SDG12: We’re responsible for the mess; are we responsible about consumption?
BV’s JASON AGNEW takes a closer look at UN SDG12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
WITH the current global population standing at...
The King and III
As Johannesburg’s Stock Exchange awaits the next incarnation of its ground-breaking code of corporate governance, Business Vision’s NAOMI MAJID examines the legacy of the...
More holes in the high street: Gap shuts UK and Irish...
FASHION giant Gap is the latest firm to forego bricks and mortar and embrace e-commerce, announcing plans to close its 81 stores in the...
Building Blocks Of Success Are Proving Hard To Find For Lego
Beleaguered plastic toy firm is facing a fresh crisis as sales dip, profits slip, and jobs are shed…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN the Great Depression sent...
Carbon cuts — or crash: investors’ warning at Poland climate summit
UNLESS coal burning is phased out and drastic cuts made to carbon emissions, the world faces a financial crash that will dwarf the 2008...
The big win
Business Vision’s Naomi Majid takes a look at successful corporate governance in South Africa to determine why it’s working, and if it can be...
Financing the Future: Leveraging the Power of Investment
Projected growth rates for emerging economies are slowing down. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects their convergence with more advanced economies to take place...
Regulation and unity vital for food sustainability
By VIOLETA GEVORKJAN
THE WORLD is facing a sustainability crisis, climate change, and biodiversity loss — and the need for action is pressing.
Climate change and...
IFC: After Paris, What’s Next for the Private Sector?
It’s been two months now since the historic climate change conference, COP21, wrapped up in Paris, concluding with 195 countries pledging to take actions...
Tackling climate hazards head-on with pragmatic, progressive prep
By LARA ALVAREZ
CLIMATE hazards are increasing in frequency and severity, posing risk to life, assets, infrastructure, and supply chains.
Systemic disruption is driven by policy...
