Founder’s Welcome T

he “E” in the Environmental, Societal and Governance Framework (ESG) is increasingly becoming more prominent as the negative impact on the climate is heightened by business activities. There is an international rallying call to act towards climate change to ensure environmental sustainability for the future. Africa’s charge is to take on an understanding of the climate change agenda and its effects.

This Issue unfolds the African endeavour in adopting climate change policies and initiatives across businesses and organisations. We have a collective responsibility to minimise the effects of climate change as they carry the huge potential of threatening food security and general livelihood of people.

As a nation, Botswana has signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which led to the Climate Change Policy and Institutional Framework. The Policy provides a more holistic view on climate change and how it affects diverse humanitarian and developmental factors. Its objective is to incorporate sustainability and climate change into development planning to build resilience and mitigate climate change impact. Africa continues to participate in the international agenda on climate change, having hosted the Conference of Parties (COP) on Climate Change. This has seen Kenya and South Africa come to the fore in hosting this international dialogue, thereby cementing its intention to ensure that Africans do not end up becoming victims of climate change any further than they already are. Africa can and will ensure that its habitat is sustainable to support the immense natural resources, helping enable financial and economic sustainability across the nations.

Sincerely,

Mpho KgosietsileMoletlo