Jonathon Hanks

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Co-founder and Director Incite @ Incite >>
scarborough, western cape, south africa
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Co-founder and Managing Director of Incite (www.incite.co.za), a global consulting network based in South Africa that helps organisations build competitiveness by delivering societal value. Incite provides advisory and coaching services in the areas of ESG/sustainability strategy and performance, reporting and stakeholder engagement, innovation and organisational development. I have more than twenty-five years of project experience and advocacy work, engaging with leading listed companies, governmental and inter-governmental bodies, standards-setting organisations, development finance institutions, investors and NGOs across emerging and developed markets. As an Incite director, I have been actively involved in driving corporate accountability and improved sustainability/ESG performance in South Africa and globally, serving in an advisory capacity to various organisations, including the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), GRI, CDP, WWF South Africa, and National Business Initiative (NBI). From 2006-2010 I played a leadership role in ISO’s largest-ever multi-stakeholder negotiating process, leading the negotiations on the text of the international standard on societal responsibility (ISO 26000) securing consensus from more than 95 countries, 45 global organisations and 450 experts. I lecture on various executive and MBA programmes, including for the University of Stellenbosch Business School, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and am a regular speaker at conferences and executive programmes.Masters in Law Degree from the London School of Economics (UK), and a Masters in Environmental Policy from Lund University (Sweden).

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Co-founder and Director Incite
scarborough, western cape, south africa
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incite.co.za
Employees:
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Jonathon Hanks Work Experience Details
  • Incite >>
    Co-Founder And Director
    Incite >> Jan 2004 - Present
    Cape Town, South Africa
    Co-founded Incite, growing it from a two-person operation in Cape Town to an advocacy-based advisory network with associates and partnerships in Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Gaborone, Geneva, Lagos, and Melbourne. Responsible for developing Incite’s growth strategy, developing and maintaining key client relationships, and driving the organisation’s advocacy work. Provide consulting services on corporate strategy and performance, integrated and sustainability reporting, public policy, and organisational development and training. Clients have included listed companies (across a range of industry sectors), state-owned enterprises, governments, inter-governmental organisations, development funding bodies and NGOs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America.Drive Incite’s advocacy work on sustainability and reporting, building strong relationships with global and national organisations, standards bodies and academia.
  • University Of Cambridge
    University Of Cambridge Institute For Sustainability Leadership (Cisl)
    University Of Cambridge Jan 2006 - Present
    Cape Town, South Africa
    Senior associate of CISL, developing and facilitating seminars in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and UK. Continue to contribute to practitioner and executive level courses for CISL.
  • Global Reporting Initiative (Gri)
    Gri Africa Regional Focal Point
    Global Reporting Initiative (Gri) Apr 2015 - Present
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
    Serve on the Advisory Group to the GRI Focal Point South Africa (2015 - present). From 2015-2017 convened the GRI Corporate Leadership Group on integrated reporting, working with the GRI, IIRC and leading global companies and thought leaders on integrated reporting. Undertaken various research projects for GRI including on: assessing the impact of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework on reporting and performance in South Africa (2013-2015); corporate reporting and poverty (SDG1); and the role of digital data in enhancing accountability.
  • Iso - International Organization For Standardization
    Convenor International Drafting Team - Iso 26000 / Various Subsequent Advisory Roles
    Iso - International Organization For Standardization Apr 2004 - Aug 2024
    Appointed to convene the global negotiation process responsible for drafting the ‘International Standard: Guidance on Social Responsibility’ (ISO 26000), developed as part of ISO’s largest ever multi-stakeholder process (from 2005-2010), involving more than 450 experts from six stakeholder groups, 95 countries and 45 global organisations. Chaired the multi-year drafting process, securing consensus on the principles and substantive guidance provided in the 106-page standard, covering subjects such as organisational governance, human rights, labour practices, the environment and consumer issues. Subsequently appointed by ISO to assist in promoting social responsibility in the MENA region and East Africa, running various training courses and organisational engagements, as well as being appointed to facilitate an internal ISO strategy process relating to standardisation and developing countries.
  • Outward Bound South Africa
    Chairman
    Outward Bound South Africa Apr 2014 - Nov 2022
    South Africa
    Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent outdoor-education organization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 200,000 participants per year. Their mission is to help people discover and develop their potential to care for themselves, others, and the world around them through challenging experiences in unfamiliar settings. Board member since 2014; Chairman from 2019-2022.
  • Value Reporting Foundation
    Member Of Technical Collaboration Group & Corporate Reporting Dialogue
    Value Reporting Foundation May 2012 - Oct 2022
    Member of two steering committees of the IRRC's Technical Collaboration Group, contributing to the drafting of the IIRC technical papers on ‘Value Creation’ and ‘Materiality’. Participated in IIRC related discussions as the ISO technical representative on the Corporate Reporting Dialogue. Continue to contribute to the VRF's work in reviewing global integrated reports.
  • Stellenbosch Business School
    Visiting Senior Lecturer; University Of Stellenbosch Business School
    Stellenbosch Business School Jun 2015 - Aug 2021
    Bellville, South Africa
    Lecture on sustainable development, strategy and corporate accountability on various postgraduate programmes.
  • Graduate School Of Business - University Of Cape Town
    Teaching Fellow
    Graduate School Of Business - University Of Cape Town Jan 2003 - May 2018
    Cape Town
    Teaching Fellow - contribute to the MBA and other postgraduate and executive programmes on corporate strategy, governance and accountability.
  • Cdp
    Lead Advisor And Analyst (South Africa)
    Cdp Aug 2007 - Nov 2014
    Engaged with the CDP in London in 2006 to bring the CDP to South Africa to address identified concerns regarding low levels of corporate and investor appreciation of climate change risks; liaised the National Business Initiative (NBI) to be CDP’s SA partner, and subsequently lead the drafting of South African country reports for CDP Climate Change and CDP Water between 2007-2014. The initiative has had a valuable impact in improving accountability and governance on climate and water in South Africa.
  • Common Ground
    Senior Consultant
    Common Ground Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
    Cape Town
    Recruited to develop the corporate advisory services at Common Ground, a South African based environmental and facilitation consultancy that had a predominantly public sector client base. Served as the lead consultant on corporate sustainability strategy and reporting, cleaner production, and climate change policy, landing many new clients. Left the consultancy to start up own business and to pursue advocacy activities.
  • Lund University
    International Institute For Industrial Environmental Economics - Research Associate
    Lund University Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
    Lund, Sweden
    Served as research associate, lecturer and course co-ordinator for the Masters course on Sustainability Policy at the IIIEE, Lund University, Sweden; lectured on environmental policy and law, corporate strategy and economics to a very culturally diverse student body; consulted to Swedish and South African government, International Institute for Sustainable Development, UNEP and World Bank on policy issues. During this period (and through to 2003) undertook research involving participation in the negotiation processes of various multinational agreements including the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

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Climate Change Sustainability Sustainable Development Sustainability Reporting Stakeholder Engagement Project Management Management Government Environmental Impact Assessment Corporate Social Responsibility Environmental Policy Carbon Strategy Strategic Planning Environmental Management Systems Corporate Sustainability Research Environmental Awareness Renewable Energy Public Speaking Human Rights Carbon Footprinting Business Strategy Negotiation Entrepreneurship Policy Sustainability Consulting Strategic Communications Sustainable Business Africa Change Management Corporate Governance Environmental Issues Energy Policy Biodiversity Public Policy

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