Sustainability

Co-innovation key to protecting endangered elephants and rhinos

May 27, 2020

In the fight to protect Africa’s endangered wildlife, powerful tech such as cloud computing, drones, and machine learning can play a critical role in enhancing conservation efforts, and in combatting poaching and the resultant illicit trade. In one on-going...

Is Covid-19 our dress-rehearsal for impending climate disaster?

May 27, 2020

The renowned World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2020 Risk Report featured all of the top-five global risks as being climate-related risks. These included: Extreme Weather, Climate Action Failure, Natural Disasters, Biodiversity Loss and Human-Made Environmental Disasters....

The post Covid-19 consumer: Three key trends to impact the FMCG sector

May 12, 2020

Companies that have invested, and continue to invest, in digitisation, in their brands, supply chains and innovation, are the ones that will emerge stronger.

Is it time for a new capital markets system?

May 12, 2020

The advent of digital innovation, technologies such as blockchain, and the decentralised capabilities of software platforms have changed the rules.

eSusFarm: Food-to-fork smallholder empowerment

May 11, 2020

Africans are developing home-grown solutions to solve the problems facing smallholder and subsistence farmers while fortifying food security

Are we heading back to single-use plastic due to COVID-19?

May 11, 2020

The sustainable investment team has been researching the potential winners and losers from the war on plastic.

Fintech surge set to further disrupt traditional banking sector

May 5, 2020

Coronavirus has ushered in a new world, with digitalisation and new technologies fuelling the changes.

AI in business – inevitable, but not for everyone right now

May 5, 2020

AI could improve business in areas ranging from HR, sales and finance through to R&D and customer service - but employee buy-in is vital.

Covid-19: A case study in compassion and business continuity

Apr 28, 2020

Implementing safety measures rapidly in a lockdown begins with training staff and an e-learning program is safest way to go.

Locked down: The importance of data in times of crisis

Apr 21, 2020

While the extension of the South African lockdown until the end of April might not have been unexpected, many are concerned about the long-term impact this will have on the country. This extends to more than the economic repercussions but the human component as well....