By Christopher Burke Africa supplies critical inputs to the world’s energy transition including copper, cobalt, manganese, graphite, lithium and rare earths, yet the governance architecture that allocates rights, risks and rents along these chains is increasingly externalised. Current environmental,…
Conflict Minerals and ESG: From Risk to Responsibility
By Christopher Burke The global race for “clean” energy runs through some of the planet’s most fragile and violent places. In Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cobalt and copper extraction poisons rivers and soils. In northern Mozambique, ruby and…
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits
ESG backlash builds momentum for anti-climate lawsuits Around 20% of climate cases filed in 2024 targeted companies or their directors and officers, with several sectors becoming more exposed to litigation risk © WilliamCho/Pixabay Climate litigation cases rose sharply after the…
The Many Faces of ESG
By Christopher Burke The effects of climate change are increasingly acute across much of Africa. The environmental dimension of ESG principles is no longer just a corporate buzzword, but a matter of survival. As communities grapple with resource depletion, land…
Ntia, NNPC Ltd’s New EVP Upstream, Charges Stakeholders on Corporate Governance, Transparency
The NNPC Ltd’s new Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mr. Udobong Ntia,has called on upstream stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry to strengthen corporate governance, transparency and efficiency in their operations. Ntia, spoke during an Upstream Governance, Risk and…