By Tracey Davies
Tracey is Executive Director of non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share, which advocates for corporate South Africa to use its financial and social power to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality.
Tracey is a recognised expert on corporate governance, responsible investment and shareholder activism. She has participated in a number of steering committees and advisory boards related to business and social justice, and the achievement of a just transition to a low-carbon economy and is a columnist for the Financial Mail.
Tracey holds a BA LLB from UCT and an LLM from New York University. She is admitted as an attorney in South Africa and as a solicitor in England & Wales.
Tracey says: “Inequality and climate change pose significant challenges to the economy, but these are also the two issues where corporate influence has an enormous impact on the government’s response.
“As a result, we have a climate change regulatory regime of limited effectiveness, we are still waiting for laws on wage gap disclosure to take effect, and there is consistent push-back against initiatives related to a basic minimum income and increasing the minimum wage.”
