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ESG funds face global outflows as Trump’s anti-sustainability agenda spreads. But reports of their death are premature – especially in South Africa…
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Cool reception for G20 climate plea
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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…
Adapt or die: Climate wave hits South African businesses
As the steel sector shows, there’s a cost to going green – but not doing so could be fatal. South African businesses must adapt…
How Sasol went rogue on its climate ‘plans’
Has Sasol gone rogue? And more importantly, do its major shareholders even care? On Friday, the petrochemical giant endured another tense AGM – though,…
Prince William charms Cape Town, but South African funders still cool on climate
There’s no arguing that the fourth annual Earthshot Prize awards, the pet project of British royal Prince William held in Cape Town this week, was…
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