As ESG imperatives place an increased focus on sustainability and drive a transition towards a green economy, the impacts will be felt in the labour market.

An understanding of how this transition will cause shifts in the volume, type, and quality of employment opportunities across sectors is essential.  Will the green economy create more and better jobs?

Watch Andile Khumalo online at the next series of Financial Mail Green Economy Digital Dialogues with Mervyn Shanmugam: CEO, Alternatives at Sanlam Investments, Lwazi Ngubevana: Director, African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC) at Wits Business School, Vusi Skosana: Acting Executive: Innovation Enabling, TIA and Malembe J.D. Mtsweni, Acting Senior Manager: Responsible for Incubation Network at the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) as they discussed how South Africa is best positioned and primed to take advantage of what a just energy transition means for employment and jobs.

Andile Khumalo

MC

Mervyn Shanmugam

CEO, Alternatives

Sanlam Investments

Professor Lwazi Ngubevana

Director: African Energy Leadership Centre (AELC)

Wits Business School

Mr Vusi Skosana

Acting Executive: Innovation Enabling

TIA

Malembe J.D. Mtsweni

Acting Senior Manager : Responsible for Incubation Network at the Small Enterprise Development Agency

SEDA