Following COP26, companies, investors, civil society, regulators, and other stakeholders are looking for guidance from leading academic and industry experts in navigating the shift towards a sustainable economy at the time of stakeholder capitalism and the 4th industrial revolution.   Attuned and proactive conscious leadership is critical at a time of global uncertainty and large-scale geopolitical and economic shifts and recalibration.  

Henley Business School, the only quadruple-accredited business school in Africa, and Risk Insights, creator of ESG GPS™, announces the achievement of the major milestone in the joint ESG research project on Adoption and Practice of Environmental, Social and Governance Factors in South African Listed Companies: A Board Perspective. Risk Insights and Henley Business school have successfully completed the literature review for this stage of the project and will embark on interviewing key board and C-suite members to participate and provide input on how ESG is being interpreted and integrated in strategy, operations and reporting in South African listed companies.

This milestone for South Africa continues to receive the input and co-operation of the Joint Steering and Research Committee members:

• Prof Danie Petzer – Henley Business School
• Prof Filipe Morais – Henley Business School
• Mr Kuben Naidoo – South African Reserve Bank
• Ms Jayne Mammatt – PwC
• Ms Itumeleng Monale – Johannesburg Stock Exchange
• Dr Melani Prinsloo – Henley Business School
• Ms Shamima Vawda – Henley Business School
• Dr Henriette Malherbe – Henley Business School 
• Mr Andrey Bogdanov – Risk Insights
• Dr Abuobayda Shabat – Risk Insights 
• Dr Anushka Bogdanov – Medical Sabbatical

Risk Insights has provided training and development in South Africa and Africa for a number of years. This drive to educate led to the establishing the Risk Insights Digital Academy. The aim is to create a space where learning is accessible to all, affordable, and packed with the knowledge and experiences of experts.

The Risk Insights Digital Academy was established to support the democratization of education, allowing user-friendly online training for all looking to further their career development. We have bespoke courses that enhance and create various learning opportunities for undergraduates and leaders within companies.

Our courses are designed in such a way as to allow the student to engage with the coursework, ask questions, and workshop ideas. This interactive experience gives the student the feel of learning in person while obtaining all the benefits from remote education. Furthermore,  Risk Insights prides itself as a knowledge-based company and provides opportunities to all staff to excel and develop through Training Fridays (“TF”). Two Fridays of every month employees are not required to work but train and develop themselves. This allows employees collaborate, interact and socialise with one another. Since May 2022 Risk Insights employees have completed over 200 online training courses, covering technical skills as well as soft skills.

Education affordable to everyone is one of the key factors which can ensure progress in the delivering for Sustainable Development Goals.  We at Risk Insights has always been big supporters of the education for our staff, for people we sponsor and for the wider society. We believe that education is the source of all sustainable development. Only through education, can one hope to lift themselves, out of poverty, out of hunger, and into health, welfare, and a better quality of life.