More information about UK PACT:

In July 2020, The UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions programme (UK PACT), which supports transformational climate change projects worldwide, launched the South Africa-UK PACT country programme to support action in just transition pathways and a low-carbon economic recovery.

For more information on South Africa-UK PACT and the projects being funded in South Africa, please visit www.ukpact.co.uk/country-programme/south-africa.

More information about this UK PACT supported project

This complimentary webinar series is offered as part of the delivery of this South Africa-UK PACT project, a project in partnership with Batseta, ASISA and the JSE to support local retirement fund Principal Executive Officers, trustees, and fund members to better understand climate-related financial risks and opportunities. 

The project will provide local retirement funds with the skills and tools to engage effectively with service providers to obtain information on climate-related risks and opportunities needed to make informed long-term investment decisions. For more information about the project, please click here.

Please tell us what help you need on your climate risk journey

A survey has been developed to understand the needs of local retirement & pension funds. Please complete the survey here.

A survey has been developed to understand the needs of local investment managers. Please complete the survey here.

You can read the short articles published in this series as follows:

Short article 1: Introduction to climate risk

Short article 2: Climate risk & scenario analysis

Short article 3: Climate risk & investment

Short article 4: Investment opportunities presented by the transition to low-carbon economies

You can also read the Special edition publication: Climate-related Financial Disclosure – Aligning South Africa to global best practice.

The Emerging Importance of the TCFD Framework for South African Companies and Investors

WWF South Africa and Six Capitals ESG Advisory partnered to research and produce this report in 2021. The report unpacks how the TCFD recommendations can assist both corporates and investors address climate change. Numerous stakeholders including companies, investors and industry bodies were interviewed during the research phase of the project in order to get a sense of South African corporate and investor organisations’ progress with respect to implementing the TCFD recommendations.

Download the report here.