Sustainable funds bloodied – but not beaten
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Being polite to AI costs ‘tens of millions of dollars’ – never mind the climate costs. Is it worth it?…
Motsepe’s ARC accused of ‘despicable’ bid to mine national park
A lengthy fight between the WWF and African Rainbow Capital has taken a new twist over a brazen attempt to mine inside the West Coast…
Elliott makes a mint as Big Oil wrestles with identity crisis
Critics who argued the commitment of energy giants to renewables was greenwashing will feel vindicated by their haste in pivoting back to oil…
Why fund managers need to become more active
If active managers don’t challenge weak boards, governance will keep going downhill…
Drill, baby, drill gets drilled
Oil prices are crashing, Trump’s trade war is rattling markets, and his oil backers are fuming. But for renewables, the tide is turning…
Cool reception for G20 climate plea
South Africa is lobbying for stronger climate financing commitments. It’s a hard sell in the face of Donald Trump’s hostility to environmental concerns…
Big payday from social projects, says Sanlam
Capital from pension funds could be deployed into far more impact projects without compromising investment performance…
New King code bets big on sustainability, despite Trump U-turn
The King committee has doubled down on sustainability, given the risk ESG concerns pose to business…
Budget red light over green power
Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech looked like a leap forward for renewable energy. But take a deeper dive, and it’s less convincing…
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