ESG Matters with Risk Insights is a groundbreaking podcast that highlights the crucial role of Africa and its diverse communities in shaping the ESG landscape for the continent. By shining a spotlight on ESG issues, we aim to empower Africans to become leaders in sustainable business practices. Through our engaging content, we present global ESG news and issues with a focus on their impact on businesses, economies, and societies, while stressing the unique perspective and potential of Africa. Our podcast brings thought-provoking interviews with African and Global industry leaders, investors, and ESG experts, who share invaluable insights and perspectives on climate change, diversity and inclusion, ethical investing, and other essential ESG-related topics. Join us on this inspiring journey as we drive meaningful change, making ESG a centerpiece of Africa's growth and development.
From Extraction to Inclusion: Rebuilding South Africa from the Ground up
What does a successful South Africa look like when measured not only by GDP, budgets and infrastructure spend, but by what actually changes in people's lives?
In this episode, Dr Anushka Bogdanov speaks with Rali Mampeule (https://www.linkedin.com/company/65443941/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true#), President of MOVE SA (https://www.linkedin.com/company/65443941/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true#), about Africa's transition from extraction to value creation and the choices facing South Africa around economic growth, employment, housing, infrastructure, governance and accountability.
We also take the conversation to Nigel, Ekurhuleni and ask a wider question: how can South Africa regenerate small-town economies and bring sustainable economic opportunity closer to where people live?
At the heart of our discussion is the relationship between capital, people and governance and a simple principle:
Good governance is economic infrastructure.
A conversation about implementation, accountability and measurable outcomes for South Africa.
🎧 Watch the full conversation on ESG Matters with Risk Insights.
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3 Oct 2026
Capital, M&A and Africa’s Resilient Future: Why ESG Must Become Part of the Investment Decision
In this episode of ESG Matters with Risk Insights, I am joined by Afsar Ebrahim, Co-Founder of Kick Advisory in Mauritius, for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of capital in Africa. Drawing on more than three decades of experience across M&A, corporate finance, fundraising and advisory, Afsar and I explore how ESG considerations are increasingly intersecting with the decisions that determine where capital goes, how businesses are valued and how risk is priced. We discuss Africa’s debt challenge, the case for equity over excessive leverage, M&A and ESG due diligence, governance, physical climate risk, infrastructure resilience, transition finance and the role of capital allocation in building sustainable businesses. We also turn to a particularly important development in Africa’s financial architecture, the emergence of an African Credit Rating Agency and consider what stronger African credit-rating infrastructure and deeper corporate bond markets could mean for the continent’s ability to finance its own development.One theme runs throughout our conversation: ESG should not sit on the sidelines of financial decision-making. Every loan, acquisition, infrastructure investment and allocation of capital helps shape the economy and society we leave behind.🎧 Join Afsar and me for this important conversation on ESG Matters with Risk Insights.Please watch, like, share and subscribe as we continue building conversations that contribute to knowledge and capacity across Africa.#ESGMatters #RiskInsights #KickAdvisory #BDO #ASEA #ESG #Africa #SustainableFinance #CorporateFinance #MergersAndAcquisitions #CapitalMarkets #AfricanCapitalMarkets #CreditRatings #ClimateRisk #TransitionFinance #ClimateFinance #CorporateGovernance #FinancialRegulation #ESGResearch #DevelopmentFinance #Resilience #FutureOfFinance
4 Sept 2026
Banking for the Climate That Is Coming: Punah Moyo on Banking and Resilience Strategy
What does it mean to build a sustainable and resilient bank in Africa?In this episode of ESG Matters with Risk Insights, Dr Anushka Bogdanov speaks with Punah Moyo, Head of Strategy and Business Transformation at BBS Bank Botswana, about the future of African banking.Drawing on more than three decades of banking experience, Punah shares insights from BBS Bank’s transformation from a building society into Botswana’s first indigenous commercial bank.The conversation explores how sustainability is moving beyond ESG reporting to become part of banking strategy, risk management and capital allocation, and why climate risk is increasingly becoming financial and credit risk.They also discuss sustainable finance opportunities for Botswana, renewable energy, financial inclusion and the role African banks can play in financing a more resilient future.The question is no longer whether sustainability belongs in banking strategy, but what happens when we fail to put it there.🎙️ Guest: Punah Moyo🎙️ Host: Dr Anushka Bogdanov🎧 ESG Matters with Risk Insights#SustainableFinance #AfricanBanking #ClimateFinance #ClimateRisk #SustainableBanking #BankingStrategy #Africa #ClimateResilience #FinancialInclusion #RiskInsights
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