Sustainability Beyond Climate: Preserving Life as the True Measure of Impact
Ross Rafahël argues that sustainability must move beyond climate metrics to reflect life itself. He calls for leaders to integrate humanitarian crises into SDG and CSR reporting for proper accountability.
Governance in Action: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Impact
Ross Rafahël reflects on the urgency of the SDGs and how governance models can align global action for measurable impact. He calls on leaders to shape outcomes, not just observe them.
Beyond 2030: Governance, Technology, and the Urgency of Measurable Impact
Ross Rafahël reflects on the urgency of the SDGs as 2030 approaches, calling for leaders to harness governance, algorithms, and intelligent tools to move beyond aspiration into measurable impact.
Quantifying Impact: From Aspirations to Measurable Collaboration
Ross Rafahël introduces governance models that quantify SDG progress and show how collaboration between nations and organisations can multiply measurable impact by 2030.
Ethical Profitability: The Duty of Sustainable Impact
Sustainable impact requires more than goodwill. Ross Rafahël explains why ethical profitability is essential for long-term social good and how financial freedom enables responsibility and measurable change.
Quantifying Impact: From Rhetoric to Measurable Change
Ross Rafahël challenges the overuse of “impact” as rhetoric, calling for measurable models that monetise innovation and bridge academia with business leadership for sustainable social good.
The Moral Economy: Building Systems That Outlast the Structures Around Them
Ross Rafahël introduces the moral economy, a framework where impact and financial return reinforce each other through ethics, transparency, and accountability, designed to thrive beyond political or economic systems.
The Post-Charity Paradigm: How Social Good Must Evolve to Survive
Ross Rafahël outlines the post-charity paradigm, where traditional NGO funding is no longer viable. He shares how monetising impact and building strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships can create sustainable social good.
Justice Is a System: Why Governance Must Be Designed for Human Dignity
Ross Rafahël shares how his life in post-apartheid South Africa shaped his philosophy of justice through governance. With two decades of experience, he helps institutions align structure, policy, and funding to scale meaningful impact.
Governance as a Cultural Norm: Trust in Motion
Governance must evolve beyond rules to become a shared cultural norm embedded in behavior. Ross Rafahël reflects on trust, ethics, and collaborative leadership as the foundation for meaningful governance.