Author: Gareth Stokes
Gareth Stokes is an award-winning financial journalist with more than two decades’ experience writing in the financial advice, insurance and investment disciplines.
Push for a reasoned approach to sustainable finance disclosures
Policymakers should not rush headlong into new sustainability-focused regulations and standards without first consulting widely with industry, and per [...]
L’impact et la durabilité sont désormais le mortier des opérations de capital-investissement
L’impact et la durabilité remplacent de plus en plus les critères environnementaux, sociaux et de gouvernance (ESG) comme slogan de nombreuses confére [...]
Impact, sustainability the mortar in PE deals
Impact and sustainability are replacing environmental, social and governance (ESG) as the tagline on many insurance- and investment-focu [...]
Circular economy mindset to achieve mining, insurance sustainability in Africa
Mining firms plying their trade in Africa have a chance to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes by adopting a circular ec [...]
South Africa’s Santam demonstrates resilience amid rising extreme weather risks
As the frequency and severity of extreme weather events rise, Africa’s general insurers are turning to the risk management and underwriting tools avai [...]
Risk awareness critical for insurers’, reinsurers’ sustainability, stresses AGCS
A clear view of the evolving risk landscape and a fluid approach to operational and underwriting decision making are critical for the long-term sustai [...]
Africa’s large asset managers up the ante on responsible investing, sustainability
Responsible investing is one of six major local and global asset management themes that South Africa’s large asset managers are keeping an eye on this [...]
Data drives Africa’s response to flood catastrophe, as climate-related losses soar
Drought and flood will dominate Africa’s natural catastrophe landscape, especially as the so-called El Niño weather phenomena gathers strength into 20 [...]
Truth under fire as misinformation climbs 2024 global risks ranking
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Insurers, reinsurers and risk management professionals who depend on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Gl [...]
La vérité sous le feu des critiques alors que la désinformation grimpe dans le classement des risques mondiaux en 2024
Les assureurs, réassureurs et professionnels de la gestion des risques qui dépendent du rapport sur les risques mondiaux 2024 du Forum économique mond [...]