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Achieving green finance leadership: Why institutional readiness is the real bottleneck to climate capital in Africa

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African banks are standing at the edge of a historic capital reallocation. Climate finance flows to emerging markets are accelerating, yet they remain highly concentrated in a small set of countries and institutions. The constraint is no longer a lack of capital — it is institutional readiness. African banks that cannot demonstrate credible emissions baselines, disciplined reduction pathways, and defensible impact measurement are increasingly sidelined from green capital flows, regardless of ambition or intent. For domestic leaders, the opportunity is clear: elevate sustainability architecture to global standards and position the institution as a trusted regional conduit for climate finance.

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Policy Briefing: The Proxy Power Shift – What the new Executive Order means for boards

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In December 2025, the U.S. administration issued a sweeping Executive Order (EO) directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Labor (DoL), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to significantly increase scrutiny of proxy advisory firms, most notably Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, which together influence the vast majority of proxy votes at U.S. public companies. While the order does not immediately change proxy rules, it initiates a multi-agency regulatory process that could materially reshape shareholder voting dynamics, ESG and DEI proposal outcomes, and how boards engage investors ahead of the 2026 proxy season and beyond.

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The kitchen sink committee – AI, Cyber, ESG, and now, tariffs. Are Audit Committees ready?

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Audit committees have long been the mandated nexus of corporate financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management. Even though these committees face a full slate of topical oversight and compliance – financial, internal audit, AI, cyber, ESG, Sustainability, DEI – 2025 has also brought forward a new suite of risks. Namely, trade and tariffs, and geopolitical conflict. With so much responsibility across a broad spectrum of issues, have audit committees become the “kitchen sink” of corporate boards?

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Board series: Managing the backlash in the boardroom – The quiet strength of Sustainability oversight

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With broad policy upheaval in the U.S. under President Trump’s second term, Sustainability Committees on corporate boards stand on shaky ground. The administration has effectively terminated and significant allocations for renewable energy, retreated from the Paris Agreement, spurred ESG-backlash, weakened the EPA, NOAA, and SEC mandates. At the same time, the global momentum for ESG and Sustainability persists. Even if the political momentum is going in one direction, board members will have to balance the reality of climate, social, litigation, and governance risks remain financially material and globally governed.

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Management Briefing: With The One Big Beautiful Bill OBBBA now law, how should management recalibrate investment and operational priorities?

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The passage of The Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) on Friday, July 4th, marks a decisive recalibration of U.S. clean-energy policy and incentive structure—elevating urgency, compliance, and strategic flexibility for corporations. The upending of financial incentives create a real-time operational challenge. Boards must respond by aligning capital schedules, fortifying supply chains, and taking out cost from their decarbonization strategies. How should enterprises evolve their capital allocation for operational effectiveness, ESG targets, and financial return?

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Management Briefing: When trade policy hits the balance sheet – Navigating impairment risk in a volatile environment

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Recent shifts in U.S. trade policy—particularly the return of tariffs under President Trump—are more than a political issue. They’re a material business risk. Higher input costs, reduced demand, and overall macroeconomic uncertainty are forcing multinational companies to revisit financial projections and stress-test their assumptions. One area now under pressure: impairment testing for non-financial assets such as property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), intangible assets, and goodwill.

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EcoVadis Brief: EcoVadis on the rise – What suppliers need to know

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Despite recent headlines, global corporations continue to implement their sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, including building sustainable, transparent, and resilient supply chains. As a result, suppliers of all sizes and across all sectors are increasingly being asked to demonstrate their ESG performance.

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Higher Education Brief: What universities need to consider during this time of national pushback

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Months into the new administration, campus sustainability efforts continue to face heightened scrutiny and shifting political headwinds. For university leaders, the question isn’t whether this work still matters—it’s how to continue advancing it amid the risks and pressures. Some institutions have chosen to keep a lower profile. Others are rebranding or reframing their efforts to stay aligned with changing expectations. In this environment, strategy – not silence – is the key to staying on course.

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Real Estate Brief: Power shift – Why the grid now belongs on every real estate agenda

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The U.S. power grid is straining under the weight of aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and surging demand from AI, EVs, and electrification. Real estate, which consumes the 75% of U.S. electricity, is going to be directly impacted. What was once a stable utility is now a strategic risk—and potentially, a competitive advantage. The question isn’t whether grid disruption will affect your portfolio, but how you’ll lead through it.

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Board Series: With IRA Tax Credits pulled and OBBBA passed, what’s next?

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The passage of The Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) on Friday, July 4th, marks a decisive recalibration of U.S. clean-energy policy and incentive structure—elevating urgency, compliance, and strategic flexibility for corporations. The upending of financial incentives create a real-time operational challenge. Boards must respond by aligning capital schedules, fortifying supply chains, and taking out cost from their decarbonization strategies. How should enterprises evolve their capital allocation for operational effectiveness, ESG targets, and financial return?

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