| Bongani is in discussion with Chris Wild, Executive Director of Food & Trees for Africa, about the organisation’s food security intervention in townships and the importance of planting and conserving trees that are threatened by extinction. According to the World Wildlife Fund every year roughly 9 million hectares of forest disappear. Deforestation, pollution, climate change, and old fashioned human carelessness are wreaking havoc on the world’s forests. Chris is challenging communities to plant trees during Arbor Month celebrated annually in September and says the idea is to make communities more food secure while contributing to the fight against global climate change. Listen to their conversation here. |
Smart ESG: Why the financial services sector should invest in tree planting to mitigate long-term climate risk
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The Financial Services Sector is a key stakeholder and needs to be a leading role player in curbing climate change risks through smart ESG. The state of climate resilience and readiness in South Africa Africa is warming faster than the…
