Demystifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Charting the ESG Course in Africa

  • 4h 13m
  • Karamo NM Sonko, Mariama Sonko
  • Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
  • 2023

​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.

About the Author

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.

In this Book

  • Foreword
  • ESG: Global Importance, Origins, and Emergence
  • ESG in Africa: Relevance and Applicability
  • Applying Strategic Management to ESG: Relevance of a Multipronged Approach Through the African PESTLE Analysis (APA)
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and ESG Reporting Priorities: Far beyond Business as Usual
  • Designing and Reporting ESG Disclosures
  • ESG in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
  • An Empirical Analysis of ESG and Corporate Performance in South Africa
  • ESG: The Way Forward for Stakeholders
  • Bibliography for Additional Reading

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