Systems Thinking
Four Ways to Leverage Corporate Social Investment for Positive Change
June 23, 2026 · By Ralph Hamann and Jess Schulschenk
In this blog, we explore the role of corporate social investment (CSI) – financial contributions by companies to social causes, such as education, health, and enterprise development. CSI has a long tradition in South Africa and based on our collaboration with South African companies, we offer some reflections on how companies can best leverage their social investments that offer lessons for companies around the world.
How to Strengthen the Quality of Your Non-financial (ESG) Data
February 13, 2026 · By Brandon Toews and Stephanie Bertels
In this blog, we explore the growing need to strengthen non-financial (ESG) data and the steps your company can take to improve data quality and governance.
What Is Business Sustainability?
August 26, 2025 · By Stephanie Bertels
In this blog, we explain the concept of business sustainability, how it relates to other terms like ESG and regeneration, and why it makes business sense to take credible action on sustainability.
Collaborating for Value Chain Decarbonisation
March 5, 2024 · By Stephanie Bertels
With the urgent need to reduce global emissions, rapid decarbonisation of our economy is essential, and the key is collaboration across the value chain. This blog provides practical advice to help companies support their supply chain partners to decarbonise.
Supporting Systems Thinking in Your Company
October 19, 2021 · By Ralph Hamann and Rachel Dekker
Systems thinking is a crucial sustainability capability, but companies may face some hard-to-overcome hurdles when implementing a systems thinking approach. This blog post identifies common challenges that companies encounter, and suggestions on how to get unstuck.
Why Stakeholder Capitalism Is Not Enough
October 5, 2021 · By Rachel Dekker
Calls are growing for companies to become sustainable and create value for company stakeholders. But is stakeholder capitalism enough to ensure a sustainable future? This blog post explores why it is not.
5 Resources to Help You Think in Systems
September 7, 2021 · By Embedding Project
Systems thinking helps companies to manage disruptive risk, make more informed choices, and limit the impacts of their activities. Yet, many companies are not sure how to best leverage systems thinking for sustainability. This blog post explains why leading companies think in systems and points you to some of our favourite resources.
Why Thresholds Matter
August 10, 2021 · By Stephanie Bertels and Brandon Toews
In this blog post, we tackle the idea of social and environmental thresholds and why companies need to consider them when developing their corporate strategy, setting credible sustainability goals, and taking meaningful action.
