Organisational Viewpoint – Page 3

Bursary Initiatives: Pathways into the economy

Addressing youth unemployment through social investment

Report underlines the risks of Empowerment Endowment governance failure

Bursary Initiatives: Pathways into the economy

ENG Foundation Report

The Anglo American Foundation was formed in 2018/2019 through the merger of the Chairman’s Fund and the Anglo American Group Foundation. Rooted in Anglo American’s purpose – re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives – the Foundation takes a long-term approach to socio-economic development across host communities globally.

Community assessment: still the best starting point for a meaningful social investment strategy

This article explains the importance of community assessments in designing effective social investment strategies, highlighting how grassroots insights, stakeholder engagement and data-driven approaches lead to more impactful, sustainable and community-aligned development interventions.

Using the Theory of Change to evaluate and strengthen social investments

Using materiality assessments to meaningfully engage stakeholders in ESG priority-setting

In an era where environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly pivotal in organisational decision-making and strategy design, the importance of stakeholder engagement cannot be overstated. An in-depth understanding of stakeholder priorities and the ESG factors that drive business success is necessary for any organisation looking to take its approach from ESG box-ticking to something that leads to genuine social and environmental impact. Materiality assessments are a valuable, multi-faceted tool that support organisations in strengthening their ESG strategies and reporting, in part by enabling meaningful stakeholder engagement.

Key considerations in community trust design and operations

There is no single right way for a community trust to operate, but the decisions made in this regard have significant implications for impact, reporting and measurement. In February, Tshikululu facilitated a session on building capacity for impactful delivery at the INSPIREd Community Trusts Learning Event, hosted by the Initiative for Social Performance in Renewable Energy (INSPIRE). Drawing on Tshikululu’s more than 25 years’ experience in managing social investment trusts, and leveraging insights from our Community Trust Benchmarking Report, this interactive session explored the governance and operating models of Trusts in South Africa, the key factors Trusts should consider when deciding on an operating model, and the implications of this choice for delivering impact.

Suggestions to tackle ESG scepticism

Amid growing public scepticism about the authenticity of companies’ sustainability claims, businesses face the challenge of delivering meaningful impact through environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives, says investment advisory Tshikululu Social Investments senior social investment specialist Graeme Wilkinson.