ESG Truth or Illusion: Who's Protecting Africa's Markets?

About this episode

Anushka Bogdanov discusses the challenges of ESG in Africa, focusing on greenwashing and the need for accountability in regulatory practices.

In this week’s episode of ESG Matters with Risk Insights, host Anushka Bogdanov challenges the growing trend of performative ESG and regulatory double standards. Shediscusses the dangers of greenwashing, how foreign ratings often ignore jurisdiction-specific risks, and why Africa needs tools like ESG GPS now more than ever. With ESG under attack from both political and corporate forces, Anushka offers a bold yet grounded reflection on how we protect market trust and redefine regulatory responsibility. Topics Covered: Greenwashing in Africa’s capital markets Governance blind spots in foreign ESG ratings The power of ESG GPS to expose regulatory gaps A call for accountability and data-driven oversight Listen. Share. Act. It’s time for truth in ESG.

People in this episode

Host: Anushka Bogdanov

Topics covered

• performative ESG
• greenwashing
• regulatory double standards
• jurisdiction-specific risks
• market trust
• regulatory responsibility
• data-driven oversight

Keywords

• ESG
• greenwashing
• Africa
• regulatory gaps
• market trust
• accountability
• ESG GPS

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Africa

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