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ARTICLE · 18 JULY 2024

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Combatting Corruption And ESG

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This article is the second of a 3-part series which will consider environmental, social and governance ("ESG") and factors that have the potential to impact components of ESG. Having established in the first article...

South AfricaCorporate/Commercial Law
Marco Schepers
Marco Schepers
Karl Beckerling
Karl Beckerling
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This article is the second of a 3-part series which will consider environmental, social and governance ("ESG") and factors that have the potential to impact components of ESG. Having established in the first article posed within this series that corruption is one of the factors which have been detrimental to South Africa's ESG score, this factor will need to be explored in more detail with a specific reference to the national and foreign instruments that may impact on corporate entities conducting business in South Africa.

The Relevant Instruments

South Africa is subject to numerous legislative instruments that have, as at least one of their aims, to prevent corruption. These are, inter alia:

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