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Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand leave close to 1,000 dead Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water

Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water

Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods Heavy monsoon rains across southern Asia leave hundreds missing and thousands without shelter or critical supplies

Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods #Climate

UK court finds mining firm liable for Brazil's worst environmental disaster The 2015 dam collapse killed 19 people, polluted a river and destroyed hundreds of homes.

💪Mining company BHP has been found liable by the UK's High Court for the 2015 #MarianaDam collapse in Brazil, which killed 19 people & caused the country’s worst environmental disaster.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

| We Can't See the Sunset Documentary Trailer Open Secrets’ new documentary, We Can’t See the Sunset, investigates the human and environmental cost of South Africa’s climate crisis.

Amazing news! Our documentary, We Can't See the Sunset, was just selected by Africa Films For Impact Festival for screening at the festival in Abuja, Nigeria from the 29th-31st October!
www.opensecrets.org.za/we-cant-see-...

What a life. What a legacy. Thank you! My childhood hero, you inspired me. #RIP 💚

Johan Rockström addresses heads of state during United Nations General Assembly: “failure is not inevitable, it is a choice” 24.09.2025 – Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) addressed heads of state, ministers and other dignitaries in New York today.

Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science Official Planetary Health Check 2025 with Johan Rockström

📺 In this video, Johan Rockström explains the key findings of the 2025 Planetary Health Check: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPV...

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Most JSE-listed companies are still not fully compliant with AGM requirements - Just Share Despite extensive use of hybrid and electronic-only annual general meeting (AGM) formats, most JSE-listed companies still perform poorly in meeting requirements for effective online participation by s...

Despite extensive use of hybrid and electronic-only annual general meeting formats, most JSE-listed companies still perform poorly in meeting requirements for effective online participation by shareholders. Read our latest briefing here ⤵️
🔗 ➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/mos...

Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told

Only three in every ten former miners claiming compensation from the R5-billion Tshiamiso Trust have been compensated, the Trust’s CEO Munyadziwa Kwinda told the online AGM last month. Most have been found to be medically ineligible.

Read groundup.org.za/article/comp... by Sipokazi Fokazi

JSE Top 40 wage gap disclosure lags without full Companies Amendment Act implementation - Just Share With the remuneration disclosure provisions of the Companies Amendment Act still inoperative, wage gap transparency by the country’s largest listed companies is fragmented and inconsistent

Inequality remains a deeply entrenched and enduring crisis in South Africa, driven in large part by the country’s exceptionally high levels of income and wealth disparity.

Read our latest briefing on wage gap disclosures by the country’s largest listed companies. justshare.org.za/mailpoet/jse...

I love tigers! Happy #InternationalTigerDay

AI Empowered | 7 & 8 August, Inspired by EO Cape Town AIE is not a tech event. It’s a two-day experience created for entrepreneurs, business leaders, creatives and the simply AI-curious.

Cape Town, to those interested in AI, this two-day conference looks like one not to miss. Thurs 7th & Fri 8th Aug at the CTICC. Great line-up of topics & speakers.
"a two-day experience created for entrepreneurs, business leaders, creatives and the simply AI-curious"
See u there.
aiempowered.co.za

CHANGEMAKERS | THE IMPACT EDITION: The Gathering 2025: Daily Maverick’s flagship event returns for its 15th edition

After another sold-out edition in 2024, Daily Maverick’s headline event, The Gathering 2025, brought to you in partnership with Ninety One, returns on Thursday, 28 August 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, with general access tickets to the public now officially open.

YouTube video by Center for International Environmental Law A Verdict for the Planet: Legal and Political Reflections on the ICJ Climate Ruling

📺 WATCH NOW: high-level panel unpacking key learnings from #CIJ_ICJ historic judicial ruling on Climate Change and what lays ahead!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4UH...

