Corporate environmental investments have traditionally been deemed to be an unnecessary cost to companies because of perceived or no significant return on investment. However, recent literature is highlighting financial ...
The corporate sustainability performance (CSP) journey is coupled with many complex issues which have subsequently eliminated the boundary between legal and discretionary social practices. In South African JSE SRI listed ...
For organisations to be successful, they need key stakeholders like shareholders,
customers, employees, banks and the community. These stakeholders are essential
in any profit-based organisation. All stakeholders have ...
The corporate sustainability performance (CSP) journey is coupled with many complex issues which have subsequently eliminated the boundary between legal and discretionary social practices. In South African JSE SRI listed ...
Over the years many studies have noted the negative effect of business activities on the environment. As a result there has been increasing pressure by environmental interest groups and other stakeholders on companies to ...
Water scarcity is a problem for many countries across the world. Limpopo Province is no exception, as the province has regions that are arid and/or semi-arid. The accessibility of water and the management of water is amongst ...
South Africa has seen an increase in population over the years and that has resulted in the increase in waste which has created problems in waste collection. Waste management service delivery has become one of the essential ...
Despite South Africa's progress towards increasing investments in water management (IWM), water services delivery challenges (WSDCs) are prevalent. However, this further proves that focusing on only increasing (IWM) without ...
This research aimed to develop a costing model for the African Complementary and Alternative Medicines (ACAM) health practitioners to improve their products and services’ decision-making process. This research aim drew ...
Since 2008, South Africa has been experiencing significant bottlenecks in its energy supply. The transition to renewable energy is no longer just an option but a necessity. In demonstrating the commitment to the Kyoto ...
This study investigated the effect of mayoral attributes on the financial performance of selected municipalities for improved service delivery in South Africa. The study adopted the quantitative research method to examine ...
Sustainability reporting (SR) in South Africa is on a ‘report and explain’ basis because the
King IV Code has not made it mandatory for all companies operating but only for those
companies listed on the Johannesburg ...
Responsible investment combines shareholder’s objective of financial performance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when making investment decisions. Responsible investment has become necessary because ...
This study provided a comparative analysis of the effects of trade liberalisation on economic growth in South Africa and Nigeria in the period1995 – 2015. In order to achieve the aim, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) ...
The apparent weaknesses in corporate governance of state-owned enterprises and poor audit
reports have heightened the concern of investors and the state as the major shareholder of these
enterprises returns. Audit ...
This study examines the effect of board characteristics on environmental and social
sustainability performance. Companies‟ sustainability performance is affected by
many factors such as board composition of companies, ...
This research evaluated the role of external pressure on the sustainability of South African banks. Although much research on corporate sustainability disclosure has been done, this research is important since little of ...
Investment as one of the important macroeconomic variables can ensure infrastructure development and growth in the economy by raising the productive capacity. The study seeks to examine the determinants of investment ...
This research examined the effect of carbon emissions reduction on financial performance Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s SRI companies. Empirical results of corporate fossil energy-based dependence on environment and economic ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors which spur corporate green investment practices amongst firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The data were sourced from companies’ annual sustainability ...