International Finance Corporation2017-06-282017-06-282011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27446Sustainable investment (SI) has a strong niche foothold in Sub-Saharan Africa, anchored in the region's largest investment market, South Africa. Yet more work is needed, at policy and portfolio levels, to grow this investment theme. This report recommends measures to expand SI in Sub-Saharan Africa. It forecasts that over the next five years there will be considerable growth of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations applied to investment in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. While these three countries form the basis of the study, the lion's share of data and observations emerged from South Africa, which is home to the continent's most developed capital markets.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGOABATEMENTACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTINGAUDIT COMMITTEEBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBEST PRACTICEBOARD MEETINGSBOARD MEMBERBOARD MEMBERSHIPBRAND RECOGNITIONBRIBERYBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS CASEBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PERFORMANCEBUSINESS PRACTICESCAPITAL FLOWSCAREER DEVELOPMENTCERTIFICATION STANDARDSCHARTERCHEMICAL INDUSTRYCIVIL SOCIETYCLIENT COUNTRIESCODES OF CONDUCTCOLLECTIVECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY LIAISONCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPANYCOMPENSATION PACKAGESCOMPLIANCE OFFICERCONFIDENTIALITYCONFLICTS OF INTERESTCONSULTATION PROCESSESCONSUMERCONSUMER DEMANDCONTRIBUTIONCORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITYCORPORATE GOVERNANCECORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODECORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDSCORPORATE PERFORMANCECOST REDUCTIONCOUNTRY DATACREATION OF JOBSCREDIT RISKCREDIT RISK ASSESSMENTSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRYDEVELOPING ECONOMIESDEVELOPING VALUEDISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTSDISCLOSURE STANDARDSDIVERSIFICATIONE-COMMERCEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITYEMERGING MARKETEMERGING MARKET BUSINESSESEMISSIONSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL RISKENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDSETHICAL BEHAVIOREXTERNAL COSTSFAMILY BUSINESSESFAMILY MEMBERSFINANCE CORPORATIONFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL REPORTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOREIGN INVESTMENTGENERAL PUBLICGLOBAL COMPACTGLOBAL GOVERNANCEGLOBAL LEADERGOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE ISSUESGOVERNANCE PERFORMANCEGOVERNANCE PRACTICESGOVERNANCE PROCESSESHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RIGHTSINCENTIVE STRUCTUREINCORPORATEDINDEPENDENT DIRECTORSINDIVIDUALSINFORMATION DISCLOSUREINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONINSURANCEINTERNAL CONTROLINTERNAL CONTROLSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINVESTINGINVESTMENT ACTIVITYINVESTMENT CLIMATELABOR FORCELABOR STANDARDSLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIONLIABILITYLIFE SKILLSLITERACYLOCAL COMMUNITYLOCAL COMPANIESLONG TERM FINANCEMANAGERSMARKET ACCESSMEDICAL CAREMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMINORITY SHAREHOLDERSNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL RESOURCENEW MARKETSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOTHER ASSETSOUTSOURCINGOVERSIGHT DUTIESPARTICULAR COUNTRYPARTNERSHIPPENSIONPENSION PLANSPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE STANDARDSPOLICY MAKERSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPORTFOLIOPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTPRODUCERSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC COMPANIESPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC OFFERINGPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSQUALITY STANDARDSRATES OF RETURNRECYCLINGREGULATORSREGULATORY AUTHORITIESREPUTATIONRESOURCE CONSERVATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE USERESPONSIBILITIESRISK MANAGEMENTRISK PROFILESENIORSHAREHOLDERSHAREHOLDER MEETINGSSHAREHOLDER VALUESHAREHOLDERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL ISSUESSOCIAL PERFORMANCESOCIAL RISKSSOCIAL STANDARDSSOCIAL VALUESOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSPONSORSTAKEHOLDERSTOCK MARKETSUPPORT PROGRAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHSUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTOTAL COSTTOXIC SUBSTANCESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYTRUSTSVALUABLEWAGESWEAK CORPORATE GOVERNANCEWORK FORCEWorking PaperInternational Finance Corporation10.1596/27446