On 16 March, as guests of our co-hosts from the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG), we presented a talk on climate issues as they may pertain to the […]
Event summary: The climate crisis, the labour movement and fossil fuel divestment Read More »
Last week, we had a conversation amongst ourselves which went something like this: Q. Not urgent, but when you do have a moment I would really appreciate your thoughts on
A friend just asked me on Facebook: How would you advise people to handle disinvestment with their financial advisors in terms of the funds they are invested in? Would it
How (the hell) do I divest from fossil fuels, and a sorry cautionary tale Read More »
The following message was published by the Financing the Future Steering committee: Earlier this month in Cape Town, Financing the Future brought together over 300 leaders from 44 countries focusing on the intersection of
Financing the Future Webinar Read More »
Dealing comprehensively with the climate crisis arguably demands cultural, political and social changes that run far deeper than just dropping coal power in favour of wind and solar. Part of
Positive visions: The climate opportunity Read More »
As our new Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources fights to keep our economy in the dark ages, aided and abetted by a media sector credulous enough to repeat ‘clean
Gwede Mantashe: The Minister for Economic Destruction and Human Under-development? Read More »
We held our first-ever ‘Climate-Proofing Retirement Funds’ events in Cape Town and Johannesburg this week, focused on asset owners, particularly retirement fund boards. We were honoured to host Fiona Reynolds,
Climate-Proofing Retirement Funds: first thoughts Read More »
Even Eskom’s outgoing CEO, Phakamani Hadebe, has observed that “every year, fewer investors are willing to fund fossil fuel”. Apparently, banks haven’t got the memo. Our partners at Just Share,
To promote our Amandla.mobi petition calling on South African asset managers to support fossil fuel-free funds, we’ve launched a social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram spotlighting some of
The Fossil Free SA 2018 ‘Spotlight’ campaign Read More »
Our partners in 350 have shared some recent research on the financial impacts of fossil fuel divestment with us (thesis PDF,thesis summary PPT). This research was undertaken by Alison Shulz of the
New research on the financial impacts of fossil fuel divestment Read More »
