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Remgro's key objectives
Managing with a view to maximise shared value creation and sustainable growth for all stakeholders.
Remgro is an investment holding company committed to shaping the future and partner for South Africa’s prosperity.
Our vision is to be the trusted investment company of choice that consistently creates sustainable and long-term stakeholder value.
Our critical role as stewardship of our investee companies, track record of skilled capital allocation, including prudent management and consistently maintaining a strong financial position enables us to invest in a diverse portfolio of businesses that can deliver superior earnings and dividend growth over the long term for the benefit of all our stakeholders, whilst fostering a measurable ESG impact that delivers shared value to all our stakeholders.
Our goal is to be a leader in the development of ESG and corporate sustainability as well as making it integral to our business. Remgro believes that the greatest progress in advancing our sustainability agenda can be realised by partnering with all our investee companies in the implementation of ESG across Remgro and its value chains.
The following aspects are considered fundamental to the sustainability of growth and and wealth creation.
Doing business ethically
By always considering the impact of the Company’s strategy on its commercial sustainability, the impact on the society in which it operates, as well as the environment, results in Remgro being a responsible corporate citizen and investor.
Leadership grounded on ethical foundations results in a culture of ethical and moral behaviour and compliance with laws, rules, codes and standards. Consistent achievement of objectives creates trust, whilst ethical environments also foster high staff morale and increased performance.
By always striving to “do the right thing” Remgro positions itself as the trusted investment partner of choice.
Principal integrated sustainability drivers
Remgro’s size and influence enables it to acquire significant stakes in entities that are big enough to have a material effect on Remgro’s earnings and net asset value. Remgro’s standing as a trusted investment company of choice that adheres to ESG and sustainability principles facilitates the building of strategic partnerships and its access to investment opportunities, where impact is purposefully integrated throughout the investment lifecycle. In addition, the distribution of mature investments to shareholders enables Remgro to unlock value and make the entity more agile in seeking suitable unlisted investment opportunities.
A strong low-geared statement of financial position enables Remgro to make new investments, to increase its stake in well-performing investments, or fund growth opportunities by means of shareholder loans. It further enhances the business resilience of the Group in unstable global environments.
Remgro’s stewardship of its investee companies through skilled and experienced executives is a critical value-add and will help further advance its sustainability agenda to drive behaviour through ESG principles and the creation of consistent standards across the Group to achieve common and collective sustainability goals.
Remgro’s focus on ESG principles, innovation and future developments serves as inputs in its ESG Investment Framework and Mandate.
Remgro’s commitment to measure its ESG progress first through the provision of transparent and accurate metrics and disclosures and later against agreed targets driven by internationally and locally recognised standards.
Effective risk management practices ensure that the impact of ESG on its investment portfolio is duly considered and timely mitigated.
Principal integrated risks
Remgro’s principal risks and opportunities are summarised below. A more comprehensive analysis of our risk management process is provided in the Risk and Opportunities Management Report, while our main financial risks, including those relating to the global economy and currencies, are disclosed in the CFO’s Report. The impact of the Russia-Ukraine War, socio-political unrest and economic decline on external risk and opportunity along with the implications for Remgro’s Six Capitals and risk appetite is also specifically addressed in the Risk and Opportunities Management Report.
Key objectives & context |
Integrated risks/opportunities |
Risk mitigation strategies |
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Partnering for South Africa’s prosperity. This includes the successful and sustainable performance of enterprise to enhance economic growth, create jobs, pay taxes, and collaborate for a successfully governed country to the benefit of its people. |
Events such as increasing global geopolitical instability, pandemics and adverse weather events and declining economies underlined and increased the inequalities in South Africa and globally. |
Remgro’s role is to deliver financial returns to our shareholders, whilst fostering a positive, measurable ESG impact that creates shared value to all our stakeholders. ESG is intentionally incorporated into the business strategy to ensure that societal and environmental stakeholders are duly considered in the strategies, investment mandates and business models of the Group. Responsible behaviour by suppliers and service providers is incorporated into terms of engagement. Focused stakeholder communication and engagement processes. CSI and community initiatives. |
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To be a trusted investment company of choice that consistently creates sustainable value. |
Operational environment In particular, regulatory response and socio-economic impacts, net of fiscal relief measures, impeded growth scenarios. |
Remgro’s responsible investment principles drive our investment decisions, adhering to strict principles and robust criteria in the management of our assets and the pursuit of new investments. Partner with investee companies across their value chains to implement ESG principles and create consistent standards across the Group. Introduction of a Standard Operating Procedure for investment managers to integrate ESG into their investment decisions. The Board, as well as the boards of investee companies, are increasingly directing focus to addressing pressing issues such as foreign currency risk, social instability, power supply risk, water scarcity, legislation and regulatory aspects and increased crime, by means of strategic and/or control processes. Increased emphasis on relationship capital and stakeholder interaction. |
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Trust |
Remgro maintains its proud record of solid governance by means of visible ethical leadership, transparent and clear stakeholder communications, ensuring a sound risk and control environment and treating stakeholders with respect and consideration. We strive for excellence in all we do and maintain a culture of accountability. Remuneration principles are aligned with those of shareholders. Compilation of annual baseline ESG footprint report to gauge progress across all Remgro’s investee companies. Provision of transparent and accurate disclosures against defined metrics aligned to internationally and locally recognised standards to measure ESG performance. |
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Structure and performance |
Investment strategies include focusing on optimising the investment portfolio and unlocking value for stakeholders. The Board maintains a sound risk appetite and ensures that the Group is adequately structured and capitalised to ensure sustainability during adverse cycles and positioned for growth through prudent capital allocation and financial support of growing and performing investee companies. Investment in human capital and the effective deployment of relationship capital and intellectual capital further supports growth in investee companies. The Future Fit process overseen by the management board ensures an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of high-performance and strength through inclusivity and diversity. Representation on investee company boards ensures effective oversight and the support of high-performance, motivated, and ethical management teams. |
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Investee company performance Adequate capacity to innovate can impede competitive ability. |
The sustainability of the Company, including that of investee companies is dependent upon their ability to identify and respond to market trends and other disruptive impacts in the markets or their business model, which can materially impact their businesses. Optimising the utilisation of human, intellectual, manufactured and relationship capital through Group collaboration. Structuring the diverse investment portfolio to hedge salient exposure across industry sectors. |
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To be a leader in the development of ESG and corporate sustainability in a South African context. |
Over decades and at a global scale, poor or ill-informed governance coupled with population growth, industrialisation and increased consumption of natural resources, culminated in global warming, disruption of weather patterns, increased migration of people, massive pollution of the natural environment and other adverse impacts on our planet’s ability to sustain this over time. In response thereto governments, society, stakeholders, and investors are via regulation, improved technology, calls for increased transparency and reporting and expected behaviour changes as custodians for future generations endeavouring to slow down and, in time, reverse the trends to ensure a sustainable future. |
Please refer to the Abridged ESG and Sustainability Report and TCFD Report. Remgro continues to embed ESG into its business model, strategies and operational activities as a Group. Also, through shareholder rights and partnering with investee companies to implement ESG principles and consistent standards to achieve our common sustainability goals, motivate the adoption of international best practice, benchmarking and monitoring enhanced governance, risk and opportunities management and related processes to give effect to its goal to be a leader in ESG by example and collaboration in areas outside its control. |
