Why is good Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) in fragile African jurisdictions important? GGA Executive Director SADC, Chris Maroleng, is interviewed on this question by Sheila Khama, independent...
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Implications of COP26 for Africa’s mining industry
Due to the importance of critical minerals in the energy transition, the mining industry has a significant role to play in the pursuit of a net-zero future. At the same time, critical minerals mining is an...
GGA statement on SA Investment Conference
Friday, 25 March 2022 The Fourth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) is under way at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The conference sets out to: showcase the investment opportunities available in...
Shell judgment shows that environment matters
In our previous article, we analysed the initial Shell court judgment in relation to the recent 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) agreements that South Africa made in pursuit of the global transition towards a...
ESG – How the private sector can support the achievements of COP26
The motto for COP26, “keeping 1.5 degrees alive”, was in line with the Paris Climate Agreement adopted at COP21 in December 2015. There, 196 parties pledged to limit global temperature rises to 1,5 degrees Celsius and...
The road to Net Zero by 2050: Unpacking the key trade-offs
In the wake of the recent International Energy Agency (IEA) Net Zero by 2050 report, and the Sixth Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) report, the world is rapidly shifting in pursuit of a net zero...
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