Vuyolwethu Dubese

𝗔 is for 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗕 is for 𝗕-𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗖 𝗶s for 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁. The first three episodes of the @ESGforSMEs from A - Z Podcast are out and I’m so grateful for your incredible support. Our top three cities and countries for the first three episodes include Johannesburg in South Africa, Nairobi in Kenya and New York in the United States where the recent #UNGA81 was hosted. Are you listening, watching and downloading from any of these countries and cities? If not, we’d love to hear where you are getting your weekly dose of ESG for SMEs alphabet from. The ESG for SMEs from A - Z Podcast is currently streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts and YouTube linktr.ee/esgforsmes

“Real power is not a commodity, it is WHO YOU ARE.” - Eli Pope

Baking Brownies 🍫

Lagos Fashion Week is unstoppable, what a force, incredible ambassadorship for African fashion 🪡🧵.

Pilates Princess(ing) 💪🏾

Some of my favourite highlights of a Nairobi day: An OOTD that lit up my day ✔️ Working from home ✔️ Tailor appointment ✔️ Pedicure ✔️ A visit to my flower fundi ✔️ Hot yoga ✔️ And a much needed glass of Bordeaux to end the day 🥹❤️

You do not have to start a foundation or a non-profit to showcase that your small business is (also) in the impact race. As we mark World Sustainability Day today, I’m reminded of an impact coaching session that I had with a Nigerian-based cosmetic business. They're doing incredibly well, and are female founders with an unconscious gender and youth lens value chain bias, which is incredible. However, their understanding of impact was driven through solely on the knowledge of charities or philanthropy and donations, which was unfortunate to the core of impact’s nuance. And it being a cosmetic company, their focus was strictly on the "vanity" metrics of skincare, and not the expanded impact of their objective through their operations and systems. I find it so interesting that only certain sectors are considered to be impactful through their core operations, but others have to extend an arm and a leg to prove (to themselves and industry, stakeholders) that they're impactful. Fortunately, this is incredibly untrue. Impact is what’s baked in the core of your business, from the gender composition of the team, to the diversity of your value chain and even the integrity measures at play. This is part and parcel of why I created @ESGforSMEs , – a micro podcast engaging in conversations with greener pastures, consequential to illuminating the utility of ESG for SMEs. We are two seasons in, and currently taking you back to the basics with ESG for SMEs from A - Z where over 26 episodes will offer you 26 opportunities to optimize the utility of ESG for your SME with ESG concepts and actionable insights tailored for small businesses - one letter at a time! Stream the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcasts, and watch on YouTube linktr.ee/esgforsmes.

𝗙 is for 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. As an entrepreneur, a small business owner, how do you: Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work? Go beyond Minimum Wage and carve a Living Wage? Embed Supply Chain Accountability? This, and much more is answered, in this episode. The @ESGforSMEs from A - Z Podcast is currently streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts and YouTube linktr.ee/esgforsmes

It's a great day to have a great day and adopt the work ethic of a Nigerian woman. Kick gluteus 🌹.

Episode 5 of @ESGforSMEs from A - Z is out! How do you manage and measure your SME’s emissions, and what tool can you use to get started? This, and much more is answered, in this episode. Podcast is currently streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts and YouTube linktr.ee/esgforsmes

To health, wealth and the audacity of honouring y(our) dreams 🥂.