By Caroline Carter

In the ‘90’s movie, Father of the Bride, George and Nina Banks are Annie’s proud parents. When she returns from studying abroad and announces she’s getting married, their worlds are turned upside down, especially that of over-protective George.

From meeting the in-laws to wedding plans with an over-to-top consultant and his flamboyant assistant, it seems as if the troubles never end.

Fathers generally have a hard time letting go of their daughters in this scenario, understandably so… As parents, we all wish to leave a legacy in our children, and we hope their choices and behaviours will reflect the values we hope to have instilled in them long after we’re gone.

Similarly, the time and effort we spend formulating and putting together ESG Strategies truly does reflect our best intentions – for the legacies of our companies to reflect our values and desires to leave this world a little better than how we found it.

Before we even get to the point where we need to ‘hand over’ responsibility to the prospective son-in-law, he first has to ask the Father of the Bride for permission to marry his beloved daughter. In this moment, the prospective son-in-law somehow has to convince the father-in-law that his intentions are pure, that he truly has the daughter’s best interests at heart, and that they share the same values and will raise their children in a similar fashion. But how?

He SAYS his heart is in the right place (ESG Strategy Report, including goals and timelines), he SAYS his circle of friends also have the same values (Supply Chain Alignment), he SAYS his words and behaviour towards the daughter reflect his values, but how does he PROVE it?

What if, in that moment, he could retrieve and project every memory of his life, so he could SHOW the Dad (Banks, Investors, Regulatory Bodies and Stakeholders) that most of the decisions and actions he has taken in his life DO reflect those values? Dad would grant his blessing in an instant,  knowing he would be ‘handing over the reigns’ to someone he could trust to do the right thing!

So how, do you, having invested so much in defining, strategizing, rolling out and started the arduous journey towards reaching those goals, PROVE that the values and actions taken by every employee in your organization reflect the defined values and goals?

You employ the use of a globally proven, software platform backed by experienced practitioners that does just that: It PROVES that your unique strategy is built into every task, every work-flow, every transaction. So that in any given moment, whenever any stakeholder, the wedding planner, the flamboyant assistant, the in-laws or the guests look down their noses and ask you to PROVE your actions reflect your values – it’s available in the moment.

On 1 August, 2024, hosted by The Southern African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (SAIMM), we will be unpacking methods to enable transparency and agility in real-world scenarios faced by Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Mining companies, and show how with the right tools, you need not second-guess intentions vs actions.

Join our Panel of experts for an interactive workshop on how best to do this. We will be joined by:

Alexandra Russel, Sasol Group Risk Officer, expert in Sustainable Development and Corporate Strategy, Corporate Governance, Risk, Compliance and Value Chain Management, Health and Safety, member of ACOHS;

Michael Judin, a member of the King Committee responsible for the writing of King IV, South Africa's Corporate Governance Code, Chairman of the Conscious Leadership Academy, member of the International Bar Association and an associate member of the American Bar Association

Yugen Pillay, with 25 years experience, majority of which as Lead Partner / Director Business Consulting at SNG Grant Thornton, current MD of SusTrainability Development Global (SDG), specialising in Sustainability, the United Nations Sustainable Developments Goals and ESG.

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