The storms hurt farms, but the real threat to agriculture is broken logistics, slow disaster response and delayed wheat tariffs

The financial sector regulator plans to close the loopholes on greenwashing both in advertising and in companies’ climate disclosures

The president’s address shows a government that wants to manage climate impacts without fully taking responsibility for their causes

A court case against the coal miner may finally clarify whether shareholders have the right to insist on AGM resolutions

South Africa has a climate finance credibility problem – a vague funding plan. Lenders need clarity if they’re to finance a rewiring of the economy

Given Trump’s climate-change denialism, what does his administration mean for international climate efforts?

Is Glencore’s green energy deal underscored by damage control, an effort to drum up good climate PR, or a legitimate mitigation exercise?

Governments cannot close the biodiversity financing gap alone. The private sector – asset managers, insurers and banks – must lead

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended activities in August. Why did such initiatives rise and then fall?

More than rhetoric, Africa needs to mobilise its banks, leverage its minerals with more discipline, and design financing that inspires trust

With banks under pressure not to lend to coal producers, a lobby group is asking for a rethink. Civil society groups are having none of it

Fears of an ESG apocalypse are overblown. Here’s why – and what it means for South Africa and ESG investment locally

Research raises new questions about the auditing of carbon credits and whether they provide a greenwashing façade for dodgy climate-change claims

R300m in funds meant for South Africa’s just energy transition have ended up in the accounts of consulting and audit firms

The Bezos wedding in the climate-sensitive city of Venice is an out-of-control display of the power of the wealthy. And ecologically tone-deaf too

Extreme climate events pose a significant threat to the economy. So how is it that South Africa has one of the most lax climate policies in the world?

Sasol seems to have fudged both its tax contribution and jobs claims as it pushes back against National Treasury’s carbon tax plans

ESG funds face global outflows as Trump’s anti-sustainability agenda spreads. But reports of their death are premature – especially in South Africa

Being polite to AI costs ‘tens of millions of dollars’ – never mind the climate costs. Is it worth it?

South Africa is lobbying for stronger climate financing commitments. It’s a hard sell in the face of Donald Trump’s hostility to environmental concerns