This image illustrates Earth Overshoot Day using a visual metaphor: planet Earth hanging a “SORRY WE’RE CLOSED” sign in space. The message below reads, “We have exceeded our natural resource budget for 2025,” emphasizing the urgent need to live within ecological limits.

24 July is #EarthOvershootDay. That means humanity has used up Earth’s yearly natural resources budget in just 7 months. In 2024, the date was 1 August.

The date keeps creeping earlier—but the trend can be reversed: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...

🔥 HUGE NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT 🔥

Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵

@wy4cj.bsky.social

🌍 BREAKING: Climate impunity ends today - by order of the world’s highest court.

The International Court of Justice has spoken:
✅ States are legally obliged to act
✅ Inaction = human rights violation
✅ Polluters must be held accountable

This is a legal revolution for our planet.

Debate: Will the Employment Equity Act transform companies or slow growth? DA’s Michael Bagraim debates Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela

Debate: We asked Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela to explain why he supports the new Employment Equity Act regulations, and the Democratic Alliance’s Michael Bagraim to explain why he opposes them.

Read groundup.org.za/article/deba... by GroundUp Staff

A Defining Moment for Climate Justice: What to Watch For in the ICJ Climate Ruling - Center for International Environmental Law ICJ’s climate ruling could make climate justice a legal mandate—holding polluters accountable and catalyzing global action.

⚖️2 days to go before the world’s top court delivers a climate verdict that could change everything.
What’s at stake? Who’s responsible? What comes next?

Read our blog here 👉 bit.ly/3UlX8Pz for the 6 issues to watch in the #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ.

By: @joiec.bsky.social & @duycks.bsky.social

More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000

It's utterly mad.
These people are the opposite of terrorists.
THEY WANT PEACE.
The police know they're not terrorists.
The government knows they're not terrorists.
Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The image shows a vibrant underwater scene with colorful outlines of marine life, promoting the message: “LET’S RESTORE SEAGRASS BEDS”. It features the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UNEP, and FAO logos.

Seagrass prevents coastal erosion, stores carbon, and contributes to food security.

However, these vital ecosystems are in decline.

Join #GenerationRestoration and take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/44JY0Cs

🌍 The climate crisis is a #HumanRights emergency, destroying homes, livelihoods, and cultures.

On July 23, the International Court of Justice #ICJ will issue its advisory opinion on #ClimateChange.

This moment could embed human rights into global #ClimateLaw and hold polluters accountable.

Climate irony - Just Share At the end of March 2025 summons was issued in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court by Toyota South Africa against Transnet, the provincial MEC for transport & human settlements, and the eThekwini municipalit...

📢 In this article in the Financial Mail, Just Share's executive director considers the irony of two corporate entities with enormous climate impacts suing for damages caused - at least in part - by climate change.

Read the article here➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/cli...

Signal Chief Meredith Whittaker Sounds Alarm On Agentic A.I.’s Privacy Threat Signal Foundation President Meredith Whittaker warns that agentic A.I. could breach app-level security, threatening privacy for millions of users.

Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.

observer.com/2025/07/sign...

Today is #sharkawarenessday. Sharks are essential for biodiversity. Here’s how:

🦈 They regulate fish populations
🐟 They prevent prey species from overgrazing habitats
🌿 They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds
🌊 They keep marine food webs in balance

#ForCoral

Plastic pollution is a MASSIVE problem, but the solution to this crisis is clear: we must stop it at the source.

Learn the facts and discover real ways to help protect our oceans with Oceana’s #PlasticFreeJuly checklist. oceana.ly/460TVMt

Only 5% of directors on JSE Top 40 boards have sustainability-related qualifications - Just Share A new briefing by Just Share finds that over half of the Top 40 JSE-listed companies do not have, on their boards, a single director with a formal

Just Share published a report highlighting the lack of sustainability-related qualifications amongst the directors on the JSE Top 40 boards. In case you missed our "How cool is your board?” report, download it on the link below ⬇️

bit.ly/43OYCYf