters? And should the information they provide on these matters be independently verified? David Lewis and Stephen Gelb, Business Day, 2 December 2020.
Water Stewardship is in our Hands
Through collaboration and fine-tuning existing structures in the water sector, South African can make a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic which is inclusive and green. Terry van der Walt, IOL, 17 November 2020.
Business must band together to support infrastructure development and better service delivery
Municipalities are the most basic units of government. Tasked with providing basic services and fostering development in the regions they control, they have the challenging role of mobilising their economic resources and using them to improve the lives of all citizens by providing basic services necessary for good health, well-being and human dignity. SAICA/BizCommunity, 12 November 2020.
Alex McNamara, NBI Programme Manager: Climate & Water, was interviewed on SAfmRadio about the upcoming Annual Water Stewardship Event 2020.
The event takes place virtually on Tuesday, 17th November 2020, and will explore how investments in the South African water sector can generate economic growth, employment opportunities, as well as support a post-COVID-19 green recovery. Listen to the full interview, here: Moneyweb, 9 November 2020.
Creating youth unemployment
At the Trialogue Business in Society Virtual Conference 2020, panellists Sabelo Buthelezi (Department of Higher Education & Training), Anthony Gewer (National Business Initiative), Tashmia Ismail-Saville (YES4Youth) and Kuben Nair (Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator) discussed how best to source and create solutions to South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis – from economic growth and reform to the issues regarding the alignment between demand and supply in terms of jobs and skills, and how the focus should be squarely on young people and the small business sector. Trialogue, 7 November 2020.
Great Strides Made Preparing Ground For Green Finance
In May 2020, the National Treasury released a technical paper titled “Financing a Sustainable Economy”, the aim of which was to provide an overview of the essential legislation, trends, developments, risks and opportunities for the constituent components of the SA finance sector. Gray Maguire, Business Day, 20 October 2020
5 000 Handwashing Units To Be Rolled Out In City Of Cape Town COVID-19 Hotspots
Global Handwashing Day (15 October 2020), saw the commencement of 5 000 plastic bottle handwash units being rolled out across Cape Town’s informal settlements. Made possible by the National Business Initiative (NBI) and Business for South Africa (B4SA) COVID-19 Water Working Group, in partnership with Astron Energy, local NGOs and the City of Cape Town. Business Media Mags, 15 October 2020.
Resilience, Gender and Global Climate Action
Women are disproportionately affected by climate change, just as they were and are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mail & Guardian, 9 October 2020.
DRESS REHEARSAL: The global pandemic has taught the world many lessons and highlighted that business needs to pay much more attention to the impending climate crisis
The only positive that emerged from the current COVID-19 meltdown and its ‘coronanomics’ is that it demonstrated the possibility of turning back ‘climanomics’, says Owen Skae, director of Rhodes Business School. Silke Colquhoun, JSE Magazine, October 2020.