INTRODUCING THE B20 POLICY IMPACT SPECIAL REPORT
The Sanlam ESG Barometer remains current with the evolving impact research landscape by featuring a Special Edition focused on the B20 Policy Impact Report aligned with South Africa’s G20 Presidency. While the Sanlam ESG Barometer has historically tracked ESG progress among JSE- and Kenyan-listed companies, this year’s edition focuses on evaluating the real-world impact of B20 policy recommendations over the past three cycles (2022–2024), specifically analysing how these proposals transition from recommendations to G20 adoption and, ultimately, to concrete government actions or programmes.
By mapping this impact pathway, the report illustrates the critical role B20 recommendations play in global policy development and evolution. The 2025 Sanlam ESG Barometer research approach reinforces our commitment to being an impact-driven industry thought leader and strengthens the Sanlam ESG Barometer’s value as a platform for advancing African priorities within global policy and sustainable development.
AGENDA
Andile Khumalo is a seasoned entrepreneur and Chartered Accountant (South Africa) with over 20 years of finance and business experience. He started his career at Deloitte and in 2002 joined Investec as an investment banker, after which he founded a number of businesses and eventually joined as partner at MSG Afrika in 2007. After spending 11 years as a shareholder and COO of the media & communications group, he exited MSG Afrika to start investment firm KhumaloCo in 2018.
Andile has served in various non-executive roles over the years, including as a member of the Takeover Regulations Panel (TRP), a member of the Directorate of Market Abuse, a director of South African Airways (SAA), a director of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and President of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of Southern Africa (ABASA).
He is currently a non-executive director of JSE-listed companies Grindrod Limited and Metrofile Limited; and also non-executive director of state-owned Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited.
Lyndon is currently the Managing Director for Group Commercial & Strategy at Arena Holdings.
- Lyndon is a results-driven strategist and change leader that served in a number of industries in the country
- Spent time as an entrepreneur in the IT industry
- Former director at Standard Bank as Portfolio Head Group Transformation/Change Management, Head of Sponsorships, etc.
- Former CEO of the South African Olympic Committee (SASCOC),
- Former CEO at Primedia – heading up the Group Sports Marketing Division
- Former CEO of Horseracing in the country
Lyndon is passionate about community and charitable work and often runs marathons to raise money for charity.
He is the recipient of the following Awards:
- Inyathelo Award for Philanthropy in Education in South Africa
- The Lennon Award for contributing to the community health of Southern Africa
- The New Orleans Mayor’s Award for contributing to the Arts & Heritage of New Orleans
He holds the following qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts
- BA (Hons),
- Dip in Personnel Management,
- MBA (International General Management – London),
- Certificates in Strategic Thinking and Leading Organizational Change (Emeritus Institute of Management, MIT)
Paul Hanratty is Sanlam’s Group Chief Executive Officer. He is an Executive Director on the Sanlam Board, and member of the Actuarial Forum, the Digital Transformation and Information Technology Forum and Chair of the Sanlam Foundation Trust.
He is also the Chair of the 2025 B20 Education and Employment Task Force.
Paul started his career in the insurance industry in 1984 and has worked in various financial service businesses in South Africa, Africa, United Kingdom and several other markets.
He holds a BBusSc Hons degree in Actuarial Sciences from the University of Cape Town. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Mxolisi Mgojo, President, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and B20 Co-Chair
Professor Bonang Mohale is the Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Former President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), Professor of Practice in the Johannesburg Business School (JBS) in the Faculty of Business and Economics and Chairman of two listed entities, The Bidvest Group Limited and ArcelorMittal as well as Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Africa and SBV Services! He has been appointed the Sherpa of the Values 20 (V20), a global community of values-driven experts and practitioners dedicated to engaging meaningfully with the Group of Twenty (G20) – launched in 2020 during Saudi Arabia’s G20 presidency, V20 is an informal engagement group that develops value-based, human-centred policy proposals for the G20. The community’s vision is to deepen the integration of values into public policy, aiming to provide evidence-based, people-centred solutions to global challenges. V20 focuses on how we, as global citizens, can collectively and conscientiously apply values to improve the well-being of people and the planet. In 2022 was asked to convene, moderate and chair the Eskom Electricity Crisis Roundtables – Partnering to Address the Generation Capacity Shortfall with the aim to identify levers to immediately close the generation capacity gap and address structural constraints to a sustainable future of the electricity sector. He is a member of the Community of Chairpersons (CoC) of the World Economic Forum and author of the two best selling books, “Lift As You Rise“ and “Behold The Turtle”! In November 2001, he received the PRESIDENTIAL AWARD for his “Servanthood in South African Industry & the Economic Empowerment of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals”
Nicole Martens
Head: Impact Investing Research, Krutham
Cas Coovadia
B20 South Africa Sherpa
Gaffar Hassam
Executive: Corporate Affairs and Strategy, SanlamAllianz
Lorraine Mekwa
Managing Executive: Client Experience, Sanlam Corporate
Busisiwe Mavuso
Chief Executive Officer, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA)
Iman Rappetti
Moderator
Mxolisi Mgojo
President, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and B20 Co-Chair
Thando Maeko
Senior Political Correspondent, Business Day
Paul Hanratty
Group Chief Executive, Officer Sanlam
Shameela Soobramoney
Chief Executive Officer, National Business Initiative (NBI)
Abel Sakhau
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sanlam
SPEAKERS
PARTNERS
Sanlam
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Business Day
Business Day is a national daily newspaper in SA, launched in 1985. The publication feature all major national and international news, with a specific focus on the SA economy, the business sector, the political economy, companies and financial markets. The website is updated continually on a daily basis with original online only content as well as content sourced from other publications such as Financial Mail, Business Day, Business Day TV and Sunday Times Business Times.
RESEARCH PARTNERS
Krutham
Krutham is a research and advisory firm that specialises in impact strategies designed to align capital markets with positive real-world outcomes for development. We work with clients across the spectrum of capital – from philanthropic organisations to commercial investors and listed companies – to design strategies that achieve both financial returns and impact. In this special edition of Sanlam’s ESG Barometer, we examine the B20 policy proposals under the last three B20 cycles. Our research identifies practical recommendations for turning these proposals into action that delivers measurable outcomes. Drawing on desktop research and engagement with B20 stakeholders, we find that proposals achieve meaningful results when they meet certain critical success factors.
