Demystifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Addressing a topic at the forefront of global interests in business and development, this book is the first comprehensive book in the world that addresses ESG wholistically. It combines academic and practical content through multidisciplinary analysis, integrating economics, statistics, finance, strategic management and mathematics with an African focus. The book argues that ESG is largely in the interest of the firms/companies themselves, in addition to benefitting the larger society in which they exist. It also makes it everyone's responsibility to play a part in addressing global climate challenges. Thus, the book views the survival of the corporations, economies and the larger societies as interlinked. It will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and business persons in and outside of Africa.

Includes an empirical case study of ESG in South Africa using an extensive statistical database and regression analysis Employs a PESTLE analysis to the field of ESG Argues that ESG is largely in the interest of the firms/companies themselves benefitting the larger society

Auteur

Karamo NM Sonko has more than 20 years of experience in CSR, environmental oversight, government relations and corporate governance. He is Chairman, Heeno International; CEO, Jula Consultancy FZE; Chairman, Taf Africa Global; Strategic Adviser to the Managing Director & CEO, Perseus Mining; and Chairman, WellBoring (West Africa). He has worked at the UN and IMF and taught at five universities in Canada, France and the USA.

Mariama Sonko has a bachelor's degree from the Paris Sorbonne (Abu Dhabi campus) and a Master of Science (with Distinction) from Heriot-Watt University (Dubai). She holds postgraduate certificates from the Cambridge Judge Business School, in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, in Sustainable Finance, and Harvard Business School, in Financial Leadership. She is GRI-certified Sustainability Adviser at Jula.

Contenu
Part I. Overview and Relevance in Africa.- 1. ESG: Importance, Origins and Emergence.- 2. ESG in Africa: Necessity and Applicability.- Part II. The Strategic Management of ESG during and after a Global Pandemic.- 3. Applying Strategic Management to ESG: Relevance of a Multipronged Approach through the African PESTLE Analysis (APA).- 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and ESG Reporting Priorities in Africa: Far Beyond Business as Usual.- 5. Designing and Reporting ESG Disclosures.- Part III. Regional Case Studies.- 6. ESG in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.- 7. An Empirical Analysis of ESG and Corporate Performance.- Part IV. The Way Forward.- 8. ESG in Africa: The Way Forward for Stakeholders.