Summary Historically, financial and social returns on investments were often seen as mutually exclusive objectives, generating largely independent outcomes. However, in today’s world there is a wide spectrum of responsible investment options that produce both...

As part of Pearl Initiative’s mission to bring together businesses, decision makers and future young leaders, to take the lead in promoting and adopting greater governance standards. In delivering on our mission, and as part...

Summary Comprising a majority of healthcare workers, care givers, and community volunteers, women are playing an outsized role in pandemic response.  Yet despite their vast contributions to response and recovery efforts across the globe, women and...

Summary While the COVID-19 pandemic is primarily viewed as a global health crisis, it is difficult to ignore the global economic crisis that is brewing in its wake. From soaring unemployment, deflated or negative growth...

Summary Donors, whether individual, corporate, or institutional, need to understand how their contributions have been utilised and the impact they have achieved. This is critical information for strategic donors who want to demonstrate positive change,...

Summary By way of inheritance, Millennials and Generation-Z will be recipients of the next great wealth transfer. While estimates vary on the exact amount, there is no disputing that these recipients of wealth will become...

Summary MSMEs are facing a tremendous amount of uncertainty these days. Between the impacts of COVID-19, uncertain business futures, and changing economic realities, MSMEs are facing the brunt of the impact. Risk management therefore becomes...

Summary Effective monitoring is a key recommendation made consistently by regulators and experts in the area of anti-bribery and corruption. Companies with weak monitoring procedures not only face the risk that bribery will occur. They...

Summary Properly embedded finance and procurement controls provide one of our most important lines of defence against corruption.It is hardly surprising therefore that international anti-corruption laws and guidelines place significant emphasis on the duties performed...

Summary When we think of the business areas responsible for countering bribery, we might first think of legal, compliance, procurement and, of course, top management. However, in many companies, several of the most important efforts...