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Investing in nature: Time for financiers to act Governments cannot close the biodiversity financing gap alone. The private sector – asset managers, insurers and banks – must lead… by Thabang Selota October 7, 2025 Energy & ESG·Opinion
Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics The Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended activities in August. Why did such initiatives rise and then fall?… David D LevyRami Kaplan October 7, 2025 Analysis·Energy & ESG
Climate groups lambaste Teke’s plea for coal funding With banks under pressure not to lend to coal producers, a lobby group is asking for a rethink. Civil society groups are having none… by Rob Rose September 23, 2025 Energy & ESG
Retailers and the myth of the ‘independent’ director Dis-Chem, Mr Price and TFG may not have performed exceptionally in the AGM stakes – but that doesn’t mean their events weren’t worth attending… by Ann Crotty September 23, 2025 Energy & ESG
Honey pot: Betting on bees to revive South Africa’s economy A new company is rethinking what bees and technology can mean for people left behind by traditional economies. For some, it’s a financial lifeline… by Sarah Buitendach September 23, 2025 Energy & ESG 1
Shoprite CEO: Wage talk too ‘emotional’ The Shoprite CEO’s dismissal of the debate around its minimum wage as ‘emotional’ has drawn the ire of critics… by Rob Rose September 12, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance 11
Inside Altvest’s mega $210m bitcoin gamble JSE-listed minnow Altvest has taken a radical left turn, looking to raise $210m and turn itself into a bitcoin treasury play… by Giulietta Talevi September 9, 2025 Energy & ESG·Investing & Finance 2
Banks top AGM rankings, but ArcelorMittal languishes Finance firms came out tops in Just Share’s AGM survey. But struggling ArcelorMittal, coal company Thungela and Nutun did the worst… by Rob Rose September 9, 2025 Energy & ESG
South Africa’s small-scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal – why it’s not fair Indigenous communities who hold traditional knowledge about rooibos have yet to benefit meaningfully from an access and benefit-sharing agreement… Rachel WynbergJune Bam-HutchisonSarah Ives September 9, 2025 Energy & ESG
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