Demystifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Karamo NM Sonko has more than 20 years of experience in CSR, environmental oversight, government relations and corporate governance. He is Chairman, Heeno International; CEO, Jula Consultancy FZE; Chairman, Taf Africa Global; Strategic Adviser to the Managing Director & CEO, Perseus Mining; and Chairman, WellBoring (West Africa). He has worked at the UN and IMF and taught at five universities in Canada, France and the USA.Mariama Sonko has a bachelor’s degree from the Paris Sorbonne (Abu Dhabi campus) and a Master of Science (with Distinction) from Heriot-Watt University (Dubai). She holds postgraduate certificates from the Cambridge Judge Business School, in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies, Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, in Sustainable Finance, and Harvard Business School, in Financial Leadership. She is GRI-certified Sustainability Adviser at Jula.

• Part I. Overview and Relevance in Africa.- 1. ESG: Importance, Origins and Emergence.- 2. ESG in Africa: Necessity and Applicability.- Part II.The Strategic Management of ESG during and after a Global Pandemic.- 3. Applying Strategic Management to ESG: Relevance of a Multipronged Approach through the African PESTLE Analysis (APA).- 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and ESG Reporting Priorities in Africa: Far Beyond Business as Usual.- 5. Designing and Reporting ESG Disclosures.- Part III. Regional Case Studies.- 6. ESG in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.- 7. An Empirical Analysis of ESG and Corporate Performance.- Part IV.The Way Forward.- 8. ESG in Africa: The Way Forward for Stakeholders.