BUSI MAVUSO: Go green or pay a hefty international price
Barely two years ago this issue was hardly mentioned, but now it’s the first question international investors ask
25 October 2021 - 17:50
In what seems to be as quick as the blink of an eye, the pressure on SA — on the business sector and on the government — to accelerate the transition to a green economy has escalated to a dramatic level.
That pressure comes from a range of stakeholders. It comes from shareholders — initially offshore but increasingly local — and from environmental organisations, but increasingly it is coming from our international trade partners. The essence of their message is: green up or lose our business...
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