Absa Group is a proud media sponsor of Daily Maverick’s “Our Burning Planet”.

We are committed to being an active force for good in everything we do. As part of this commitment, Absa has been supporting Our Burning Planet’s work since 2021, recognising the vital role of independent, high-quality journalism in creating an informed and passionate citizenry. The Absa Group's support to Our Burning Planet currently runs until 2025, as the Group believes that a well-informed public is essential to finding solutions to the climate-change crisis. Absa was also a proud sponsor of The Gathering: Earth Edition, Daily Maverick’s first sustainability and climate-crisis-focused conference.

Punki Modise, Absa Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, said: “We are proud of this collaboration, which will put issues of climate change and sustainability at the top of our national agenda. At Absa, it gives us great pleasure to be able to support the work of Daily Maverick, which has built a well-deserved reputation for journalism that lives up to high standards of accuracy, integrity, and independence. A free press stimulates debate and contributes to creating sustainable and value-creating solutions to some of Africa’s greatest environmental, social, and economic challenges. It has been gratifying to watch the growth of Our Burning Planet, and how it has enlivened and enriched national conversations around governance, accountability, and our mutual responsibility in the face of the climate crisis.”