Vallis provides specialist assurance services at strategic points along the global supply chain, enabling our clients to engage with confidence in the movement and trade of commodities. For our full report please visit – Vallis Group Report / March 2023 / Vallis Offers Supply Chain Emissions ReportingRead More
Despite the term “vanilla” often being used, most commonly in the English language as an adjective to describe something that is plain, unexciting and unoriginal, it is a known fact that, in terms of its value for the economy of Madagascar, (the world’s top exporter of vanilla), it is anything but. Today, vanilla continues to be the second most expensive spice in the world, (after saffron), and the global demand for Read More
‘There is little to celebrate this World Food Day, as a global food crisis leaves hundreds of millions of people battling acute hunger….’[1] So began the latest World Food Programme (referred to as WFP from hereon in) article, evidencing the current bleak state of the world’s food security. Indeed, there is truly great cause for concern, despite the Herculean efforts of the world’s largest humanitarian agency,[2] whiRead More
The world has seen a great number of changes in the last few years, particularly when it comes to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and Zimbabwe has been no exception. In this report, we will be covering the number of changes, such as COVID in addition to the ongoing political and financial shifts, and how they have affected business and everyday life throughout the country of Zimbabwe. For the full report pleasRead More
Three-quarters of South Africa’s coal continues to be used domestically and remains a crucial component of everyday life in the country. From the first discovery of the Witwatersrand’s copious mineral wealth to the industrial boom of the 1950s and the present day, it cannot be stated enough how vital a part coal has played as the primary source of energy in the country. Currently, around 80% of the country’s energyRead More
March 2022 The Syrian war is, without a doubt, one of the largest humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century. The war, which began in 2011, entered its tenth year in March 2021, with millions of displaced people both inside and outside Syria, and hundreds of thousands were slain, injured, disabled, or gone without a trace. Mass protests in Syria began in January 2011, when disenfranchised populations, namely youRead More
FEBRUARY 2022 Ethiopia is at the centre of an increasingly volatile political transition that started in 2018 with the election of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF)-led coalition government. The beginnings of this political transition marked great hope for the country and the region. This report provides a brief historical context, or lead-up, to the conflict,Read More
JANUARY 2022 This report will, in two installments, follow the story of coal in South Africa, tracing the history of the country through its industrial dependence on fossil fuel up to the present day. It will assess the condition of the coal-mining sector, the various methods of extraction and production, and the commercial entities behind such processes. Continue to Newsletter…Read More
NOVEMBER 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria, nowadays commonly referred to as ESGs, are based on the concept of “conscious or responsible” investment which was first introduced during the 1960s. ESG grew out of investment philosophies that focused on areas such as sustainability and, thereafter, socially responsible investing. Continue to Newsletter…Read More
OCTOBER 2021 Somalia is a state in political and humanitarian limbo, both domestically and regionally. The country has been facing a series of humanitarian disasters, which alongside the clashes between political rival factions, has created mass instability, and carved room for the influence of the Islamist insurgency group, Al-Shabab. Continue to Newsletter…Read More