Greer Blizzard
@gblizzard.bsky.social
Sustainability advocate ~
Sustainable finance ~ Shareholder advocacy.
Social & environmental justice ~ Born 330ppm. Ethical leadership. Nature-based and indigenous-centric solutions.
#ForAfricaByAfrica
Sustainable finance ~ Shareholder advocacy.
Social & environmental justice ~ Born 330ppm. Ethical leadership. Nature-based and indigenous-centric solutions.
#ForAfricaByAfrica
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💪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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
💪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...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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-...
www.opensecrets.org.za/we-cant-see-...
| 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.
www.opensecrets.org.za
October 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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-...
www.opensecrets.org.za/we-cant-see-...
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Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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.
www.pik-potsdam.de
September 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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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
Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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
Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
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📺 In this video, Johan Rockström explains the key findings of the 2025 Planetary Health Check: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPV...
Official Planetary Health Check 2025 with Johan Rockström
YouTube video by Planetary Boundaries Science
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📺 In this video, Johan Rockström explains the key findings of the 2025 Planetary Health Check: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPV...
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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...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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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...
🔗 ➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/mos...
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...
justshare.org.za
August 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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...
🔗 ➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/mos...
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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
Read groundup.org.za/article/comp... by Sipokazi Fokazi
Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
groundup.org.za
September 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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
Read groundup.org.za/article/comp... by Sipokazi Fokazi
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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...
Read our latest briefing on wage gap disclosures by the country’s largest listed companies. justshare.org.za/mailpoet/jse...
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
justshare.org.za
August 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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...
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
Tigers are critical for sustaining diverse & healthy forest ecosystems.
But #ClimateChange, habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflicts are causing a decline in their populations.
On #InternationalTigerDay, here is why we need to protect them.
vanishingtreasures.org/portfolio/be...
But #ClimateChange, habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflicts are causing a decline in their populations.
On #InternationalTigerDay, here is why we need to protect them.
vanishingtreasures.org/portfolio/be...
July 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I love tigers! Happy #InternationalTigerDay
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
"a two-day experience created for entrepreneurs, business leaders, creatives and the simply AI-curious"
See u there.
aiempowered.co.za
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.
aiempowered.co.za
July 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
"a two-day experience created for entrepreneurs, business leaders, creatives and the simply AI-curious"
See u there.
aiempowered.co.za
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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.
CHANGEMAKERS | THE IMPACT EDITION: The Gathering 2025: Daily Maverick’s flagship event returns for its 15th edition
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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.
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📺 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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4UH...
A Verdict for the Planet: Legal and Political Reflections on the ICJ Climate Ruling
YouTube video by Center for International Environmental Law
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📺 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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4UH...
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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...
The date keeps creeping earlier—but the trend can be reversed: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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...
The date keeps creeping earlier—but the trend can be reversed: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...
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🔥 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
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🔥 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
Today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that, under international law, countries MUST act now to avoid climate catastrophe. 🧵
@wy4cj.bsky.social
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🌍 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.
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.
July 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🌍 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.
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.
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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
Read groundup.org.za/article/deba... by GroundUp Staff
Debate: Will the Employment Equity Act transform companies or slow growth?
DA’s Michael Bagraim debates Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela
groundup.org.za
July 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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
Read groundup.org.za/article/deba... by GroundUp Staff
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⚖️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
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
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.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
⚖️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
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
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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...
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...
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
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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...
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...
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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
However, these vital ecosystems are in decline.
Join #GenerationRestoration and take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/44JY0Cs
July 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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
However, these vital ecosystems are in decline.
Join #GenerationRestoration and take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/44JY0Cs
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🌍 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.
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.
July 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
🌍 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.
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.
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📢 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...
Read the article here➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/cli...
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...
justshare.org.za
July 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📢 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...
Read the article here➡️ justshare.org.za/mailpoet/cli...
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Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
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.
observer.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so.
observer.com/2025/07/sign...
observer.com/2025/07/sign...