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Join us for this Masterclass to dive deeper into the social dimension and implications of ESG through an African lens. It seems that much focus has been given to the environmental and governance dimensions of ESG. The social one seems less understood, less easy to define, less easy to engage with. However, the social dimension of ESG is uniquely critical for Africa. It has to be framed within the continental context and reality in which ESG has to deliver social impact and value. Progress has been made towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa and the Africa Union Agenda 2063.
However, the continent is still facing major social systemic challenges which have to be considered and engaged within our ESG approach. From a social perspective, access to land, security, migration, lack of access to basic services, poverty, inequality, health, inclusivity, education, sustainable livelihoods, food security, lack of social cohesion, lack of individual agency, lack of inclusive economy, youth employment and digital inequalities are some of the key challenges framing the daily life of most people living in Africa. The social dimension is also interlinked with the governance and environmental dimensions. To achieve real change, it is essential to take a system thinking and long-term impact approach to understand and act on the deep-rooted systemic causes of the current situation. An integrated and transformative approach is needed. Social value and development are material for any business operating in Africa, and their sustainability.
It is therefore important that we spend time unpacking what the social dimension of ESG is all about, what are we talking about, who are we talking about, how is it linked to environmental and governance aspects, and explore the different ways to deliver real social value and impact in Africa. We will have an opportunity to reflect on our collective experience and lessons learned. Businesses can and should play a transformative role in solving the continent's biggest social challenges through their ESG approach. The masterclass is designed to be interactive, a collective learning and reflective experience. It is not just training, but rather a collective engagement process so we can develop a shared understanding of the social dimension of ESG and how we should drive our approach to deliver real value for Africa and its people
Please note, that should you wish to register for multiple masterclasses and the conference, you can contact the organisers directly at joshua@esgafricaconference.com
Agenda
9
00AM
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12
30PM
Main Agenda
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome, expectations, setting intent and check-in
09:30 – 10:30 The Why, What, How and Who of the ‘S’ into ESG, including enquiry questions
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:45 Practical experience and learning from different case studies
11:45 – 12:15 Working group conversation – Enquiry questions about key themes related to the ‘S’ in ESG in an African context
12:15 – 12:30 Closure
Join us for this masterclass so we can develop our African ESG community of practice. This is our opportunity to ask ourselves the real questions, to challenge some of the assumptions and perspectives on the social dimensions and implications of ESG in Africa, to debate, to engage together so we can have a collective and common approach and shared narrative to ESG for the continent, to ensure that it delivers real social value and transformative impacts.
Speakers
Deborah
O'Connor
Head of ESG at ED Platform
Deborah heads up EDP's new ESG service offering and due to her vast experience in Environmental Planning and Sustainability, she has insight into the deep systemic nature of the environmental and socio-economic challenges faced globally.
Understanding the local context is crucial, and taking a holistic, informed and robust approach to development enables the unpacking of the complex interconnected issues. Sustainability should be the driving force behind ESG, and the disclosure and reporting of key issues, is a tool for organisations to understand not only the risks they face but also to develop new business opportunities and ways to add value to society.
Deborah strives to assist organisations with the integration of sustainability strategies into their corporate DNA and assist with the deep changes necessary to fulfil their sustainability objectives. Integral to companies being accountable to its stakeholders and ensuring transparency, Deborah guides customers through the entire process of Sustainability / ESG reporting resulting in the development of meaningful reports – the results of which provide guidance for organisations to give effect to organisational change.
Dr. Marie Parramon Gurney (LLD, LLM, LLB, Certified Executive Coaching, Purpose Alliance Coach and Systemic Facilitator)
Dr. Parramon Gurney is a sustainability expert with more than 19 years’ focused experience in Africa, from high policy development at continental level to project implementation on the ground. She is the Chief Transformative Impact Officer at Skultcha, shifting culture for a better world, a purpose driven organisation (www.skultcha.com).
Her goal is to support people, companies, communities, organisations and stakeholders to become change agents to deliver systemic and transformative impacts and authentic value supporting a more sustainable, conscious, inclusive world.
McDonald
Mutsvangwa
Principal ESG Consultant at ED Platform
McDonald is a registered Scientist with SACNASP with 15yrs experience in the Environmental field. His key expertise covers a range of Environmental Management roles, conducting environmental impact assessments, developing environmental management plans: power lines studies, road projects, renewable energy technologies (Lesedi and Letsatsi solar farms and Sere Wind farm), as well as Environmental Control Officer work for various roads, power lines and construction projects. Through managing and conducting these projects, McDonald has been extensively exposed to different components of natural ecosystems, how they are affected by human activities and the environmental management principles as well as available technologies to minimise and mitigate these effects.
Danielle
Geddes
SED/ED Implementation Consultant at ED Platform
With over a decade's worth of experience in the development sector, Danielle is well placed to advise on the Social component of ESG strategies. She is passionate about the development of underserved communities and has been involved in the roll out of large-scale rural and township-based projects in the SMME development, youth development and urban-farming sectors.
Danielle holds a Bachelor of Public Administration and Development Management (Hons) cum laude degree from Stellenbosch University's School of Public Leadership, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) degree from UNISA.
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