Featured Pathways

More pathways

Banking Essentials - Part I

This pathway will walk us through the basics of banks, starting with some of the different types and their main functions, then starting to look at the regulation faced by the banks, both before and after the Global Financial Crisis.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing is the act of distributing false information about something being more environmentally friendly than it actually is.

More pathways

Book a demo

Pricing

Ready to get started?

Plans & Membership

Our Platform

Expert led content

+1,000 expert presented, on-demand video modules

Learning analytics

Keep track of learning progress with our comprehensive data

Interactive learning

Engage with our video hotspots and knowledge check-ins

Testing & certification

Gain CPD / CPE credits and professional certification

Managed learning

Build, scale and manage your organisation’s learning

Integrations

Connect Finance Unlocked to your current platform

Featured Content

More featured content

Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis

In this video, Max discusses the cost-of-living crisis currently enveloping the UK. He examines its impact on households as well as the overall economy.

CSR and Sustainability in Financial Services

In the first video of this two-part video series, Elisa introduces us to sustainability. She begins by looking at the difference between sustainability and corporate social responsibility, two terms that can be easily confused.

More featured content

Book a demo

Pricing

Ready to get started?

Featured Pathways

More pathways

Banking Essentials - Part I

This pathway will walk us through the basics of banks, starting with some of the different types and their main functions, then starting to look at the regulation faced by the banks, both before and after the Global Financial Crisis.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing is the act of distributing false information about something being more environmentally friendly than it actually is.

More pathways

Book a demo

Pricing

Ready to get started?

Plans & Membership

Our Platform

Expert led content

+1,000 expert presented, on-demand video modules

Learning analytics

Keep track of learning progress with our comprehensive data

Interactive learning

Engage with our video hotspots and knowledge check-ins

Testing & certification

Gain CPD / CPE credits and professional certification

Managed learning

Build, scale and manage your organisation’s learning

Integrations

Connect Finance Unlocked to your current platform

Featured Content

More featured content

Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis

In this video, Max discusses the cost-of-living crisis currently enveloping the UK. He examines its impact on households as well as the overall economy.

CSR and Sustainability in Financial Services

In the first video of this two-part video series, Elisa introduces us to sustainability. She begins by looking at the difference between sustainability and corporate social responsibility, two terms that can be easily confused.

More featured content

Book a demo

Pricing

Ready to get started?

Book a demo

Pricing

Ready to get started?

The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement

The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement

Namhla Saba

15 years: Chartered Accountant & ESG Specialist

Want to avoid a huge PR debacle? Engaging with your stakeholders is a good start. Join Namhla Saba as she explores what stakeholder engagement is and why it matters.

Want to avoid a huge PR debacle? Engaging with your stakeholders is a good start. Join Namhla Saba as she explores what stakeholder engagement is and why it matters.

Subscribe to watch

Access this and all of the content on our platform by signing up for a 7-day free trial.

The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement

15 mins 3 secs

Key learning objectives:

  • Define stakeholder

  • Define inclusive stakeholder engagement

  • Understand why listening is important for governance

Overview:

Knowing your stakeholders, their expectations, and the risks they come with is crucial to help you prevent a financial disaster. A lack of knowledge can lead you into a company-destroying scandal. The Global Reporting Initiative defines a stakeholder as "an entity or individual that can reasonably be expected to be significantly affected by the reporting organisation's activities, products, or services or whose actions can reasonably be expected to impact the ability of the organisation to implement its strategies or achieve its objectives.” Inclusive stakeholder engagement can be defined as an organisation's systemic process to collect primary data through engagement, to build and maintain symbiotic relationships between itself and its stakeholders.

Subscribe to watch

Access this and all of the content on our platform by signing up for a 7-day free trial.

Summary
What is a stakeholder?
The Global Reporting Initiative defines a stakeholder as "an entity or individual that can reasonably be expected to be significantly affected by the reporting organisation's activities, products, or services or whose actions can reasonably be expected to impact the ability of the organisation to implement its strategies or achieve its objectives.”

What is inclusive stakeholder engagement?
Inclusive stakeholder engagement can be defined as an organisation's systemic process to collect primary data through engagement, to build and maintain symbiotic relationships between itself and its stakeholders.

Why is listening to your stakeholders important for governance?
Knowing your stakeholders, their expectations, and the risks they come with is crucial to help you prevent a financial disaster. A lack of knowledge can lead you into a company-destroying scandal. The rise of social media has expedited the speed, power and impact of information between business, society and long-term sustainability. Social media has made it easier for people to share information, vent their complaints publicly and paint a narrative. Numerous organisations have found themselves at the back end of the consequences of stakeholders' unmet expectations.

Subscribe to watch

Access this and all of the content on our platform by signing up for a 7-day free trial.

Namhla Saba

Namhla Saba

Namhla Saba, Founder and Director of a firm advising corporations, funds, and NPOs on ESG and social development, has over 15 years of experience in social and governance issues across sectors like financial services, mining, and infrastructure. She leads community stakeholder engagement projects for clients seeking to maintain their "social license to operate" in developing markets like South Africa, bridging relational and information gaps between corporations, employees, customers, and communities.

There are no available Videos from "Namhla Saba"