AUGUST/SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2022
“Women in finance, the world over, have a really powerful role in promoting and creating an investment environment with a gender lens. We have the ability to influence and to reshape systems and structures to generate genuine, long-term transformation.” - Dr Leila Fourie, Group CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
In this month’s Risk Insights™/ ESG GPS™ monthly newsletter we share our small investment into more sustainable future. Risk Insights™ is an active contributor in educating, training, and developing people living in our green home - Africa on the importance of ESG as a tool to compete and more importantly to make the world a better place for all.
August and September have been an eventful time for Risk Insights, with the launch of new products and receiving various international awards as well as various events and exciting announcements.
After being recognized as The Best ESG Data Provider Africa 2022 by @Environmental Finance, Risk Insights received two more international awards:
>Most Innovative Ratings Solution – Africa from by The European
>Best ESG Data Provider Africa 2022 from @Corporate Vision
Please do continue watching the space and stay with us in 2022 as Risk Insights™ introduces new products as well as launching ESG GPS™ ratings in multiple African countries and beyond. For now, here are a few highlights on our August/September activities and upcoming events.
LAUNCH OF THE UNLISTED RATING MODEL A-CUBED
Risk Insights has launched another ESG strategic intelligence tool, now to support unlisted companies - we have started to proudly distribute A-CUBE. It provides unlisted companies with ability to measure and become ESG ready for the future in a sustainable manner. Any unlisted company can be rated and obtain a rating report within 48 hours. It is another simple, yet very powerful product that provides a fully equipped toolbox for companies of any size, from large privately owned companies to SMEs. It opens a totally new horizon for sustainable supply chain management and funding. Another great tool built “for Africa by Africans”.
Kindly contact info@riskinsights.co.za to have an account and subscription created for you and visit us on the Microsoft Store here.
RISK INSIGHTS Named the most innovative ratings Solution IN AFRICA!
Risk Insights is very proud to announce that we have been awarded Most Innovative Ratings Solution – Africa by The European, following the July award for ESG Data Provider of the year - Africa, by the Environmental Finance. It is another recognition of the Risk Insights ESG GPS AI-powered ESG GPS rating model. Recognized across the Globe, the Risk Insights AI-powered ESG GPS tool, day in and day out supports companies, asset managers, regulators and all stakeholders in navigating to more sustainable future for all. Our rich product offering, including ESG GPS Ratings, Rating Watch, and X-Ray, ensures assessment of the ESG from multidimensional perspectives to address complexity of the E, S and G factors and support our clients in their journeys to sustainability.
Risk Insights has been awarded Best ESG Data Provider WITHIN THE SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS!
Risk Insights is honoured to be accredited for the Best ESG Data Provider – Africa at the Small Business Awards 2022, hosted by Corporate Vision. This award is proof of all the innovation and strength of the great team at Risk Insights. It is a great honour to be recognised for our incredible contribution to the ESG Industry.
NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and Risk Insights Webinar
Join us on October 12th, 2022, at 9:00 AM EDT, 03:00 SAST virtually.
Register here.
LAUNCH OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND RISK INSIGHTS™
Risk Insights™ and Nairobi Securities Exchange launched their partnership on the 15th of September 2022.
Nairobi Securities Exchange and Risk Insights are collaborating to use Risk Insights’ AI-powered ESG GPS™ rating model and suite of products to provide access to ESG ratings and other ESG strategic business intelligence to the Nairobi Securities Exchange listed companies. This cooperation is aimed at driving sustainability for East Africa and is timely as companies in East Africa and on the continent move to measure and report impact and sustainability performance for multiple stakeholders.
Geoffrey Odundo, Chief Executive, NSE commenting on the collaboration said, “ESG GPS™ platform will be used as a foundation of the NSE to facilitate end-to-end suite of sustainability reporting solutions to support Kenyan listed companies to improve reporting across all three pillars of ESG.”
“We expect that the NSE listed companies, asset managers, regulators and other stakeholders will benefit from a flexible platform that collects, measures and analyses corporate sustainability disclosure data, as well as generates high quality strategic business intelligence impact reports.” He added.
Risk Insights has been providing AI-powered ESG ratings suite of products, using its proprietary award-winning rating tool ESG GPS™. “We are very delighted to collaborate with NSE as a key player transitioning to an ESG driven economy in Kenya and Africa” said Principal and CEO of Risk Insights Andrey Bogdanov. To view the Launch of the Risk Insights and Nairobi Securities Exchange Cooperation video click here.
ESG GPS AFRICA JSE TOP 40 ESG SECTOR REPORTS
Another ESG GPS sustainable product from the BEST ESG DATA PROVIDER in Africa 2022 according to Environmental Finance - Risk Insights ESG GPS™ is pleased to release another ESG sector reports – Top 40 JSE. We are covering ESG disclosure performance in details (all major ESG subfactors, like gender diversity, Board independence, board meeting attendance, CSR budgets and much more of the top 40 companies listed at Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Sample of the report is available on our website here. Watch the space as more ESG sector reports are coming soon. Should you wish to receive full report, learn more and/or subscribe for the reports, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@riskinsights.co.za.
RISK INSIGHTS PARTICIPATION IN THE PAST & UPCOMING FORUMS
Risk Insights is an expert ESG provider in Africa and have shared their knowledge across multiple events, platforms, and forums over the last few years. This coming month Risk Insights will be addressing the following Forums:
- Botswana Institutional Investors Forum (BwIIF2022) on the 10th of August 2022
- Infrastructure Africa Business Forum on the 17th of August 2022
- 8th Africa ESG & 7th Africa Investment Funds and Asset Management Forum 2022 on the 24th of August 2022
- Institute of Risk Management of South Africa Annual Conference September 27-28, 2022
- Green Energy Africa Summit – October 4-5, 2022
- New York University Stern Business School Center for Sustainable Business and Risk Insights Virtual Event on Sustainability in Africa, October 12, 2022. To attend the event please Register Here by the October 10th.
ESG GPS X-RAY PRODUCT SHOWCASE
ESG GPS X-Ray is a strategic business intelligence tool that assists stakeholders, investors and asset managers to visualize actual ESG related materiality factors for every listed corporation within the JSE, NSE and NGX. X-Ray data allows African companies to compare themselves with international peers. This a major impact step from Risk Insights to assist Africa towards sustainability in an effective and transparent manner Watch Now.
A Monthly subscription for our ESG GPS X-Ray Product is as affordable as USD 99 per month depending on the size of the company. For your trial access to your company X-Ray data contact info@riskinsights.co.za.
WINDOW ON THE WEEK SEASON 4
This month on window on the week, Risk Insights (Pty) Ltd announced launched of rating tool for unlisted companies - A CUBED AI -powered ESG rating tool, day in and day out to supports companies, asset managers, regulators and all stakeholders in navigating to more sustainable future for all.
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