‘How can we make the small, everyday shifts in our organisations that will bring about the change we envision over time?’ asks FiftyFour’s Ian Conolly. He suggests it’s by focussing on the ‘vital yet unseen link to sustainable impact’: the health of your organisation. In this article first published on…

In the second season of the Mergon Journey podcast, we get to know the man behind the making of Mergon. In this article overview of the four episodes, host and Mergon CEO, Pieter Faure, delves into the pivotal moments that shaped his principles as a businessman, leader, and family man.…

‘The word of God needs to saturate our minds if we want to know and follow God’s will.’ But for those who are unable to read or comprehend it because of a language barrier, the path to spiritual growth remains obstructed. With more than 1.5 billion people still without access…

‘I pondered over the question that had stayed with me since I had stepped onto the aircraft: ‘Why am I doing this… again?’ Travelling in Africa is not for the faint-hearted but Mergon Foundation’s regional manager for sub-Saharan Africa shares on some of the compelling moments he might have missed,…

‘Beneath a culture’s surface lies much that shapes it, often unspoken perspectives and mindsets that influence our behaviour,’ says Mergon Foundation board member and Infundo Consulting founder, Charmaine Smith. To understand how these underlying dynamics give meaning and direction to our lives, she recommends systems thinking approach. Read here to…

In this episode of Our Mergon Journey podcast, Mergon CEO Pieter Faure, COO Gauché Radley, and director Almero Strauss delve into the details of our investment approach by taking us through the hallways of Mergon’s history to the pivotal year of 2008, when founder Francois van Niekerk handed over the…